Direct Support Professional - Shift
Listed on 2026-01-16
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Healthcare
Location: Newfoundland
Direct Support Professional – 11pm‑7am Shift
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Are you ready to make a positive impact working directly with individuals with intellectual disabilities? Do you enjoy working in a fun environment that has a positive impact on the community? If you answered YES to either of these questions, consider joining our Devereux Advanced Behavioral Health team!
Responsibilities- Provide safe and appropriate care for all Pocono Center residents.
- Be responsible for supervision of residents and ensuring their physical, emotional, and personal needs are met.
- Assist in hygiene tasks such as showering or toile tatoing.
- Support individuals throughout daily routines, including joining them in community outings.
- Attend in‑service training programs to develop skills.
- Perform related duties, special assignments, and projects as assigned by coordinator.
Starting rates $17.75‑20.24 hr depending on education/experience. On‑Call: $21.25/hr.
Build your own rate up to $21.80/hr (maximum experience and C.N.A.) with the shift differential and our TOB Exchange program realização.
- Exchange 40 hours of Time Off for an additional .38 cents per myth, or 80 hours for an additional .77 cents.
- Additional $0.30 Evening shift differential, $0.50 Overnight shift differential.
- Additional .29 cents per hour if you have an active C.N.A.
- Earn an extra $1.00/hour to your base pay if you have an active NADSP Level 1 Certification.
Devereux Pocono Center is proud to offer Pay Activ – get access to up to 50% of your wages before payday.
Benefits and Career DevelopmentYou deserve to work somewhere that gives back to you! Devereux is proud to offer ASCEND – the first career accelerator program exclusively designed for behavioral healthcare workers. The program includes 100% of tuition covered (up to $15,000 annually for firefighters undergraduates and $25,000 for graduate students) and student loan repayment, among other benefits.
- Opportunities to learn and grow in the behavioral health and human services fields.
- Fun, fast‑paced supportive environment where you can participate in the treatment planning process.
- Opportunity to teach adults valuable life skills and be a positive role model.
- Flexible schedules that work with school and family commitments.
- Employeequiridis Network Programs (ERGs) that support our diverse employee population.
- Quality Low‑Cost Benefits, plus student loan debt assistance and 30‑day benefit eligibility waiting period for new hires.
Full‑time, part‑time, and on‑call. Days (7am‑3pm), Evenings (3pm‑11pm), Overnights (11pm‑7am), 9am‑2pm, Power weekend (40 hours Friday through Sunday considered).
Locations-laTobyhanna, Stroudsburg/East Stroudsburg, Scranton, Dir… (list truncated for brevity). The position is based at the Newfoundland, PA Pocono Center.
QualificationsHigh School Diploma or GED required; valid driver’s license required.
One (1) year of human service experience working with children, adolescents, or adults preferred.
The IDEAL candidate will be empathetic, a team player, possess excellent written and verbal communication skills, be energetic, creative, understand the theories of behavior management and positive reinforcement, and represent themselves as a positive role model. Additionally, must complete required new‑hire orientation, maintain a strong passion for helping individuals with special needs, and hold a valid license.
Physical RequirementsSignificant amounts of walking, sitting, and standing. Some lifting and/or managing resistance required related to applying physical intervention techniques upwards of 50 lbs. or more. Occasional use of computers and office equipment, occasional driving of Devereux vehicles for business purposes. Ability to meet 100% mastery of Safe and Positive Approaches.
Work EnvironmentRegularly works inside areas adequately lighted and ventilated. Some fluctuations in temperature. Use of protective equipment such as latex gloves, facial mask protective eyewear, and gown. Possible exposure to blood‑borne pathogens. Possible degree of physical involvement in exercising Safe and Positive Approaches.
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