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Location

Dighton, Massachusetts

Quick overview

The Direct Support Professional provides supervision to clients in a group home setting and works with a supportive team. This role emphasizes the individuals' control over their own life choices.

Requirements summary

Candidates must have a high school diploma and experience working with individuals who have autism and developmental disabilities. A valid driver's license and insured auto are also required.

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Job description

Schedule: Part-time weekends

$1000.00 Sign-On Bonus

Excellent opportunity to make a difference in the lives of adults with developmental disabilities!

Become a part of the Halcyon Center, a program that serves adults in Massachusetts with autism and developmental disabilities, offering on-going education, experiences and a supportive staff that emphasizes the individuals' role in making choices; thereby giving them the greatest control of the direction of their own life. This position provides supervision to clients in a group home setting. DSPs/Residential Behavior Specialists work with a supportive team that includes the Residential Manager and more!

Education, Experience and Skills

  • Must have a High School diploma.
  • Experience with working with individuals who have autism and developmental disabilities is required.
  • A valid driver's license maintained in good standing for a minimum of three years.
  • Insured and registered auto.

Benefits

  • A flexible schedule
  • Generous paid time off, in addition to 12 paid holidays off.
  • Company paid 80% of health care
  • 100% of dental
  • Vision insurance
  • Long term disability insurance
  • 401K
  • Life insurance
  • Pet Insurance
  • Aflac
  • Opportunity for engagement in research projects
  • Tuition reimbursement
  • Opportunities for paid CEUs
  • Cell phone stipend
  • Mileage reimbursement
  • Potential to provide clinical supervision of one practicum/internship/trainee per year.

Advancement Opportunities

  • Extensive new employee orientation
  • Ongoing "in-house" training in a wide array of topic areas
  • Access to professional trainings offered throughout the year
  • Behavior Management Training
  • First Aid/CPR Trainings

Weekends 1st, 2nd and 3rd shift

Benefits

  • Life Insurance
  • Dental
  • Vision Insurance
  • Long Term Disability Insurance
  • 401K
  • Tuition Reimbursement
  • Pet Insurance
  • Generous Paid Time Off
  • Cell Phone Stipend
  • Mileage Reimbursement
  • Flexible Schedule
  • Health Care
  • Aflac
  • Paid CEUs
  • Clinical Supervision Opportunity