Direct Support Professional (Youth

Location

Jackson, NJ | United States

Job description

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Are you passionate about making an impact on the lives of youth ages 4 through 21 with emotional and behavioral challenges in community-based homes ? Do you enjoy helping others strive to their full potential?

If you answered YES to either of these questions, then consider joining our Devereux Advanced Behavioral Health team!

Being a DSP has its Advantages

As a Recreation Specialist at Devereux, you will work with other dedicated professionals who share your passion for helping youth in need.

What Devereux Offers YOU:

• An organization that is forward thinking, a group of like-minded peers to knowledge share thoughts and ideas, and lastly, an organization that cares about the youth we serve
• Challenging, rewarding and exciting position that makes a positive impact on the youth we serve
• The opportunity to collaborate on the youth treatment team
• A culture that upholds a Servant Leadership perspective
• The chance to use and grow your experience and skills working with children and youth
• A supportive team environment that creates an empowering and positive atmosphere
• Ability and opportunity to enhance your education in the field of behavioral health
• Eligible employees are eligible to start benefits after 30 days of employment and begin earning Time Off Benefits on your first day of employment

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! 

Salary: Starting at $17.95 - $19.21

Schedule: [Thurs & Friday 3pm-9pm and Saturday & Sunday 1pm-9pm] 36 hours a week.

Travel:  Devereux New Jersey will provide a company van for transporting the youth for community engagement.

What Devereux Looks for in YOU:

• Design, create and implement recreation and social activities for children and youth with behavioral and emotional challenges
• Encourage youth to engage in a variety of recreation and leisure activities that focus on skill acquisition and community integration
• Be creative and resourceful in planning activities in order to successfully engage the youth
• Communicate and collaborate with Child Family Team members, attend meetings, enter engagement notes in our electronic database and complete all required documentation.

The Ideal Candidate Will Have:

• A high school diploam or GED and one year of experience working with youth in a group home setting OR

• An associate's degree or bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university in a field that is unrelated to social work or psychology and six months experience working with youth in a group setting OR

• An associate's or bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university in social work, psychology or a related field.

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills

• Be energetic, creative, and represent yourself as a positive role model

• A strong passion for working with and helping children and youth with emotional and behavioral challenges

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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