Residential Behavior Specialist

Devereux Advanced Behavioral Health; Town of Red Hook (NY); On-site; USD 29,618 - 34,632; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid orientation

Over 5 weeks of paid time off

Quality Low-Cost Benefits

Tuition assistance

Job summary

Join Devereux Advanced Behavioral Health in Red Hook as a Behavior Specialist, where you will make a positive difference in the lives of children and adults with developmental disabilities. Your role will involve mentoring residential staff and implementing effective behavioral strategies to support residents in achieving their goals.

Candidates should have at least a High School Diploma or GED, with a preference for a Bachelor's degree and two years of relevant experience. We offer competitive pay, extensive benefits, and a supportive work environment designed to help you succeed.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED required.
• Two years of experience in a residential setting with similar populations.
• Bachelor's degree preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide direction and mentorship to Residential staff.
• Reinforce clinical plans and skills through mentorship.
• Implement strategies to promote growth and development of residents.

Skills

Behavioral strategies

Mentorship

Positive behavior reinforcement

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Bachelor's degree

Job description

Description

Are you interested in making a positive difference in the lives of children and adults with developmental disabilities? Do you want to work somewhere where you KNOW you are making a difference every day?

If you answered YES, then consider joining our Devereux Advanced Behavioral Health team!

Being a Behavior Specialist has its advantages

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

We offer:

• Paid orientation.
• Over 5 weeks of paid time off your first year.
• Quality Low-Cost Benefits, plus student loan debt assistance and 30-day benefit eligibility waiting period for new hires! https://www.mydevereuxbenefits.org/
• Access to the Savi Student Loan Checkup tool to help you navigate the student loan system – quickly see your repayment plan options and discover potential savings!
• A rewarding experience helping individuals complete daily activities and achieving long term goals.

Devereux Advanced Behavioral Health New York provides programs and services for children and adults with intellectual disabilities, Autism Spectrum Disorder, and dual diagnoses. Located at our main campus in Red Hook, Dutchess County, NY, this position is responsible for providing direction and mentorship to Residential staff relative to behavioral strategies. The Behavior Specialist reinforces clinical plans and skills through mentorship, and by role modeling effective strategies and skills. They will encourage and reinforce positive behavior, as well as implement creative and corrective procedures to promote growth and development of residents. The Behavior Specialist will aid in training direct care staff in implementation of student plans and will be a certified trainer for residential staff.

Salary: (commensurate with education and experience)

With HS Diploma/GED: $21.50 - $23.00 per hour

With BA/BS: $22.50 - $24.07 per hour

With MA/MS or higher: $23.50 - $25.14 per hour

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 assistance and student loan repayment, among other benefits!

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Qualifications

Education: High School Diploma or GED required. Bachelor's degree preferred.

Experience: Two years of progressively responsible positions in a residential setting that programs for the same populations (age, diagnosis, etc.)

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.

Devereux is a drug‑free workplace, drug screening required. EOE