Job Description

Bring Your Home Health Experience to a Consistent Residential Setting

The Arc of Ocean County, a nonprofit organization supporting individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities, is seeking a compassionate and dependable Certified Home Health Aide (CHHA) to join our Residential Services team in Brick, New Jersey.

In this full-time position, you'll provide hands-on support to individuals living in a medical group home, working alongside residential leadership and nursing professionals to help meet both everyday and health-related needs.

This is an opportunity to use your CHHA training in a setting where you'll do more than provide personal care. You'll help individuals access necessary medical services, follow treatment plans, develop daily living skills, participate in their homes and communities, and live as independently as possible.

Position Details

Location: Brick, New Jersey

Employment Type: Full-Time

Available Shifts: 7:00 AM–3:00 PM OR 3:00 PM–11:00 PM

Base Pay: $22.25 per hour

Department: Residential Services

Classification: Hourly | Non-Exempt

Pay Schedule: Bi-Weekly

Make an Impact Through Care & Support

Assist With Health & Medical Needs

• Help ensure individuals receive necessary health and medical services, including dental, psychological, and pharmaceutical services.
• Administer medications as required and follow established medication procedures.
• Assist with monitoring and providing clinical care under the direction of the LPN Medical Manager, Agency RN, and/or Residence Manager.
• Follow individualized treatment plans, including medication regimens, dietary orders, behavioral plans, and the use of adaptive equipment when applicable.
• Observe changes in individual health or well-being and communicate concerns to appropriate residential and nursing team members.

Provide Hands-On Daily Care

• Assist individuals with activities of daily living, including personal hygiene, grooming, cooking, cleaning, laundry, shopping, and other everyday needs.
• Provide direct support and supervision while encouraging individuals to complete tasks as independently as possible.
• Help individuals develop practical daily living, personal, and social skills.
• Provide support in a manner that respects individual dignity, privacy, rights, and personal choice.

Encourage Greater Independence

• Become familiar with each individual's Individual Habilitation Plan and provide support consistent with identified needs, goals, and objectives.
• Teach and reinforce skills that can help individuals become more independent in their homes and communities.
• Encourage participation in recreational and social activities.
• Support personal and social development within the least restrictive environment possible.

Help Maintain a Safe & Comfortable Home

• Contribute to a clean, safe, secure, accessible, and welcoming medical group home environment.
• Complete assigned household responsibilities and help maintain the condition of the residence.
• Identify and report maintenance or repair needs promptly.
• Follow agency procedures involving health, safety, confidentiality, individual care, and residential services.

Communicate & Document With Accuracy

• Complete required daily, medical, training, communication, and program documentation accurately and within established timelines.
• Document progress toward individual goals and objectives.
• Report incidents promptly, accurately, and comprehensively.
• Communicate professionally with supervisors, nursing staff, families, guardians, healthcare professionals, and others involved in supporting each individual.

Use Your CHHA Skills in a Different Kind of Care Environment

Working in a medical group home gives you the opportunity to become familiar with the people you support—their routines, preferences, health needs, goals, and accomplishments.

You'll work as part of a consistent team while combining home health care, clinical assistance, direct support, and skill development within an individual's home.

The goal isn't simply to provide care. It's to provide the right level of support while encouraging each person to participate, make choices, develop skills, and maintain as much independence as possible.

Requirements

What You'll Need

• High School Diploma or GED.
• Current Certified Home Health Aide (CHHA) certification.
• Valid New Jersey driver's license.
• Ability to successfully complete all required Division of Developmental Disabilities pre-service training.
• Ability to obtain and maintain required First Aid and Adult CPR certifications.
• Ability to successfully complete and maintain CMT training if required.
• Ability to successfully complete required state and federal criminal history checks, Central Registry Check, Child Abuse Registry (CARI) check, and agency drug screening requirements.
• Ability to work independently while also contributing effectively as part of a residential and clinical team.
• Strong communication, judgment, and problem-solving skills.
• Experience supporting individuals with developmental disabilities is preferred.

Physical Requirements

This is a hands-on position within a residential care environment.

Employees must be able to perform the physical responsibilities associated with the role, including standing, walking, sitting, pushing/pulling, stooping, kneeling, crouching, and other physical activities necessary to provide support.

Employees must be able to lift and/or move in excess of 50 pounds when required.

Benefits

Full-Time Benefits

The Arc of Ocean County offers a comprehensive benefits package designed to support your health, financial well-being, and long-term career growth:

• Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
• Low Deductible Health Plans with $0 Copay Options
• Comprehensive Prescription Coverage
• Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
• 401(k) Retirement Plan with Agency Matching
• Paid Time Off and Holiday Pay
• Paid On-the-Job Training
• Tuition Reimbursement Opportunities
• Employee Referral Bonus Program
• Life Insurance
• Disability Insurance
• Additional Supplemental Benefit Options

Build Your Career With The Arc

As part of The Arc of Ocean County's Residential Services team, you'll work alongside residential leadership and nursing professionals while developing valuable experience supporting individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities.

Your work will combine healthcare, advocacy, daily living support, and person-centered care—giving you an opportunity to use your CHHA certification in a setting where you can see the ongoing impact of the support you provide.

Care That Goes Beyond the Clinical

A medical group home is more than a care setting—it's someone's home.

As a Certified Home Health Aide with The Arc of Ocean County, you'll have the opportunity to provide important health-related assistance while also helping individuals enjoy their routines, develop skills, make choices, and participate more independently in everyday life.

Join our Residential Services team in Brick and put your CHHA experience to work in a full-time position where compassionate care, clinical support, and independence come together.