Description

Are you interested in working for a human service agency where the sky is the limit for growth potential?

Do you enjoy working with children in need and making a difference in their lives?

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. You will assist in the planning and implementation of residential unit and/or group home services for assigned clients and be responsible for the safety and security of all clients assigned to you. You will also provide therapeutic interventions as necessary.

Devereux Advanced Behavioral Health – Massachusetts' main campus is in Rutland, MA, but we also have positions available in Paxton, Webster, Fitchburg, Templeton, Leominster, Sterling, Woonsocket and Pascoag, RI.

We provide special education and treatment for children, adolescents and young adults with emotional, behavioral, intellectual and developmental disorders, including Autism Spectrum Disorders and co-occurring mental health and behavioral health disorders in residential and group home settings. The emphasis at Devereux is to teach, coach and support our students to learn daily living skills, coping skills and social skills while staying active and having fun.

You will add value by:

Maintaining a safe and therapeutic treatment environment that meets the physical, emotional, and personal needs of program clients while improving functioning and minimizing interfering behaviors.

Providing client documentation to include shift reports, incident reports, and individual progress notes.

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 of how Devereux is supporting and protecting our staff during the pandemic, please visithttps://jobs.devereux.org/#covid.

Devereux requires all individuals interviewing for a position involving contact with children to complete The Diana Screen, a screening that assesses a candidate’s understanding of appropriate boundaries between adults and children.

Qualifications

Job Qualifications:

• Must be 21 years of age or older

• Active driver’s license is required.

• Must be able to attend 2 weeks orientation in Rutland, MA, Monday - Friday, 8AM - 4PM

• High-school diploma or GED required.

• Previous experience preferred (not required) working with individuals under 21 with psychological, emotional and behavioral disorders, complex post-traumatic stress disorder, co-occurring mental health and substance abuse disorders, and/or autism spectrum disorders.

• Must be available to work 1 shift/week, and 1 weekend shift/month

Devereux requires all individuals interviewing for a position involving contact with children to complete The Diana Screen, a screening that assesses a candidate’s understanding of appropriate boundaries between adults and children.

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 6 months ago (3/17/2023 11:06 AM)

Requisition ID 2022-25755

Category Direct Care

Position Type On-Call

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.