Respite Worker (Elizabeth, NJ)
Company: Owen Health Care
Location: Elizabeth
Posted on: February 17, 2026
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Job Description:
Job Description Job Description Salary: $16 - $18 Job Title:
Respite Worker Reports To: Staffing Coordinator Job Description:
Providing relief for parents of children with disabilities through
providing support while the caregiver can leave and take care of
other personal/household-related matters. As well as the below
elements. Tasks: You will be required to assist the family with
recreational and leisure-related activities, which may include an
array of home and community involvement. Basic Abilities:
Experience in working with children with disabilities. Provide
supervision, boundary limitations, and maintain a safe and positive
environment. Compatibility: Be able to engage the child and provide
quality care in a friendly, patient, and compassionate manner.
Effective Communication: Be able to initiate and receive verbal
communication between managers, clients, and parents regarding how
to deliver service and resolve issues. Qualifications: Ideal
applicants should have experience in working with children with
disabilities, effective interpersonal skills, be able to maintain
satisfactory working relationships with families and other
professionals, and have time management skills. Educational
Requirement: High School Diploma; some college experience
preferred; however, not mandatory. Locations : Multiple Location in
state of NJ, Preferably Morris, Essex, Union, Middlesex and Bergen
Counties.
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