Description
Do you want to make a positive change in the lives children & youth? Do you want teach valuable life and social skills to children?
Do you have the ability to work with an oppositional and defiant population of children?
At Devereux as a Direct Support Professional you will impact the individuals you are working with by unlocking their full potential on a daily basis.
Every day as a Direct Support Professional Specialist
- Ensure the individuals you are working with are safe
- Engage in daily activities such as ADL’s, Recreational, and Social Activities with individuals
- Address and redirect inappropriate behavior of individuals you are working with
- Implement treatment plan goals and objectives
You will be offered :
- 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.
- Excellent Benefits (learn more at )
- Paid Training and Professional Development
- BENEFIT ELIGIBILITY AFTER 30 DAYS OF EMPLOYMENT (1st day of the 1st pay period after 30 days)
Available Shifts : 7am-3pm 2pm - 10pm 10pm - 8am
Compensation : $17.50-$23.05 / hr (based on experience and education)
Sign On Bonus : FT $1,000 - 2,000 / PT $500 - 1,000 ( sign on bonus for external applicants only )
Devereux Pennsylvania Children’s Services (DPACS) center serves children, adolescents and young adults with autism spectrum disorders, intellectual and developmental disabilities, behavioral, emotional and psychiatric challenges and disorders.
Located in West Chester and Malvern Pennsylvania, services provided include psychiatric residential treatment (PRTF), residential treatment (RTF), acute inpatient psychiatric hospital (AIP), assessment services, community-based mental health services, community-based employment training and social skills training, and approved private school educational services to male and female children and adolescents (6-21 years of age) with diagnoses of intellectual disabilities, autism spectrum disorders, concomitant psychiatric and behavioral challenges often associated with experiencing some level of trauma in their lives.
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Qualifications
EDUCATION : High School Diploma Required, Education Evaluation required if education was acquired outside the .
EXPERIENCE : Some experience in behavioral health preferred.
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.
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