Direct Support Professional - (Medically Complex Residential Program

Direct Support Professional

Do you enjoy working with children in need and making a difference in their lives? Are you looking for a fulfilling career? If you answered YES to either of these questions, then consider joining our Devereux Massachusetts team!

The pay range for this position is $21.55 to $25.07 hourly depending on education and experience. This position is located in Rutland, MA. There are multiple available schedules for this position. $1,000 Sign-on Bonus. Additional $250 Bonus if MAP Certified.

For many years, Devereux Massachusetts has primarily served students with various complex psychological, emotional, and behavioral disorders in residential and group home settings. Devereux's new Medically Complex Program is designed to serve youth with complex medical needs who require 24-hour nursing care, and are therefore not able to safely reside in a home setting. Many youth in this program, although they have many strengths and abilities, do present with sensory impairments, Intellectual Disabilities, physical impairments, self-care skill deficits, or conditions that require use of medical equipment.

We use an interdisciplinary team approach to meet the unique needs of each youth and we provide them with enriching, fun, and diverse opportunities to grow and learn. Our goal is to help each child in our care reach their full potential.

As the Direct Support Professional, you will:

• Be passionate about working with and helping youth with complex medical needs.
• Be responsible for the safety and security of all youth as assigned by providing direct supervision.
• Assist youth with ADLs such as room cleaning, chores, laundry, personal hygiene.
• When required, assist youth with personal care skills such as bathing, dressing, grooming, toileting, and feeding.
• Take and record vital signs like temperature, blood pressure, pulse, and provide wound care.
• Provide student transportation to/from medical appointments.
• Assist youth with transferring, walking, and using mobility aids like wheelchairs or walkers

Working at Devereux has its advantages! You will work with other dedicated professionals who share your passion for helping individuals in need. We offer you the privilege of being able to work closely with some of the most vulnerable people in our community, help build their strengths, and truly make a contribution to improving their lives.

Learn more about Devereux Massachusetts:
Full-time benefits include but are not limited to: 192 PTO hours/year and 64 sick hours/year, 403b retirement account with guaranteed 3% employer contribution and potential for additional 2% match, Free Life Insurance up to 2x annual salary, Blue Cross Health Insurance plans, Short & Long Term Disability, Dental, Vision, Accident, Identity Theft, Pet, and more insurance options, Free Employee Assistance Program for help with mental health, work-life balance, general-wellbeing, and more, Discounts on Hotels, Rental Cars, Theme Parks, Electronics, and more, Devereux's custom ASCEND career-accelerator 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 tuition payments, student loan repayment, and other benefits!

• Must be 21 years of age or older.
• Must have a valid drivers license.
• High School Diploma or GED equivalent required
• Previous experience preferred (not required) working with individuals under 21 with medical, psychological, emotional and behavioral disorders, complex post-traumatic stress disorder, and/or autism spectrum disorder
• Must be able to attend a 2-week paid orientation, Monday to Friday, 8AM to 4PM, in Rutland, MA.
• Must be MAPS certified, or able to obtain certification within 6 months of employment.

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…