Direct Support Professional (3pm-11pm)

Do you want to make a positive impact in the lives of youth and adults?Are you looking to return home at the end of the day feeling fulfilled and accomplished?

If you answered YES, 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’ll work with other dedicated professionals who share your passion for helping individuals in need. We offer:

• Opportunities to learn and grow in the behavioral health and human services fields.

• Fun, fast-paced supportive environment where you can participate in the treatment planning process.

• Opportunity to teach at-risk youth valuable life skills and be a positive role model.

• Flexible schedules that work with school and family commitments.

• Team-based, on-campus support while on duty.

• Quality Low-Cost Benefits, plus student loan debt assistance and 30-day benefit eligibility waiting period for new hires (learn more athttps://www.mydevereuxbenefits.org/).

Location: Red Hook campus

Shifts: Evenings (3pm-11pm), including weekends

Salary: (commensurate with education and experience)

With HS Diploma/GED - $18.50 - $20.16 per hour

With BA/BS - $19.50 - $21.25 per hour

With MA/MS or higher - $20.50 - $22.07 per hour

Devereux Advanced Behavioral Health New York provides programs and services for children and adults with intellectual disabilities, Autism Spectrum Disorder, and dual diagnoses. Located in Red Hook, NY (12571), this position is responsible for assisting individuals in daily activities, including health and personal management, achieving personal goals, recreation, and daily household living, as well as maintaining a safe and therapeutic treatment environment that meets the physical, emotional, and personal needs of program individuals while improving functioning and minimizing interfering behaviors.

Learn more about being a DSP at Devereux

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 tuition assistance and student loan repayment, among other benefits! Learn more:http://jobs.devereux.org/ascend.

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Qualifications

• High School Diploma/GED with 2 years of related experience OR an Associate's Degree with 1 year of related experience.

• Valid NY Driver's License.

• Be flexible, patient, energetic, creative, and have a sense of humor.

• Strong passion for working with and helping children and adults with special needs.

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.

Posted Date4 weeks ago(10/17/2024 5:09 PM)

Requisition ID2024-40362

CategoryDirect Care

Position TypeFull-Time

The 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.

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