Behavioral Support Specialist-Monday-Friday 4pm -12am -Madison

Attic Correctional Services; Madison (WI); On-site; USD 25,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

ATTIC Correctional Services, Inc. in Madison, Wisconsin, seeks an entry-level security staff member to join our residential treatment operations. You will supervise clients, monitor activities, and help maintain safe, orderly facilities during evening shifts.

Responsibilities include keeping accurate records, performing facility checks, and supporting program staff while upholding professional boundaries and confidentiality. High school diploma required; some related experience preferred.

Qualifications

• Some college preferred. High school diploma or equivalent required.
• 1 year experience and/or education relating to corrections, community based residential facilities (CBRF), criminal justice, human services, psychology, sociology, security, social service, mental health, behavioral health, or law enforcement preferred.
• Excellent interpersonal skills and demonstrated ability to work well with individuals of diverse backgrounds.
• Ability to interact with staff, clients, and agents in an effective manner while maintaining professional boundaries.
• Ability to maintain the utmost confidentiality of all agency information.
• Strong decision making abilities and able to work independently.
• Knowledge of nutrition and sanitation.
• Experience in record-keeping

Responsibilities

• Provide security and supervision to clients.
• Monitor client whereabouts
• Monitor client behavior
• Maintain required paperwork, progress notes, daily logs, incident reports
• Conduct facility checks and assign client activities
• Supervise client meal preparation & household chores

Skills

Client supervision

Record keeping

Interpersonal skills

Communication

Education

High School Diploma

Some college preferred

Job description

Job Details

Job DetailsLevel: EntryJob Location: Madison - Madison, WI 53704Position Type: Full TimeEducation Level: High SchoolSalary Range: $22.00 - $22.00Travel Percentage: NoneJob Shift: 4 pm - 12 amJob Category: Criminal Justice

About Us

ATTIC stands for "Alternatives to Traditional Incarceration of Citizens." We are a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization dedicated to developing interventions that enable individuals to avoid unnecessary levels of incarceration, enhance community safety and provide a setting that facilitates treatment and the reduction of recidivism. We operate residential and other correctional programs throughout Wisconsin that provide case management, counseling and treatment groups, vocational training and high-risk client monitoring and supervision. Join us in shaping the future while being a part of a diverse and vibrant team.

Facility/Department summary:

Residential Treatment Centers for Correctional Clients operate 24 hours per day with on-duty staff for our clients. Staff monitor client behaviors and whereabouts in the community and enforce program rules and accountability. Substance abuse counseling, cognitive-based programming and correctional case management are provided in an intensive setting. Clients can be granted gradual re-entry into the community based on earned privileges. All service components of our Residential Treatment Centers emphasize trauma-informed care and employ an individualized approach to each client

Hours/schedule

40 hrs./wk. Monday- Friday 12am - 8am. Eligible for all company benefits.

Duties include, but are not limited to:

• Provide security and supervision to clients.
• Monitor client whereabouts
• Monitor client behavior
• Maintain required paperwork, progress notes, daily logs, incident reports
• Conduct facility checks and assign client activities
• Supervise client meal preparation & household chores

Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF)

• By being employed with ACS, which is a non-profit agency, you can be eligible for loan forgiveness under the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program.
• Loans are eligible to be forgiven after 10 years of on-time and consistent payments through the income-based re-payment plan.

Qualifications.Education & Work Experience

• Some college preferred. High school diploma or equivalent required.
• 1 years experience and/or education relating to corrections, community based residential facilities (CBRF), criminal justice, human services, psychology, sociology, security, social service, mental health, behavioral health, or law enforcement preferred.
• Excellent interpersonal skills and demonstrated ability to work well with individuals of diverse backgrounds.
• Ability to interact with staff, clients, and agents in an effective manner while maintaining professional boundaries.
• Ability to maintain the utmost confidentiality of all agency information.
• Strong decision making abilities and able to work independently.
• Knowledge of nutrition and sanitation.
• Experience in record-keeping.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:

• Excellent interpersonal skills and demonstrated ability to work well with individuals of diverse backgrounds.
• Ability to interact with staff, clients, and agents in an effective manner while maintaining professional boundaries.
• Ability to maintain the utmost confidentiality of all agency information.
• Strong decision making abilities and able to work independently.
• Knowledge of nutrition and sanitation.
• Experience in record-keeping

Equal Opportunity Employer/Affirmative Action

ATTIC Correctional Services, Inc. is in compliance with applicable state and federal statutes and regulations relating to nondiscrimination in employment and service delivery. No otherwise qualified person shall be excluded from employment, be denied the benefits of employment or otherwise be subject to discrimination in employment in any manner on the basis of age, race, religion, color, sex, national origin or ancestry, disability or association with a person with a disability, arrest or conviction record, sexual orientation, marital status or pregnancy, political belief, or affiliation, military participation, or use or non use of lawful products off the employer’s premises during working hours. All employees are expected to support goals and programmatic activities relating to nondiscrimination in employment. No otherwise qualified applicant for service or service participant shall be excluded from participation, be denied benefits, or otherwise be subject to discrimination in any manner on the basis of race, color, national origin or ancestry, age, sex, disability or association with a person with a disability. Under the Food Stamp Act and USDA policy, discrimination is prohibited also on the basis of religion, political beliefs or affiliation. This policy covers eligibility for the access to service delivery, and treatment in all of our programs and activities.