**Description** **Join Devereux New Jersey Where Great Careers SOAR!** 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! **Being a Direct Support Professional (DSP) 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:** + $1000 sign on bonus. + Time off benefits starting on day one! + Excellent health benefits, effective **30 days** after employment athttps://www.mydevereuxbenefits.org/. + Tuition and student loan assistance. + Growth and training development. + Working environment that is collaborative with multidisciplinary team. + Opportunity to engage with an organization that values DEIB and embraces Servant Leadership principles, allowing staff to be their authentic selves at work. **Direct Support Professional positions are located in Swedesboro NJ** **Salary:** Starting at $19.35 and increases with education/experience. **Schedule:** Monday-Friday 8am-4pm **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 community-based jobs, volunteer opportunities, and outings for our individuals to be involved with. + Schedule and transport our individuals to and from day program. \#Sponsored **Qualifications** **The IDEAL candidate will ...** + Be 18 years of age or older (required) + Have a minimum of a High School Diploma/GED + Have a valid driver's license + Experience with the developmentally disabled or as a caretaker is preferred but not required + Be empathetic and have a team approach to care for our individuals + Have excellent written and verbal communication skills + Be energetic, creative, and have a sense of humor + Be able to attend ten days of paid in-house orientation on weekdays + Be able to lift up to 50+ pounds and perform Safe and Positive Approaches + Have a high level of comfort with hands on hygiene care (including diapering and showering) **Interested in this role?** Devereux Advanced Behavioral Health is currently scheduling interviews for full time & part time shifts. Please apply to this ad to be considered for an interview. 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. **Posted Date** _4 weeks ago_ _(12/23/2024 10:41 AM)_ **_Requisition ID_** _2024-41587_ **_Category_** _Direct Care_ **_Position Type_** _Full-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.