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Are you interested in making a positive difference in the lives of children and adults with developmental disabilities? Are you interested in working somewhere where you KNOW you are making a difference every day?

If you answered YES, then consider joining our Devereux Advanced Behavioral Health team!

Being a Behavior Specialist has its advantages

You will work with other dedicated professionals who share your passion for helping individuals in need. We offer:

• Opportunities to work with other dedicated professionals who share your passion for helping individuals in need. We offer a supportive environment.

• Supportive and professional environment

• Fasted paced and ever-changing industry that offers a sense of personal satisfaction and self-fulfillment while serving as a key-member of a treatment team.

• Professional growth and development

Available Shifts : Part-Time All Shifts 7am-3pm, 3pm-11pm ,11pm-7am.

Payrates : Starting pay $15.00/hr (increases based on education/experience). Plus $1.50 Evening shift differential 3:00-11:00pm, 11:00-7:00am .50 shift differential.

Devereux Advanced Behavioral Health League City provides programs and services for adolescents and young adults with emotional, behavioral, developmental, and psychiatric disorders. Located in League City, TX, this position is responsible for providing individual or group client care and assisting in the planning, implementation, social, occupational, and other developmental programs.

Keywords: youth worker, direct care worker, behavioral health technician, direct care professional, residential counselor, mental health technician, mentor, caregiver, CNA, personal care aide, PCA

Devereux is committed to the health and safety of our staff. All Devereux centers have formal infectious-disease and emergency-management plans tailored to specifically address the unique aspects of communicable disease prevention including COVID-19. Learn More: https://jobs.devereux.org/#covid.

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) COVID-19 vaccine mandate requires staff without an approved medical or religious exemption to be fully vaccinated to be employed in this program. If you are fully vaccinated, you will need to provide proof of COVID-19 vaccination or have an approved medical or religious exemption prior to starting.

Qualifications

Education: High School Diploma or GED required. Bachelor or higher degree preferred.Proficient computer skills. Valid driver license must be maintained.

Experience: One (1) year previous experience in a Psychiatric facility preferred. One (1) year experience working with individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder and/or Intellectual Disabilities preferred.

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 Date 3 months ago (12/29/2022 2:34 PM)

Requisition ID 2022-28335

Category Clinical

Position Type Part-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.