Help children and adults with developmental disabilities achieve their greatest potential.

Resource Team Assistant Needed!

Pay starting at $18.12/ hour plus an additional $2.50/ hour Shift Differential.

• This is a job where you can make a difference in other's lives and build a career!
  
• Full Time, flexible shift opportunities!
• Job Location: Ridgely, MD.

+ Other Benefits

• Medical insurance
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• Life insurance
• Long term and short term disability, accident, and critical illness benefits
• Flexible spending accounts; dependent care and health care
• 403(b) match
• Paid time off; 12 holidays (including your birthday) plus a generous amount of sick, vacation, and personal hours
• Tuition reimbursement
• Mileage reimbursement
• Extra pay for using your personally owned vehicle, if eligible
• Cell phone reimbursement, if eligible
• Career advancement opportunities
• Paid training
• Year round events including appreciation weeks (for Teachers, DSPs, Administration, etc.), turkey give-away, Christmas party, milestone anniversary celebrations, staff appreciation night, and much more!

+ Education and Experience

• High school diploma or GED required, Associates degree in related field, preferred.
• Must have valid drivers license and cleaning driving record.Must be able to use personal vehicle in the execution of job duties and provide required insurance documentation of personal vehicle.
• Must have at least 1 year experience working with youth and young adults with developmental disabilities.
  
• Any certifications necessary for the job will be paid for and coordinated through Benedictine

+ Key Responsibilities

• Respond to and provide interventions for any crisis events. Participate and lead team sin student crisis interventions, following student Behavior Intervention Plan (BIP).
  
• Implement and oversee any BIP follow up as needed. Provide ongoing training to residential staff on student BIPs.
• Complete "train the trainer" certificationfor the Benedictine approved behavior managementprogram.
• Monitor and observe suites; monitor and observe all general activity periods including meal times.
• Notify supervisor of an incident(s) and complete DHR Reports within expected timelines, as needed.
• Review all incident reports and participate in debriefing meetings and process.
• Train staff in the correct completion of incident reports.
• Attend new admission meetings, as required.
• Monitor protocols for use of safety equipment.
• Monitor staff use of safety equipment and maintain equipment inventories.
• Assist in eloper searches.

+ Working Conditions

Hours of work

• Full time
  • Sunday 9am-9pm and Monday thru Thursday 3pm 10pm
  • Tuesday thru Friday 3pm-10pm and Saturday 9am-9pm
  • Friday 3pm-10pm, Saturday & Sunday 9am-9pm and Monday 3pm-10pm

Overtime expectations

• Overtime is not required but is regularly available and much appreciated. Any employee can request extra hours, regardless of seniority

Work environment

• Ridgely Campus and/or Group Home Setting.

Travel requirements

• Provide transportation utilizing Benedictine fleet vehicles.

On-call responsibilities

• Not required for this position.

Benedictine is an EOE