Direct Support Professional

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Devereux Advanced Behavioral Health
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Description 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!Being a Direct Support Professional (DSP) 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:

  • Time off benefits starting on day one!
  • Excellent health benefits, effective 30 days after employment at

. * Tuition and student loan assistance.

  • Growth and training development.
  • Working environment that is collaborative with multidisciplinary team.

Direct Support Professional positions are located in Clayton, NJSalary: Starting at $20.00 and increases with education/experience.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.

SponsoredQualifications You’d make a great DSP if you have:

  • Have a minimum of a High School Diploma/GED.
  • Have a valid non-provisional driver’s license.
  • Be 18 years of age or older (required).
  • Be able to attend ten days of paid onsite orientation on weekdays.
  • Be empathetic and have a team approach to care for our individuals.

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.

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