Description:

Join Devereux New Jersey Where Great Careers SOAR! 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.

What Devereux Offers YOU:

Time off benefits starting on day one! Excellent health benefits, effective 30 days after employment at My Devereux Benefits. 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 Servant Leadership principles, allowing staff to be their authentic selves at work. A Challenging, rewarding and exciting clinical position that makes a positive impact on the lives of the individuals we serve. Supervised by a BCBA and the opportunity to collaborate with like-minded and creative clinical professionals across the entire organization. A supportive team environment that creates an empowering and positive atmosphere. Ability to grow and develop both personally and professionally as a part of our clinical team. The Behavior Specialist reports directly to a Board Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA) and provides clinical support to the group homes located in Ocean and Monmouth county.

Salary:

$55,000

• $61,000 What we look for in

YOU:

Assist BCBA with the assessment and treatment of challenging behaviors. Consultation on ISP Plan Goals/Objectives, as well as environmental supports. Training, oversight, and monitoring of direct support professionals with respect to behavioral support and therapeutic interactions. Data collection and inputting data into excel database. Input notes regarding behavioral services. Provide specific number of hours of services per consumer in required settings per week. Conduct observations and integrity assessments of BCBA's current BSP per Individual. #

Sponsored Qualifications:

You'd make a great Behavior Specialist if you have: Master's in behavior analysis, psychology, or a related field and Registered Behavior Technician (RBT) Certification At least 2 years providing behavior support to individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder or Intellectually /Developmentally Disabled clients Be 18 years of age or older (required). Be able to attend ten days of paid onsite orientation on weekdays. Have a valid non-provisional driver's license. Solid interpersonal skills required to work as an effective member of an interdisciplinary team Demonstrated experience and skills in presentations Demonstrated effective verbal and written communication experience 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.

Company Overview:

Company Overview Devereux is one of the nation's largest nonprofit organizations, providing services, insight and leadership in the evolving field of behavioral healthcare. Founded in 1912, Devereux operates a comprehensive national network of clinical, therapeutic, educational and employment programs that positively impact the lives of 10,000+ children, adults

• and their families
• every year.

Our Mission:

Devereux changes lives

• by unlocking and nurturing human potential for people living with emotional, behavioral or cognitive differences.

With nearly 6,500 employees working in programs across the country, Devereux is a trusted partner for families, schools and communities, serving individuals in the areas of autism, intellectual and developmental disabilities, specialty mental health, education and foster care. Our Culture, Our Expectations At Devereux, Servant Leadership is embedded throughout our culture and every aspect of our organizational framework. Our mission-driven, people-first mindset is at the heart of the compassionate and high-quality programming we provide

• every day
• for the individuals and families we serve, and other key stakeholders.

Devereux offers challenging and exciting work, and our team environment creates an empowering, positive and rewarding atmosphere. To be successful at Devereux, you will: put the needs of others first, feel called to serve and called to lead. As a member of our team, you will be a significant part of our commitment to providing a welcoming and supportive work environment across all programs and services, and within all policies and employee practices. We believe a workplace rooted in inclusivity

• offering a sense of belonging to all those who walk through our doors
• is fundamental to delivering the highest quality healthcare services. Through open dialogue and the creation of brave spaces, we will engage in work that gives each of us a chance to change the world
• one person, one family, one community at a time.

What Devereux Offers You In addition to a competitive salary, Devereux provides a comprehensive health and welfare program to eligible full-time employees, family members and domestic partners. Eligible employees are eligible to start benefits after 30 days of employment. In addition, we offer; Medical (including telemedicine via phone, web, app), dental, prescription drug, preventative care, and mental health services. Student loan debt assistance, tuition reimbursement and continuing education assistance. Generous time-off (start accruing 1st day), 403(b) retirement plan with matching benefit, and voluntary/employee paid supplemental life and accident coverage. Employee assistance / work-life balance program. Visit www.mydevereuxbenefits.org to see why Devereux is a great place to work! Devereux is a drug-free workplace, drug screening required. EOE