LOOKING FOR A PART TIME JOB IN A REWARDING POSITION HELPING OTHERS?
COMMUNITY SUPPORT SPECIALISTS ARE NEEDED!
No experience necessary
Advancing Opportunities is seeking Part-Time Community Support Specialists in Essex, Morris, Warren, Hudson, Bergen, Passaic, and Union Counties
PERKS and BENEFITS: SIGN-ON BONUS! We provide paid mileage, paid training, and the cost for admission to certain recreational events is free for you. All pre-employment screening is free.
WAGES: $13.30/ hour
Job Summary: The Community Support Specialist is responsible for providing direct services to individuals with developmental disabilities. This may include but is not limited to the following: engaging the individual in recreational activities, assisting the individual with homework, taking the individual to participate in a community based recreational activity, and/ or working on communication skills
Required Skills, Abilities, and Responsibilities:
1. Strong verbal and written communication skills;
2. Strong documentation skills;
3. Good driving record. 4. Successfully completing all required training;
5. Providing direct respite care services to developmentally disabled persons as assigned 6. Must be able to travel to assigned client’s home.
Additional Requirements: The candidate must pass an extensive background check, possess a valid NJ Driver’s License, and be 18 years of age or older. The candidate must also pass a Physical & Drug Screen. We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity. The candidate must have mobility and the ability to bend and reach during an eight-hour day. Able to lift a minimum of 25 pounds.
Who We Are: Advancing Opportunities, Inc., is a 501 (c) 3 non-profit organization providing services and supports to people with disabilities and their families so they can live independently. Recognized as one of the leading disability service providers in the state of New Jersey.
Apis Management Services (AMS) and its family of affiliates provide support services to an array of non-profit, public charity organizations including, but not limited to, human services, behavior health, and intellectual development disability agencies.