Direct Support Professional (Day Program)
Description:
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 fifteen thousand dollars annually for undergraduate and twenty-five thousand dollars annually for graduate) and student loan repayment, among other benefits!
Being a Direct Support Professional (DSP) has its Advantages:
As a Direct Support Professional at Devereux, you will work with other dedicated professionals who share your passion for helping individuals in need.
What Devereux offers YOU:
- $1000 sign on bonus.
- Time off benefits starting on day one!
- Excellent health benefits, effective 30 days after employment at https://www.mydevereuxbenefits.org/.
- Tuition and student loan assistance.
- Growth and training development.
- Working environment that is collaborative with multidisciplinary team.
Direct Support Professional positions are located in Swedesboro, NJ
Salary: Starting at $19.35 and increases with education/experience.
What we look for in our Direct Support Professionals:
- Ensure our individuals are safe and healthy while attending our day program.
- Supervise, coach, and assist our individuals in achieving their goals for daily living skills, such as food preparation, cooking, cleaning, and shopping.
- Supervise the planning, implementation, and documentation of programs designed to meet the social, emotional, physical, and personal needs of our individuals.
- Plan and participate in community-based jobs, volunteer opportunities, and outings for our individuals to be involved with.
- Schedule and transport our individuals to and from day program.
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Qualifications:
You'd make a great DSP if you have:
- Have a minimum of a High School Diploma/GED.
- Have a valid non-provisional driver's license.
- Be 18 years of age or older (required).
- Be able to attend ten days of paid onsite orientation on weekdays.
- Be empathetic and have a team approach to care for our individuals.
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.