Being a Behavior Specialist for Devereux has its Advantages

You will work with other dedicated professionals who share your passion for helping individuals in need.

What Devereux Offers YOU:

• Excellent health benefits, which start 30 days after employment.
• Time Off Benefits begin on day one.
• 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.
• 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.
• A Servant Leadership culture, where employees feel welcomed, valued and empowered to voice ideas that will benefit the individuals and families we serve.
• 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.
• Most importantly, the opportunity to change the world – one person, one family, one community at a time.

The Behavior Specialist reports directly to a Board Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA) and will be based in our Gloucester location and provides clinical support to the group homes located in the region.

Salary: $54,000

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

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 100% of tuition covered (up to $15,000 annually for undergraduate and $25,000 annually for graduate) and student loan repayment, among other benefits!

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You'd make a great Behavior Specialist if you have:

• Bachelor'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
• 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.