About The Beacon Group
Here at The Beacon Group we provide training, direct care and clinical staffing and recruiting for the network of agencies contracted by OPWDD to provide care to people with special needs.
Our mission is to provide well trained and compassionate temp staff so that our community partners are better equipped to carry out their respective missions of providing support and care to their consumers. In addition to staffing the special needs community, we recruit and staff corporate entities across Long Island, New York City, Westchester and Hudson County, allowing us to serve the entire New York Metro Area.
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“Just wanted to take the time to appreciate your wonderful staff, especially Philomise, who is always available to come to a shift, always on time, and always willing to do extra assignments as needed.”
“I look forward to going to my weekend placement. I have been going to the same house for three years and working with the same guy. I care about him and look forward to going to work on the weekend. I have a full time job and family so Beacon gives me the flexibility that I need.”
“I am a single mom and take college classes. My job with Beacon lets me work night shifts and weekends in a group home near my home. The work is hard but rewarding.”
Our Mission Statement
The mission of The Beacon Group is to provide recruitment and qualified staffing to New York’s intellectual and developmental disabilities network of agencies to enable them to meet their respective missions of providing excellent care, support and services to individuals with special needs.
Open Positions
The Beacon Group does ongoing recruitment for Nursing, Direct Support Professionals, Speech – Language Pathologists and Occupational Therapists. We get requests for workers in all five boroughs of New York City and Long Island. If you are dependable, compassionate, patient and empathic towards those with special needs, we have a place for you on the Beacon team.
Direct Support Professional
DSP help with activities of daily living, communication, personal care, feeding, transportation and socialization. The goal is to help the person with special needs live their best life by helping them acquire, maintain, and improve skills needed for them to stay in a safe environment and to participate in activities that are meaningful to the individual.
Nurses
Nurses provide specialized care to individuals with I/DD and special needs. They manage chronic conditions, coordinate medical appointments, manage medication, and other health/behavioral health interventions and personal care activities. They are part of the interdisciplinary care team and ensure that individuals receive culturally competent and effective health care.
Case Manager
A case manager is a human service professional who is responsible for assessing, coordinating, administering, and implementing services within an individual’s plan of care. Case managers work in a variety of settings and use their expertise to bridge gaps in services and to ensure that clients receive the resources and support they need to lead healthy and fulfilling lives.
