Direct Support Professional

Overview:

 

Sign-on Bonus/Employee Referral Bonus: $250

Hourly Pay Rate: $17.00 to $19.00 per hour

 

Sunrise Residential Treatment Center in southern Utah is hiring Behavioral Health Associates to support adolescent boys and girls (ages 12–17). In this role, you’ll provide hands‑on support with daily routines, emotional regulation, life skills, safety, and structured programming, while working alongside therapists and nurses to ensure treatment goals are met. Our program offers a safe, home‑like environment where teens and families engage in relational, experiential, and evidence‑based care focused on trauma, emotional regulation, and family systems.

 

Responsibilities:

• Daily routines: Support students in following structured schedules and activities with encouragement and accountability.

• Crisis intervention: Use verbal de‑escalation techniques to manage emotional or behavioral escalations; apply approved physical interventions (holds/restraints) when clinically necessary to ensure safety. 

• Crisis prevention: Apply proactive strategies to reduce risk and provide crisis management when necessary.

• Treatment alignment: Ensure student progress aligns with individualized treatment plans developed by therapists.
• Positive modeling: Model constructive behaviors and attitudes, reinforcing a healthy environment for clients.
• Documentation: Maintain consistent, thorough records of client interactions, incidents, and progress.
• Team engagement: Participate in staff and house bonding activities to foster teamwork and community cohesion.
• Housekeeping tasks: Perform light daily tasks to maintain a clean, organized living space.

Qualifications:

What we are looking for:

• Behavioral Health, Healthcare, or Crisis Response Experience: Experience working with adolescents, individuals with behavioral health needs, or vulnerable populations is preferred. Candidates with backgrounds as EMTs, AEMTs, Paramedics, Direct Support Professionals, Behavioral Health Technicians, CNAs, Medical Assistants, First Responders, Residential Counselors, Fire/Rescue personnel, Military service members, or other healthcare, human services, and crisis-response professionals are strongly encouraged to apply.
• Transferable Experience Welcome: We value candidates who remain calm under pressure, respond effectively in crisis situations, build trust with others, and maintain professional boundaries. If you have experience in emergency medical services (EMS), healthcare, public safety, military service, education, social services, or other helping professions, we encourage you to apply.

Required:

• 21+ years of age or older
• High School diploma or equivalent
• Able to pass pre-employment drug screen
• Able to pass criminal investigation background check
• Current driver's license
• Ability to learn CPR and First-Aid.

Benefits:

• Paid Mastery Program: Access to a 2-year structured training program offering an incremental pay increase as you complete each tier. 
• Medical, Dental & Vision Insurance – Multiple plan options including PPO and HDHPs with HSA eligibility and company contributions.
• Paid Parental Leave – Up to 6 weeks fully paid for exempt employees and 4 weeks for non-exempt.
• Life & Disability Coverage – Company-paid life, AD&D, and long-term disability; voluntary life and optional short-term disability available.
• 401(k) with Company Match – Retirement savings with matching contributions after eligibility period.
• PTO & Holidays – Competitive PTO accrual plans and paid holidays throughout the year.
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP) – Free, confidential support for life’s challenges.

Sunrise is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. We are committed to enriching the therapeutic and healing experience we offer through the diversity of our employees and community. We actively seek to recruit and support a broadly diverse staff who contribute to our excellence, diversity of viewpoints and experiences, and relevance in a global society.

Sunrise does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, veteran status, or any other protected status under applicable laws.

 

Accommodations are available for applicants with disabilities.