Direct Support Professional
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. Located in Clermont, NY, 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.
Requirements
- High School Diploma/GED required.
- 2 years of related experience preferred (or Associate's Degree with 1 year of related experience).
- Valid NY Driver's License.
- Be flexible, patient, energetic, creative, and have a sense of humor.
- A 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
- Achieving personal goals
- Recreation
- Daily household living
- 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.
Benefits
- Comprehensive paid orientation
- Over 5 weeks of paid time off your first year
- Quality low-cost benefits and 30-day benefit eligibility waiting period for new hires
- Student Loan Debt Assistance
- 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.
- Tuition assistance
- Medical (including telemedicine via phone, web, app), dental, prescription drug, preventative care, and mental health services.
- Continuing education assistance.
- 403(b) retirement plan with matching benefit
- Voluntary/employee paid supplemental life and accident coverage.
- Employee assistance / work-life balance program.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
High school or GED
