Are you ready to implement life-changing goals and programs for adults with intellectual disabilities? Do you enjoy having a positive impact and creating change for those in need in your community?

If you answered YES to either of these questions, then consider joining our Devereux Advanced Behavioral Health team!

As a Behavior Specialist at Devereux, you will complete assessments, create interventions, modify behavior, interact with great people and make a difference!

Being a Behavior Specialist has its Advantages

At Devereux, you will work with other dedicated professionals who share your passion for helping individuals in need. We offer:

- Unmatched professional development support and tuition benefits

- Free clinical supervision towards hours required for clincial license or BCBA

- CEUs toward maintaining licensure

- Technology to assist in making your job easier

- Clinical resources throughout the country

- Scheduling flexibility for work/life balance

- Knowledgeable & experienced team members

- Excellent benefits that include but are not limited to:

• Paid time off (24 days per year, increase with years of service); Sick time (64 hours per year)

• Retirement, eM Life for Mental Health and Work/Life Programs, Service Anniversary Awards

• Free access to Payactiv , a platform to get a portion of your earned wages between pay periods

(learn more at (mydevereuxbenefits.org)

What Devereux looks for in YOU:

• Provide individual counseling and behavior support to those in your assigned programs 

• Conduct assessments/consultations/monitoring with our individuals to create a comprehensive treatment plan

• Develop and maintain plans

• Consultation on Individual Support Plans Goals/Objectives

• Collaboration with external entities such as vocational programs, Psychiatrists, Physicians, and family members

• Ability and desire to develop others through specialized orientation training for new staff in your assigned programs

Pay Rate: $22.06 - $25.15/hr dependent upon experience

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 fifteen thousand dollars annually for undergraduate and twenty five thousand annually for graduate) and student loan repayment, among other benefits! 

Learn more about the Pocono Center! 

What are current staff saying?

"My bosses were great, and working with the individuals was very rewarding. The support we gave them and to see the changes in their lives was a testimony in itself."

Devereux Advanced Behavioral Health Pocono Center provides programs and services for adults with developmental disabilities. Providing services in Monroe, Wayne, Pike, and Lackawanna counties, this position is responsible coordinating, developing, implementing, monitoring and evaluating Individual Support Plans and behavior plans.

More about the role:  Serves as an active member of the interdisciplinary team providing direction, modeling, training, and support to staff in the implementation of individual positive behavior support/restrictive plans and individual support plans.  Actively engages in assessment and treatment related to individual’s functional skills, behavioral and psychiatric needs, communication, and personal adjustment. Attends and contributes to Interdisciplinary Meetings (IDT’s) to assess individual’s needs, progress and strengths.  Provide clinical guidance, schedule clinical services, interact with treatment providers. Acts as a liaison to families and outside entities. Is responsible for the decision-making to develop and implement treatment modalities.  Provides counseling and/or behavioral services to individuals. Maintains clear and concise documentation focusing on the individuals’ social, mental and emotional status.  Supports the individual and operations thorugh crisis management, de-escalation, drop ins, accompaniment to ER for psych assessment, training/mentoring and works flexible hours for on site support.  

Keywords: Social Worker, Clinician, therapist, Behavior Analyst, LSW, BSC, BSL, BCBA, Program specialist, Behavior Specialist, IDD, intellectual disabilities, human services, ABA

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Valid Drivers License required. 

- Education: Master’s Degree in Counseling, Psychology, or related field and/or certification. Completed relevant education and training programs.

- Experience: Behavioral Interventions/Counseling and two years’ experience in working with children or individuals with developmental disabilities.  Must demonstrate appropriate Core Competencies.

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.