Personal Care Assistant

Devereux Advanced Behavioral Health
Berwyn, PA, US
$25K a year
Full-time
Part-time

Description

Join Devereux Advanced Behavioral Health!

Do you want to make a positive impact on the lives of the adults we serve? If so, you could become a part of a team creating meaningful and productive lives for those individuals that we serve.

Being a Direct Support Professional has its Advantages

As a Personal Care Assistant at Devereux, you will work with other dedicated professionals who share your passion for helping individuals in need. We offer :

  • Opportunities to learn and grow in the Behavioral Healthcare field
  • Comprehensive training in crisis prevention / intervention, trauma informed care, CPR, first aid
  • Flexible schedules that can work with school, family commitments, or other employment

New Rates 16.75-19.10

Devereux Advanced Behavioral Health Adult Services provides programs and services for adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities.

Our main campus is located in Berwyn PA. Our dedicated team of over 600 staff ranging from highly-specialized clinicians and nurses to recreational and direct staff professionals, all work to one common goal the happiness, self-fulfillment and social integration of each adult in our community.

As a direct support professional you will assist in daily living activities, including health and hygiene management, cooking, cleaning, recreation and documentation to include shift reports, incident reports and individual progress reports.

You will maintain a safe and therapeutic treatment environment that meets the physical, emotional and personal needs of the individuals we serve.

You deserve to work somewhere that gives back to you!

Devereux is proud to offer

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 100% of tuition covered (up to $15k reimbursed annually for undergraduate and $25k reimbursed annually for graduate) and student loan repayment, among other benefits!

Qualifications

High School Diploma or GED required, diploma's acquired outside of the US must be evaluated

One (1) year of human service experience working with children, adolescents, and adults preferred.

Be at least 21 years of age

Must possess and maintain valid driver's license

The IDEAL candidate will... Be empathetic, a team player, have excellent written and verbal communication skills, energetic, creative, understand the theories of behavior management and positive reinforcement, and represent yourself as a positive role model.

Additionally, you must be able to complete required new hire orientation class, have a strong passion for working with and helping children and adolescents with special needs and possess a valid license.

Physical Requirements : Significant amounts of walking, sitting, and standing. Some lifting and / or managing resistance required related to applying physical intervention techniques upwards of 75-100 lbs.

or more. Some repetitive wrist / hand movements, normal hearing and vision. Occasional use of computers and office equipment.

Occasional driving of Devereux vehicles for business purposes. Ability to meet 100% mastery of Safe and Positive Approaches.

Work Environment : Regularly works inside areas that are adequately lighted and ventilated. Some fluctuations in temperature.

Use of Protective equipment such as latex gloves, facial mask protective eyewear, and gown. Possible exposure to blood-borne pathogens.

Some degree of physical involvement in exercise of Safe and Positive Approaches.

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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