Direct Support Professional (3pm-11pm)

Devereux•Red Hook, NY

3d•Onsite

About The Position

Devereux Advanced Behavioral Health New York provides programs and services for children and adults with intellectual disabilities, Autism Spectrum Disorder, and dual diagnoses. 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. Devereux offers 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.

Requirements

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.
Must 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.

Responsibilities

Assisting individuals in daily activities, including health and personal management.
Helping individuals achieve personal goals, recreation, and daily household living.
Maintaining a safe and therapeutic treatment environment that meets the physical, emotional, and personal needs of program individuals.
Improving functioning and minimizing interfering behaviors.

Benefits

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.
Medical (including telemedicine via phone, web, app), dental, prescription drug, preventative care, and mental health services.
Student loan debt assistance, tuition reimbursement and continuing education assistance.
Generous time-off (start accruing 1st day), 403(b) retirement plan with matching benefit, and voluntary/employee paid supplemental life and accident coverage.
Employee assistance / work-life balance program.