Direct Support Professional - 3pm-11pm / Experience with Children Required

Overview Aurora Staffing works collaboratively with you to find your ideal position within our network, caring for and supporting people with disabilities, while working to continuously advance your career. Aurora Staffing is non-profit organization, recruiting passionate and dedicated people to make the difference in the lives of individuals with disabilities throughout the Woods System of Care in Pennsylvania and New Jersey. This position is for

Woods Services:

We want you to join our team! We need deeply compassionate, committed and highly talented staff. The Woods organization is guided by their mission to support children and adults with disabilities or challenges to achieve their highest potential and independence through innovative and individualized approaches that promote learning and personal fulfillment. Benefits Medical, Dental, Vision Insurance Life and Disability Insurance PTO

• Paid time off On-site medical center 403b retirement plan Continuing education programs Tuition assistance program Career growth opportunities

Salary:

$16

• $18.40 / hour
• Sign-on / Retention bonus for 3-11pm shift only
• minimum 2 years experience with children required Job Summary Responsible for the supervision, safety, welfare, and whereabouts of assigned clients by actively supervising in accordance with each client's needs, communicating treatment goals, and Woods' Level of Supervision policy.

Responsibilities Responsibilities:

Be a client advocate by ensuring clients are free from abuse and mistreatment. Immediately report any incident of suspected abuse or mistreatment. Provides assistance, instruction and guidance toward client independence. Having an awareness of, and respect for individual variances including cognitive and developmental functioning, as well as social behavior, familial, religious, cultural, and ethnic differences. Serve as a role model to clients with respect to mature appropriate behavior. Serve as a member of the Interdisciplinary Team, providing feedback relating to the development and/or implementation of ISPs /IHPs and IEPs designed to meet the individual goals set for assigned clients. Use SMART principles and other principles/skills including de-escalation, conflict resolution, and debriefing. Use safety techniques and restraint procedures in accordance with Woods' policy and training curriculum. Uses behavior management and other strategies as directed by the program psychologist/clinician or their designee. Serving and assisting clients at meals, utilizing adaptive equipment (as prescribed) and for providing close supervision and quality interactions at mealtime when such intervention is required.

Qualifications Qualifications:

Minimum of a High School Diploma or GED required. 2 years of experience required working with children. Must be able to lift a minimum of 50 pounds and meet other physical expectations Demonstrated ability in written and oral communication in the English as well as computer skills for report writing. About Woods Services Woods Services is a Pennsylvania and New Jersey-based non-profit population health network and advocacy organization that along with its six affiliate organizations provides life-long innovative, comprehensive and integrated health, education, housing, workforce, behavioral health and case management services to more than 22,000 children and adults in the intellectual and developmental disability, child welfare, behavioral and brain trauma public health sectors who have complex and intensive medical and behavioral healthcare needs. Our Langhorne campus is home to 550 residents and provides outpatient and day programs.

Qualifications:

Qualifications:

Minimum of a High School Diploma or GED required. 2 years of experience required working with children. Must be able to lift a minimum of 50 pounds and meet other physical expectations Demonstrated ability in written and oral communication in the English as well as computer skills for report writing. About Woods Services Woods Services is a Pennsylvania and New Jersey-based non-profit population health network and advocacy organization that along with its six affiliate organizations provides life-long innovative, comprehensive and integrated health, education, housing, workforce, behavioral health and case management services to more than 22,000 children and adults in the intellectual and developmental disability, child welfare, behavioral and brain trauma public health sectors who have complex and intensive medical and behavioral healthcare needs. Our Langhorne campus is home to 550 residents and provides outpatient and day programs.