What are the responsibilities and job description for the Safety-Care Certified Crisis management Instructor position at Lift Family Care?
Crisis Management Trainer (PRN, Part-Time), State-wide NJ
Lift New Jersey | Belleville, NJ and surrounding areas | PRN / As needed | $30-40 per hour
About us
Lift New Jersey (Lift Family Care, LLC) is a DDD-approved Medicaid provider of in-home and community supports for adults and children with intellectual and developmental disabilities. We believe in person-centered care, family, and helping the people we support live full lives in their communities.
About the role
We’re looking for a certified crisis management trainer to train our NJ caregivers. You’ll run in-person classes in de-escalation and safe crisis response for staff who support people with behavioral needs. This is an as-needed role: you schedule classes when we bring on new caregivers and for yearly recertifications. Optional caregiving hours are available if you’d like more work.
What you’ll do
- Teach in-person crisis prevention and intervention classes to Lift caregivers, using a DDD-approved curriculum
- Run yearly recertification classes and keep certification records current
- Teach de-escalation first, with physical safety techniques only as a last resort, as DDD requires
- Work with our BCBA so caregivers’ crisis training lines up with each person’s behavior support plan
- Report training completions to Lift’s office team
- Optional: provide in-home support to individuals as a caregiver (DSP)
Required
- Current trainer or instructor certification in a NJ DDD-approved crisis curriculum. Safety-Care (QBS) is preferred; CPI, Mandt, Pivot (PCM), KWC, Handle With Care, SOLVE, Safe and Positive Approaches, or Safe Crisis Management will also be considered
- Experience working with people with intellectual or developmental disabilities
- Comfortable teaching small groups in person
- Has Reliable transportation
- Able to pass NJ DDD background checks: fingerprints, Central Registry, Child Abuse Record Information (CARI) check, and a drug screen
Nice to have
- Experience in a NJ DDD group home, In-home, day program or special education setting
- CPR and First Aid instructor certification
What we offer
- Flexible, as-needed schedule
- Competitive hourly pay for training time
- A growing, family-run team that values the people we support
- Optional additional hours as a caregiver
To apply: submit your resume and a copy of your current trainer certification.
Pay: $30.00 - $40.00 per hour
Expected hours: 1.0 – 20.0 per week
Benefits:
- Flexible schedule
Work Location: In person
Salary : $30 - $40