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Direct Support Professional-January 2024
Viera
Jan 23, 2025
About Direct Support Professional

  Description

  Starts at $16 - $19.61 / hour PLUS additional compensation:

  Shift differential (up to $2.00 / hour)

  Relevant experience in field (up to $2.00 / hour)

  Credit for higher education($.48/hr for Bachelors degree; $.72 / hr for Masters degree)

  Devereux Advanced Behavioral Health Florida provides programs and services for children and adolescents who face significant emotional, behavioral and intellectual/developmental challenges. Located in Melbourne, Viera, FL, this position is responsible for:

  Supporting a therapeutic environment, while ensuring the safety and well-being of the individuals we serve.

  Conducting daily living activities, including health & hygiene management, cooking, cleaning, and recreation

  Following and implementing behavioral support plans

  Documenting shift reports, incident reports, and individual progress notes

  Benefits and Rewards

  We strive to create an inclusive environment, and retain the talented employees who make our organization a great place to work. We offer:

  Paid time off (24 days per year, increase with years of service); Sick time (64 hours per year)

  Retirement – 403(b) through TIAA

  Quality Low-Cost Benefits (medical, dental, vision), pet insurance, plus student loan debt assistance and 30-day benefit eligibility waiting period for new hires!http://mydevereuxbenefits.org

  eM Life for Mental Health and Work/Life Programs

  ASCEND - Tuition Program 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)! Learn morehere.

  ASCEND - Student Loan Repayment - Let Devereux help pay back your student loans with student loan repayment! Learn more here.

  Free access to Payactiv , a platform to get a portion of your earned wages between pay periods

  Employee Assistance Program and Employee Discounts – Available the first day of employment through Carebridge

  Service Awards – All employees celebrating a five-year increment (5, 10, 15, etc.) anniversary receive taxable compensation in recognition of their long-term commitment to Devereux.

  #sponsored

  Qualifications

  Education:

  High school diploma or GED required

  Bachelor's degree in Psychology, Sociology, Human Services, Social Work and experience in the field is preferred

  Experience:

  Certified Nursing Assistant with experience working with IDD, Mental Health and/or dually diagnosed populations preferredSchedule:

  Must be able to complete a two-week (Monday - Friday) new hire orientation class; hours are approximately 9:00am to 5:00pm each day. Orientation is held in Titusville.

  Must be able to work weekends.

  Must be able to work holidays.

  Other Requirements:

  Successfully pass pre-employment medical screenings which include: Drug Test, Physical, and TB Test.

  Valid driver's license

  Occasional driving of Devereux vehicles for business purposes. Must be able to drive a car and a passenger van (which holds up to 15 passengers).

  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.

  ith the authorities to the fullest extent possible.

  Posted Date 5 days ago (1/22/2024 1:39 PM)

  Requisition ID 2024-35054

  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.

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