Direct Support Professional

Devereux • City of Poughkeepsie, NY

1d • 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. Located in Poughkeepsie, 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 improves functioning and minimizes 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.
• Assisting individuals in achieving 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

• Comprehensive paid orientation
• Over 5 weeks of paid time off your first year
• Quality low-cost benefits
• 30-day benefit eligibility waiting period for new hires
• Student Loan Debt Assistance
• ASCEND – career accelerator program
• Tuition assistance
• Student loan repayment
• Medical (including telemedicine via phone, web, app)
• Dental
• Prescription drug
• Preventative care
• 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

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED
• Number of Employees: 501-1,000 employees