Direct Support Professional Evenings

Pay

• Base pay starts at $22.00/hr for candidates with a Bachelor’s degree and $21.50/hr for candidates without a Bachelor’s degree
• Experience credit applied in addition to base pay
• $1,560 annual increase for Master’s degree
• Overtime payment at 1.5x your hourly rate

• 24 vacation days (increases with years of service)
• 8 sick days
• Quality low cost benefits (view plans at https://benefits.devereux.org)
• 403(b) plan with employer match/contribution
• Employee Assistance Program
• Career accelerator program (ASCEND) – 100% tuition covered (up to $15k reimbursed annually for undergraduate and $25k for graduate) and student loan repayment

The Glenholme School is part of Devereux Advanced Behavioral Health. This Direct Support Professional position will be part of a cohesive, passionate and dynamic team. The selected candidate will foster Devereux’s mission and values of quality care and provide individualized therapeutic care for our students.

We are seeking a Direct Support Professional who has experience with the student population and is passionate about making a difference in the lives of children with learning differences and mental health/behavioral challenges.

• Team A:
  Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday 3pm‑11pm;
  Saturday 7am‑11pm
• Team B:
  Wednesday, Thursday, Friday 3pm‑11pm;
  Sunday 7am‑11pm

• Responsible for a group of up to 12 adolescents (ages 8‑21) within the boarding environment
• Maintain accountability of all students in your group at all times (including bed checks once students go to sleep, beginning at 9pm)
• Promote independence by teaching and coaching students through activities of daily living (showering, brushing teeth, chore completion, room cleanliness, etc.)
• Facilitate activities
• Effectively implement instruction appropriate to each child’s cognitive, emotional, social, and psychological development
• Manage behavioral incidences within the cottage milieu, utilizing principles of PBIS and the token economy
• Communicate pertinent information to supervisors, clinicians, behaviorists, nurses, etc.
• Document shift happenings at the conclusion of the shift
• Display effective problem‑solving skills
• Promote campus core values of fairness, honesty, respect, responsibility, and kindness
• Establish a safe, clean, nurturing and productive living environment

• High School Diploma
• Be at least 21 years of age
• Possess and maintain a valid driver's license

• 1 year of Human Services experience working with children, adolescents, and adults

We are a drug‑free workplace. EOE.