Vocational Specialist
Devereux Advanced Behavioral Health - Red Hook, NY
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Are you interested in making a positive difference in the lives of children and adults with developmental disabilities? If you answered YES, then consider joining our Devereux Advanced Behavioral Health team!We are currently offering a $3,000 SIGN ON BONUS to brand new full time employees working over 37.5 hours per week or a $1,500 SIGN ON BONUS for part time employees working 20 or more hours per week.Being a Vocational Specialist has its AdvantagesAs a Vocational Specialist at Devereux, you will work with other dedicated professionals who share your passion for helping individuals in need. We offer: An opportunity to act as a role model and help adolescents develop the skills necessary for development. Experience being out and about in the school or community: on or off campus jobs, cooking, greenhouse/gardening, etc.Paid orientationOver 5 weeks of paid time off your first yearQuality Low-Cost Benefits, plus student loan debt assistance and 30-day benefit eligibility waiting period for new hires! qualify, we require:EDUCATION: High School Diploma/GED required. Associates Degree preferred. Will consider candidates working toward degree.EXPERIENCE: One year experience with job coaching and working with developmentally disabled clients preferred. Must have experience with cooking, baking, housekeeping/cleaning, and greenhouse/gardening.PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS: Free of dependency or abuse of illegal or illicit drugs, alcohol, inhalants, or other chemical or controlled substances. Significant, prolonged, and frequent amounts of walking, standing, sitting, stooping, bending, and lifting of 50 lbs. or more is required. Using standard crisis intervention procedures, must be able to single handedly effect the initial restraint of children and adolescents weighing between 75 and 150 lbs.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.
Created: 2024-09-27