{"schemaVersion":"jobsearcher.job.v1","id":"44c19aafc8cb703eea539c4e","url":"https://jobsearcher.com/jobs/44c19aafc8cb703eea539c4e","canonicalUrl":"https://jobsearcher.com/jobs/44c19aafc8cb703eea539c4e","title":"Lead Direct Support Professional","description":"Lead Direct Support Professional (DSP) – Full-Time\nLocation: Lincoln Park, NJ\nShift: Sunday - Thursday, 3:00 PM – 11:00 PM\n\nPay Information:\nBase Rate: $18.70/hour.\nWeekend Rate: $19.70/hour.\n\nJob Overview:\nAdvancing Opportunities, an affiliate of Apis Services, is seeking a compassionate and experienced Lead Direct Support Professional (DSP) to join our team at the Lincoln Park Group Home in New Jersey, supporting adults with intellectual disabilities.\n\nAs a Lead DSP, you will work closely with Group Home Managers to ensure high-quality care, compliance with standards, and smooth communication with guardians, healthcare providers, and community agencies.\n\nOur Mission:\nTo achieve full societal participation for all people with disabilities.\n\nResponsibilities:\nLead DSPs provide guidance, supervision, and mentorship to residents and DSP staff while supporting the daily operations of the group home. Responsibilities include:\nCollaborate with Group Home Managers to ensure all aspects of care meet program standards.\nCommunicate effectively with guardians, doctors, and community agencies.\nProvide direct care and support to residents, including:\nDaily living skills (cooking, housekeeping, hygiene).\nHealth and wellness (personal medical care, healthy living).\nCommunity participation (shopping, recreation, outings).\nSocial and emotional development (coping skills, communication, friendships).\nBudgeting and money management.\nMentor and provide guidance to DSP staff.\nMaintain accurate documentation and comply with agency policies and procedures.\nPromote independence, dignity, and autonomy for residents.\nQualifications:\n21 years or older.\nHigh School Diploma or GED.\nValid driver’s license.\n3 years experience as a DSP with behavioral clients.\n1 year of lead/supervisory experience preferred.\nAbility to successfully complete:\nState and Federal criminal background checks.\nDrug screening.\nPre-employment physical and PPD.\nWillingness to complete all required orientation and pre-service training.\nWhy Work for Advancing Opportunities?\nAll Employees Receive:\nWeekend pay differential.\n$500 Employee Referral Bonus.\nCompetitive wages.\nPaid training.\nCareer advancement opportunities.\nEmployee discount programs.\nDaily Pay – get paid when you need it!\nFull-Time Employees Also Receive:\nMedical, dental, and vision benefits.\n401(k), life, and disability insurance.\nGenerous paid time off (PTO).\nWellness programs and more.\n\nWho we are:\nAdvancing Opportunities, Inc, an affiliate of Apis Services, 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, the agency is committed to person-centered services delivered in the community.\n\nApis Services, Inc. provides administrative services, including recruiting and onboarding new team members for more than 30 for profit and non-profit organizations across the United States so they can focus on their all-important missions. APIS Service, Inc. is a progressive corporation with over 3500 employees nationwide and growing.\n\nThe employment opportunities we have to offer dedicated and caring career seekers are endless. Join us in helping to make a difference in the lives of the people we serve by providing good people to support the missions they serve.\n\nApis Services, Inc. (a wholly owned subsidiary of Inperium, Inc.) provides a progressive platform for delivering Shared Services to Inperium and its Constellation of affiliate companies.\n\nApis Services provides equal employment opportunities for all employees and applicants for employment in compliance with all federal and all applicable state and local laws and regulations, including nondiscrimination in hiring and employment.\n\nAll employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, ancestry, age, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, disability, genetic information, marital status, pregnancy/childbirth, veteran status or any other basis protected by law. This policy of non-discrimination and equal employment opportunities extends to every phase and aspect of hiring and employment.\n\nAbout Resources for Human Development:\n\nApis Services, Inc. (a wholly owned subsidiary of Inperium, Inc.) provides a progressive platform for delivering Shared Services to Inperium and its Constellation of affiliate companies. Allowing these entities to advance their mission and vision. By exploring geographical program expansion and focusing on quality outcome measures to create cost savings that result in reinvestment into the organizations stakeholders through capacity creation and employee compensation betterment. Apis Services, Inc. and affiliate’s provide equal employment opportunities for all employees and applicants for employment in compliance with all federal and all applicable state and local laws and regulations, including nondiscrimination in hiring and employment. All employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, ancestry, age, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, disability, genetic information, marital status, pregnancy/childbirth, veteran status or any other basis protected by law. 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(a wholly owned subsidiary of Inperium, Inc.) provides a progressive platform for delivering Shared Services to Inperium and its Constellation of affiliate companies. Allowing these entities to advance their mission and vision. By exploring geographical program expansion and focusing on quality outcome measures to create cost savings that result in reinvestment into the organizations stakeholders through capacity creation and employee compensation betterment. Apis Services, Inc. and affiliate’s provide equal employment opportunities for all employees and applicants for employment in compliance with all federal and all applicable state and local laws and regulations, including nondiscrimination in hiring and employment. 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