Direct Support Professional

Description$1,000 Sign on BonusDevereux's DSP hourly rate is starting at $19.35 and increaseswith education and experience !Are you interested in making an impact on the lives of individuals with intellectual/developmental/behavioral health disabilities? Do you enjoy helping others strive to their full potential?If you answered YES to either of these questions, then consider joining our Devereux Advanced Behavioral Health team!Being a Direct Support Professional has its Advantages:As a Direct Support Professional at Devereux, you will work with other dedicated professionals who share your passion for helping individuals in need.What Devereux offers YOU:

A culture that upholds a Servant Leadership perspective

A group of like minded peers to share knowledge, thoughts and ideas within the field of Behavioral Health

Become a part of one of the leading fee for service agencies

Working environment that is collaborative with multidisciplinary team

Tuition Assistance

Excellent benefit package/Health Insurance:Eligible to start benefits after 30 days of employment:https://www.mydevereuxbenefits.org/

Growth and training development

Paid Training

Student Loan Assistance

The ability to interface with many levels of Leadership

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 fifteen thousand dollars annually for undergraduate and twenty-five thousand dollars annually for graduate) and student loan repayment, among other benefits!What we look for in our Direct Support Professionals:

Ensure our individuals are safe and healthy while attending our day program.

Supervise, coach, and assist our individuals in achieving their goals for daily living skills, such as food preparation, cooking, cleaning, and shopping.

Supervise the planning, implementation, and documentation of programs designed to meet the social, emotional, physical, and personal needs of our individuals.

Plan and participate in community-based jobs, volunteer opportunities, and outings for our individuals to be involved with.

Schedule and transport our individuals to and from day program.

Direct Support Professional positions are located in Swedesboro NJDevereux Advanced Behavioral Health New Jersey touches the lives of nearly 500 children, adolescents and adults, and their families, across the state. Individuals with emotional, behavioral and cognitive disabilities, including autism, are served through a broad spectrum of treatment settings, including community-based homes and supported apartments, vocational training programs, family care homes, and consulting services.QualificationsThe IDEAL candidate will

Be 18 years of age or older (required)

Have a minimum of a High School Diploma/GED

Have a valid driver's license

Experience with the developmentally disabled or as a caretaker is preferred but not required

Be empathetic and have a team approach to care for our individuals

Have excellent written and verbal communication skills

Be energetic, creative, and have a sense of humor

Be able to attend eight days of paid in-house orientation on weekdays

Be able to lift up to 50+ pounds and perform Safe and Positive Approaches

Have a high level of comfort with hands on hygiene care (including diapering and showering)

Interested in this role?Devereux Advanced Behavioral Health is currently scheduling interviews for full time & part time shifts. Please apply to this ad to be considered for an interview.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.#SponsoredPosted Date 2 hours ago (12/18/2024 2:23 PM)Requisition ID 2024-41524Category Direct CarePosition Type Full-Time or Part-TimeThe employment policies of Devereux Advanced Behavioral Health are to recruit and hire qualified employees without discrimination because of race, religion, creed, color, age, sex, marital status, national origin, citizenship status, ancestry, disability, veteran status, communication ability, gender identity or expression or sexual orientation and to treat them equally with respect to compensation and opportunities for advancement - including upgrading, promotion and transfer - consistent with individual skills and the needs of Devereux.