Children and Adolescent Skills Worker

Bobit Business Media; New York (NY); On-site; USD 42,000 - 64,000; Full time

Job summary

Saint Dominic's Family Services seeks a Children and Adolescent Skills Worker (PSR) to deliver individualized, hands-on rehabilitation services for children and youth in care. You will work within an interdisciplinary team, promoting independence, autonomy, and community integration across employment, housing, and education domains.

The role requires a flexible schedule with at least one weekend day and supports trauma-informed, culturally competent care and collaboration with licensed

Qualifications

• Ability to interact with and complete assignments sensitively to diverse populations.
• Proficient use of Microsoft Word and Excel.
• Ability to connect clients with community resources and supports.

Responsibilities

• Provide psychosocial rehabilitative services to children and youth as part of an interdisciplinary team.
• Help clients develop and apply skills in natural settings.
• Support development of skills identified in assessments or treatment plans by licensed practitioners.
• Deliver services in a trauma-informed and culturally competent manner.
• Work with clients within the context of their treatment plans and family goals.
• Foster social and interpersonal skills to restore independence and autonomy.

Skills

Cultural sensitivity

MS Word & Excel

Community resources

Travel availability

Driver's license

Education

High School Diploma

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree

Job description

Saint Dominic's Family Servicesis an Equal Opportunity Employer (Minorities/Females/Disabled/Veterans).

To read more about this, view the EEO is the Law poster.

The Children and Adolescent Skills Worker, AKA Psychosocial Rehabilitation worker (PSR), will use rehabilitation interventions individualized, collaborative, hands‑on training to build developmentally appropriate skills for child/youth in care. The intent is to promote personal independence, autonomy, and mutual supports by developing and strengthening the individual’s independent community living skills and support community integration in the domains of employment, housing, education, in both personal and community life. The services provided will restore, rehabilitate, and support a child’s/youth’s developmentally appropriate functioning as necessary for the integration of the child/youth as an active and productive member of their family and community with the goal of achieving minimal on‑going professional intervention. Applicants are required to work flexible schedule, including a minimum of one weekend day each week.

Duties & Responsibilities:

• As a valuable member of an interdisciplinary team, provide psychosocial rehabilitative services to children/youth.
• Assist the child/youth to develop and apply skills in natural settings.
• Foster and promote the development of skills identified in assessment or through the ongoing treatment of a licensed practitioner.
• Deliver services in a trauma informed, culturally and linguistically competent manner.
• Provide services to children/youth within the context of each child’s treatment plan.
• Provide child/youth with social and interpersonal skills with the goal to restore, rehabilitate, and support.
• Establish support networks, build and enhance personal relationships for child/youth.
• Develop coping strategies and effective functioning in the individual’s social environment, including home, work, and school locations.
• Support the effect of the child’s diagnosis and reestablish daily functioning skills and personal autonomy skills including but not limited to learning self‑care, developing personal interests, managing medication and treatments, learning about community resources, and good health routines.
• Assist the individual with generalizing coping strategies and social interpersonal skills in a community setting.
• Assist individual with effectively responding to or avoiding identified pre cursors or triggers which may result in functional impairments.
• Provide training on social etiquette and develop self‑regulatory skills including anger management.
• Required to work flexible schedule, including a minimum of one weekend day each week.

Education & Experience

• High School Diploma required. High school equivalency preferred, or a State Education Commencement Credential with a minimum of two (2) years’ experience in children’s mental health, addiction and/or foster care OR
• Bachelor’s degree in social work, psychology, or in related human services; OR
• Master’s degree in social work psychology or in related human services

Skills, Knowledge & Abilities:

• Ability to interact with and complete assignments in a manner sensitive to the service population’s cultural and socioeconomic characteristics
• Ability to understand and use Micro-soft word and Excel
• Ability to interact with community resources
• Ability to travel within the community
• Positions in Lower Hudson Valley require a valid, non‑restricted, driver’s license and ability to drive.

Physical Requirements:

Must be able to sit or stand for long periods of time. Must be able to lift at least 10 pounds. Must be able to use a computer, type, telephone and other office equipment.