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!

$1,000 Sign on Bonus!

Base pay $16.80/hr. Could reach as high as $19.65/hr with 7+ years experience and a bachelors degree

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 services for assigned clients. Responsible for the safety and security of all clients in assigned units. You will also provide therapeutic interventions as necessary.

Devereux Advanced Behavioral Health – Massachusetts, Webster House, is an off campus located in Webster, MA and serves co-ed youth, ages 6 to 12, in an emergency shelter. With a 1:3 staff to student ratio, the emphasis at Webster House is to identify and treat safety/risk factors, barrier behaviors, factors that precipitated placement, and facilitate reintegration of the youth to the family or next appropriate placement in the shortest time period possible, usually within a matter of days.

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.

Keywords: Youth Counselor, Direct Care Worker, Direct Care Counselor, Direct Service Worker, caregiver, dsp, Direct Support Professional, Residential Counselor, Mental Health Associate, Mental Health Technician, ASD, psychiatric services, inpatient, coaching, counseling, residential care, milieu, residential aide, human services, group home, monitor, mentor, mht, mental health technician, psychology, sociology, child welfare, social services, diploma, child care, behavioral technician, aba, rbt, mental health, autism , #sponsored

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.

Full-Time Benefits include (but are not limited to):

• 24 personal days off/year

• 8 sick days/year

• Blue Cross Insurance & High Deductible plans available

• FSA or HSA

• Cigna Dental plans

• Davis Vision plans

• Pet Insurance plans

• Tuition Reimbursement Program between 75-100% coverage

• 3% automatic contribution to 403b retirement account (TIAA Financial) after a year of service & discretionary 2% match

• Free Life Insurance up to 2x annual salary –

• Free Health Advocacy Services

• 5 free Carebridge counseling sessions

• 3-5 free wellness coaching sessions through NY Life

• $5,000 reimbursement for diagnosis and ABA services for Autism Spectrum Disorders

• $150 Gym membership reimbursement

• AT&T Mobile Discount

• Discounts on Hotels, Rental Cars, Theme Parks, Electronics & more!

Qualifications

Job Qualifications:

• 21 years of age or older.

• Valid MA Drivers License

• Bachelor's degree or High-school diploma/GED with relevant human services experience required .

• Previous experience preferred (needed if high school graduate), 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.

• Ability to attend 2 week orientation, Monday - Friday 8am - 4pm.

• Ability to work overnights after orientation, Sunday - Wednesday 11pm - 9am

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 3 weeks ago (3/2/2023 1:32 PM)

Requisition ID 2023-29410

Category Direct Care

Position Type Full-Time

Remote No

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.