Adult Services Direct Support (Templeton)

We are looking for caring and compassionate people who want to work in a 4-bed group home setting with male adults (over the age of 22) with IDD/ASD.

The pay range for this position is $20.50 to $23.87 per hour depending on education and experience.

$1000 Sign-on Bonus

Additional $250 bonus if MAP ceritifed.

Available Schedules:

Monday - Friday; 3pm - 11pm

Thursday & Friday 11pm -7am Saturday Double (3pm - 7am) (32 hours)

Devereux Massachusetts is a nationally recognized organization dedicated to helping children and adults with Autism Spectrum Disorders Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities and other psychological emotional and behavioral disorders. Through our residential and placement services in the community we help individuals learn the skills needed for independent living and making meaningful life choices. We provide supportive settings in comfortable home environments and ensure that individuals have access to services that are appropriate to their developmental level and cognitive emotional and social abilities.

In our adult community group home in Templeton individuals learn the skills needed for independent living and are encouraged to make meaningful life choices. Our goal is to support individuals to access the services they need build community connections and to achieve the best quality of life possible.

As a Direct Support Professional you are a teacher - coaching and demonstrating skills to increase individuals independence; relationship builder - developing positive connections with individuals their friends families and DDS service coordinators; and an environmental manager - monitoring the safety and security of the home and community.

Responsibilities may include coaching and assisting in hygiene routines chore completion meal preparation administration of medications completion of required paperwork planning and facilitating recreational activities assisting with transportation and supporting individuals in working and achieving their goals.

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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!

30-hour part-time benefits include but are not limited to:

• Accrued sick time
• 403b retirement account with guaranteed 3% employer contribution and potential for additional 2% match
• 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 $7500 annually for undergraduate and $12500 annually for graduate and student loan repayment through SAVI up to $2600/year among other benefits!

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Job Qualifications:

• Must be 21 years of age or older.
• Valid drivers license required.
• High School diploma or GED required. Bachelors degree in Human Services Psychology Social Work or Special Education preferred.
• Previous experience working with individuals with IDD/ASD preferred.
• Must be MAPS certified or able to obtain within 6 months of hire.
• Must be able to attend a 2-week paid orientation in Rutland which runs Monday-Friday 8AM-4PM

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

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.

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Devereux is a drug-free workplace drug screening required. EOE