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Join our dynamic team as a Residential Assistant Supervisor in one of our New Jersey programs offering services to adults with developmental and/or intellectual disabilities. You will work in a residential group home teaching life skill, providing individual and group counseling, planning recreational activities, and promoting community integration.

Our programs support aging and active people with intellectual and/or developmental disabilities. This unique opportunity caters to providing supports to the older population, in all areas of care. This may include supporting people with conditions such as functional impairment and dementia, people who use oxygen tanks, and people who may need frequent trips to the hospital for both emergency and routine services. Our programs require the understanding of varying psychological complexities and the ability to exhibit patience.

Location: Montvale, NJ.

Hourly rate: $21.02

Hours: Tuesday - Saturday: 1pm - 9pm

Key Responsibilities:

• Assist the Program Supervisor in ensuring that all staff have completed training requirements

• Ensure the completion of daily documentation by all staff including MARs, logs, etc.

• Oversee and delegate assignments of monthly tasks to staff

• Assist the Program Supervisor with staff scheduling and overall supervision

• Be an advocate for the people we support

• Act as a liaison between the people we support and their families

• Plan recreational activities

Education & Experience:

• Strong written and verbal communication skills.

• 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

• Work or life experience with intellectual/developmental disabilities preferred

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

• Tuberculosis test required for most positions

• New Jersey State drug test screening is mandatory

Benefits Include:

• Medical, Dental and Vision

• Bonus Pay

• Tuition Assistance

• Paid sick, vacation, and holiday time

• Extensive clinical and practical paid skills training

• Supportive supervision

• Growth-oriented work environment

• Retirement Plan with matching contributions

• Discounts on wireless service, gym memberships, & more

  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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