Direct Support Professional - Residential School Program (Overnight)
Direct Support Professional - Residential School Program (Overnight)
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Are you interested in working for a human services agency where the sky is the limit for growth potential
Do you enjoy working with children in need and making a difference in their lives
If you answered YES to either of these questions then consider joining our Devereux Advanced Behavioral Health team!
The pay for this position starts at $20.50/hour with additional compensation added for higher education and/or years of relevant experience up to $23.87/hour.
This position is located in Rutland MA.
There are multiple schedules available for this position.
$1000 Sign-on Bonus
Additional $250 Bonus if MAP Certified
Devereux Advanced Behavioral Health - Massachusetts serves students with various complex psychological emotional and behavioral disorders including but not limited to Autism Spectrum Disorder. As a Direct Support/Care Professional you will:
- Be passionate about working with and helping youth.
- Be responsible for the safety and security of all youth as assigned by providing direct supervision.
- Provide and ensure therapeutic interventions in a compassionate and safe environment.
- Engage with youth in a meaningful and positive manner teaching and prompting appropriate behaviors and providing positive reinforcement for the same.
- Teach and assist with Activities of Daily (ADL) Living Skills.
- Possess adequate organizational and communication skills needed to complete required documentation such as progress notes and incident reports.
Being a Direct Care Professional at Devereux has its advantages!
You will work with other dedicated professionals who share your passion for helping individuals in need. We offer you the privilege of being able to work closely with some of the most vulnerable people in our community help build their strengths and truly make a contribution to improving their lives as well as:
- A fun fast paced and supportive environment with opportunities to learn and grow in the Behavioral Healthcare field.
- Being part of an interactive team that includes nursing education therapists psychiatrists and you!
- The ability to have influence in our kids treatment plans.
- The opportunity to teach at-risk youth valuable life skills.
Learn more about Devereux Massachusetts:
Full-time benefits include but are not limited to:
- 192 PTO hours/year and 64 sick hours/year
- 403b retirement account with guaranteed 3% employer contribution and potential for additional 2% match
- Free Life Insurance up to 2x annual salary not to exceed $200000
- Blue Cross Health Insurance plans
- Short & Long Term Disability Dental Vision Accident Identity Theft Pet and more insurance options
- Free Employee Assistance Program for help with mental health work-life balance general-wellbeing and more
- Discounts on Hotels Rental Cars Theme Parks Electronics and more
- Devereuxs custom ASCEND career-accelerator program! You deserve to work somewhere that gives back to you! Devereux is proud to offer ASCEND the first career-accelerator program exclusively designed to give behavioral healthcare workers the career guidance one-on-one coaching skills and financial assistance you need to reach your full potential. This program includes 100% of tuition covered up to $15000 annually for undergraduate and $25000 annually for graduate and student loan repayment through SAVI up to $5200/year among other benefits!
Learn more about ASCEND:
Keywords: Youth Counselor Direct Care Worker Direct Care Counselor Direct Service Worker Group Care Worker Direct Care Professional Direct Support Professional Residential Counselor Mental Health Associate Mental Health Technician ASD Teachers Aide
Qualifications
Job Qualifications:
- Must be 21 years of age or older.
- Valid drivers license required.
- High School diploma or GED required. Bachelors degree in related field preferred.
- Previous experience working with individuals under 21 with psychological emotional and behavioral disorders and/or autism spectrum disorders preferred.
- Must be able to attend a 2-week paid orientation Monday to Friday 8AM to 4PM in Rutland MA.
- Must be MAPS certified or able to obtain certification within 90 days of employment if going to a Group Home setting.
Available Shifts:
- 3pm-11pm 3 days per week 7am-11pm Saturday OR Sunday
Devereux has a zero-tolerance policy for abuse and maintains policies and procedures to systematically reduce the risk of abuse to occur in our organization. Devereux fosters a culture of reporting abuse and will cooperate with the authorities to the fullest extent possible.
Company Overview
Company Overview
Devereux is one of the nations largest nonprofit organizations providing services insight and leadership in the evolving field of behavioral healthcare. Founded in 1912 Devereux operates a comprehensive national network of clinical therapeutic educational and employment programs that positively impact the lives of 10000 children adults and their families every year.
Our Mission: Devereux changes lives by unlocking and nurturing human potential for people living with emotional behavioral or cognitive differences.
With nearly 6500 employees working in programs across the country Devereux is a trusted partner for families schools and communities serving individuals in the areas of autism intellectual and developmental disabilities specialty mental health education and foster care.
Our Culture Our Expectations
At Devereux Servant Leadership is embedded throughout our culture and every aspect of our organizational framework. Our mission-driven people-first mindset is at the heart of the compassionate and high-quality programming we provide every day for the individuals and families we serve and other key stakeholders. Devereux offers challenging and exciting work and our team environment creates an empowering positive and rewarding atmosphere. To be successful at Devereux you will: put the needs of others first feel called to serve and called to lead. As a member of our team you will be a significant part of our commitment to providing a welcoming and supportive work environment across all programs and services and within all policies and employee practices.
We believe a workplace rooted in inclusivity offering a sense of belonging to all those who walk through our doors is fundamental to delivering the highest quality healthcare services. Through open dialogue and the creation of brave spaces we will engage in work that gives each of us a chance to change the world one person one family one community at a time.
What Devereux Offers You
In addition to a competitive salary Devereux provides a comprehensive health and welfare program to eligible full-time employees family members and domestic partners. Eligible employees are eligible to start benefits after 30 days of addition we offer;
- Medical (including telemedicine via phone web app) dental prescription drug preventative care and mental health services.
- Student loan debt assistance tuition reimbursement and continuing education assistance.
- Generous time-off (start accruing 1st day) 403(b) retirement plan with matching benefit and voluntary/employee paid supplemental life and accident coverage.
- Employee assistance / work-life balance program.
Visit to see why Devereux is a great place to work!
Devereux is a drug-free workplace drug screening required. EOE
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Employment Type
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