What are the responsibilities and job description for the Direct Support Professional position at Devereux?
Description
You deserve to work somewhere that gives back to you!
Devereux is proud to offerASCEND – 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:
Time off benefits starting on day one! Excellent health benefits, effective30 days after employment athttps://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 Newark, NJ
Salary: Starting at $20.00 and increases with education/experience.
What we look for in our Direct Support Professionals:
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. \#SponsoredQualifications
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.Posted Date _2 months ago_ _(4/1/2025 6:01 AM)_
_Requisition ID_ _2025-43447_
_Category_ _Direct Care_
_Position Type_ _Full-Time or Part-Time_ The employment policies of Devereux Advanced Behavioral Health are to recruit and hire qualified employees without discrimination because of race, religion, creed, color, age, sex, marital status, national origin, citizenship status, ancestry, disability, veteran status, communication ability, gender identity or expression or sexual orientation and to treat them equally with respect to compensation and opportunities for advancement - including upgrading, promotion and transfer - consistent with individual skills and the needs of Devereux.
Salary : $20