Direct Support Professional Step Program

Direct Support Professional

Are you interested in making an impact on the lives of individuals with intellectual/developmental/behavioral health disabilities? Do you enjoy helping others strive to their full potential? If you answered YES to either of these questions, then consider joining our Devereux Connecticut team!

Being a Direct Support Professional 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:

• A culture that upholds a Servant Leadership perspective
• A group of like-minded peers to share knowledge, thoughts and ideas within the field of Behavioral Health
• Become a part of one of the leading fee for service agencies
• Working environment that is collaborative with multidisciplinary team
• Tuition Assistance
• Excellent benefit package/Health Insurance: Eligible to start benefits after 30 days of employment
• Growth and training development
• Paid Training
• Student Loan Assistance
• The ability to interface with many levels of Leadership

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 volunteer opportunities, and outings for our individuals to be involved with.

Direct Support Professional position is located in Washington, CT.

Devereux Connecticut touches the lives of children, adolescents, adults, and their families. Individuals with emotional, behavioral and cognitive disabilities, including autism, are served through a broad spectrum of treatment settings, including a Children's Step-Up/Step-Down Program, Adult Community Living Arrangements as well as a co-educational boarding and day school.

Qualifications

The IDEAL candidate will:

• Be 21 years of age or older (required)
• Have a minimum of a High School Diploma/GED
• Have a CT valid driver's license
• Experience with the developmentally disabled or as a caretaker is preferred but not required
• Have excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Be able to attend paid in-house orientation on weekdays
• Be able to lift up to 50+ pounds and perform Safe and Positive Approaches

Company Overview

Company Overview

Devereux is one of the nation's largest nonprofit organizations, providing services, insight and leadership in the evolving field of behavioral healthcare. Founded in 1912, Devereux operates a comprehensive national network of clinical, therapeutic, educational and employment programs that positively impact the lives of 10,000+ children, adults and their families every year.

Our Mission: Devereux changes lives by unlocking and nurturing human potential for people living with emotional, behavioral or cognitive differences.

With nearly 6,500 employees working in programs across the country, Devereux is a trusted partner for families, schools and communities, serving individuals in the areas of autism, intellectual and developmental disabilities, specialty mental health, education and foster care.

Our Culture, Our Expectations

At Devereux, Servant Leadership is embedded throughout our culture and every aspect of our organizational framework. Our mission-driven, people-first mindset is at the heart of the compassionate and high-quality programming we provide every day for the individuals and families we serve, and other key stakeholders. Devereux offers challenging and exciting work, and our team environment creates an empowering, positive and rewarding atmosphere. To be successful at Devereux, you will: put the needs of others first, feel called to serve and called to lead. As a member of our team, you will be a significant part of our commitment to providing a welcoming and supportive work environment across all programs and services, and within all policies and employee practices.

We believe a workplace rooted in inclusivity offering a sense of belonging to all those who walk through our doors is fundamental to delivering the highest quality healthcare services. Through open dialogue and the creation of brave spaces, we will engage in work that gives each of us a chance to change the world one person, one family, one community at a time.

What Devereux Offers You

In addition to a competitive salary, Devereux provides a comprehensive health and welfare program to eligible full-time employees, family members and domestic partners. Eligible employees are eligible to start benefits after 30 days of employment. In addition, we offer:

• Medical (including telemedicine via phone, web, app), dental, prescription drug, preventative care, and mental health services.
• Student loan debt assistance, tuition reimbursement and continuing education assistance.
• Generous time-off (start accruing 1st day), 403(b) retirement plan with matching benefit, and voluntary/employee paid supplemental life and accident coverage.
• Employee assistance / work-life balance program.

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Devereux is a drug-free workplace, drug screening required. EOE