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Founded in 1998, the National Institute for People with Disabilities of New Jersey (NIPD/NJ), a member of YAI Network, provides a variety of services to people with intellectual and developmental disabilities and their families. With an emphasis on creating opportunities for people we support to live as independently as possible, NIPD/NJ offers supervised, supportive, and independent residential programs in New Jersey. By providing in-home respite, information and referral, camping and recreation, after-school, socialization, and vocational programs, NIPD/NJ also supports children and adults with disabilities who reside at home with their families. Join our dynamic team as a residential Direct Support Professional in a program offering services to adults with developmental and/or intellectual disabilities. You will work in a residential group home teaching life skills, providing individual and group counseling, recreation, and promoting community integration.

The ideal candidate will have enthusiasm for working with people with intellectual/developmental disabilities and a willingness to help with ADL's (assisting with showering, toileting, grooming, etc.) as necessary.

Requirements:

• A High School Diploma or GED is required; some college is a plus

• A valid Driver's License with no more than 5 points is required, NJS preferred

• Work or life experience supporting people with intellectual/developmental disabilities preferred

• Ability to participate in 2 days of NJS Mandated DDD initial trainings during normal business hours upon hire

• Tuberculosis Testing Required

• New Jersey State drug test screening is mandatory

Schedule:

• Varies

Compensation: $16.25

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, or status as a Vietnam or disabled veteran. YAI is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Our Roots:

YAI was launched in February of 1957 out of a small school in Brooklyn, New York. Initially staffed by Co-Founders Bert MacLeech and Pearl Maze MacLeech alone, their pilot program served just seven people. According to Bert, from its very beginning YAI has been dedicated to providing innovative services for the I/DD (intellectual and/or developmental disabilities) community. MacLeech envisioned a, “total life adjustment approach, emphasizing personal growth, social responsibility, employment goals, and the development of independence for the individual.” At a time when institutional living was the norm for people with I/DD, this vision was nothing short of revolutionary.

YAI Today:

Today, YAI has a team of over 4,000 employees and supports over 20,000 people in the I/DD community. This extraordinary growth shows the ongoing need for these important services, and YAI’s success in offering them. YAI supports people with autism, Down syndrome, and Cerebral Palsy, among others. Operating throughout Downstate New York and Northern New Jersey, YAI now offers more than 300 programs for people of all ages.

Better Together:

At YAI, we are driven by our mission of living, loving, working, and learning. This applies not only to the people we support, but to our staff as well. Commitment and passion for the work continue to unite employees and drive the organization forward. Empowering the people we support to reach their goals remains at the heart of our organization.

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