Behavior Support Specialist

About the role

Devereux is one of the nation's largest nonprofit organizations providing services, insight and leadership in the evolving field of behavioral healthcare. At Devereux Texas, we provide residential services to Individuals living with Autism and/or Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities. We are fast-paced, innovative, inclusive, and our goal is to change lives; by unlocking and nurturing human potential for people living with emotional, behavioral or cognitive differences.

Responsibilities

• Provide therapeutic support to individuals with behavioral issues
• Help children overcome challenges in learning, problem solving, impulse control, judgement, communication, social interaction, and adaptive functioning (activities of daily living)
• Work with individuals who vary in their abilities, including those who are non-speaking and have limited interactions and responses to others
• Change diapers and pull ups for individuals who are not toilet trained
• Address challenging behaviors including hitting, biting, kicking, scratching, and pinching
• Help children manage their emotions
• Work with children who have emotional and behavioral challenges and engage in physical aggression
• Address verbal aggression in children who utilize words to communicate
• Create individualized treatment and education plans that leverage the strengths of each child while addressing their specific behaviors and teaching them skills

Qualifications

Education:

• High School Diploma or GED required
• Bachelor or higher degree preferred
• Proficient computer skills
• Valid driver license must be maintained

Experience:

• One (1) year previous experience in a Psychiatric facility preferred
• One (1) year experience working with individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder and/or Intellectual Disabilities preferred

Schedule

Part-Time 3PM-11PM ONLY

Benefits

• Full-benefits eligibility within 30 days of hire
• Industry-leading Ascend Program that provides both tuition assistance and student loan repayment
• RBT track eligibility after 90 days of employment for those who reach internal metrics
• Growth opportunities
• On-the-job training
• Free Meals
• Collaborative Multi-Disciplinary teams
• Servant Leadership
• Home/work balance
• Supportive and professional environment
• Fast paced, ever-changing industry that offers a sense of personal satisfaction and self-fulfillment while serving as a key-member of a treatment team
• 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
• Voluntary/employee paid supplemental life and accident coverage
• Employee assistance / work-life balance program