Direct Support Professional I - Childrens Congregate Care

Seven Hills Foundation; Oakland Heights (MA); On-site; USD 23,000 - 32,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Insurance

Retirement Plan

Student Loan Assistance

Tuition Assistance

Home Mortgage Initiative

Paid Vacation and Holidays

Sick Time

Job summary

Seven Hills Foundation in Worcester, MA seeks a Direct Support Professional I for Children's Congregate Care. The role provides direct care and supervision to youth in 24/7 residential settings, working with a multidisciplinary team to ensure a safe, structured, and therapeutic environment.

Responsibilities include maintaining safety, documenting care, and supporting emotional growth and behavior change, with shifts including weekends and evenings.

Qualifications

• High school diploma/GED/HiSET required
• Standard driver's license – class C or class D
• 1 – 3 years of related experience

Responsibilities

• Ensure the safety, supervision, and well-being of youth through active engagement and therapeutic interaction.
• Monitor the treatment milieu, identify safety risks, and take appropriate corrective action, escalating concerns to supervisory staff as needed.
• Support the development of a therapeutic milieu that promotes social growth and healthy peer relationships, emotional expression, and self-regulation.
• Establish professional boundaries, including confidentiality and HIPAA compliance, and maintain professional interactions with coworkers, caregivers, providers and visitors.
• Participate in daily upkeep and cleanliness of the program, assist youth with chores, laundry, and meal preparation, and conduct room and safety checks.
• Accurately document client care, including shift notes, logs, rehabilitation documentation, medication administrations, and incident reports.
• Maintain awareness of treatment plans, safety plans, and specialized programming; use CPI de-escalation strategies when necessary and authorized.

Job description

Job Details

Job Location: Worcester, MA 01604

Position Type: Regular Full-Time

Education Level: High School Diploma/GED/HiSET

Salary Range: $20.00 - $20.00 Hourly

Job Shift: Mixed Shifts (Weekends &or Weekdays)

Job Category: DSP & DSP Supervisors

Direct Support Professional I - Childrens Congregate Care

Pay: $20hr

Schedule: Wednesday-Friday 3p-11p, Saturday 7a-11p

The Direct Support Professional I (DSP I) - Children's Congregate Care provides direct care and supervision to youth in Seven Hills' 24/7 acute and congregate residential care programs. Working as part of a multidisciplinary team and under the direction of a Shift Supervisor, the DSP I helps create and maintain a safe, structured, and therapeutic environment that supports emotional growth, stability, and positive behavioral change for children and adolescents with complex needs.

This position is considered an essential role and may require working beyond scheduled shifts or reporting during declared states of emergency to maintain required staffing ratios.

Benefits for Full-time employees:

• Health Insurance:Offered throughBlue Cross Blue Shield, with generous company contribution.
• Enhanced Retirement Plan:25% - 33% Employer matchbased on tenure.
• Student Loan Assistance:Consolidation, counseling, & limited employer contribution!
• Discounted Tuition with College & University Partnerships!
• TuitionAssistance:Reimbursed or prepaidcollege coursework!
• Home Mortgage Initiative:Favorabledown payment(3-5%), reduced closing costs co-paid by Seven Hills!

Work-Life Balance:

• Generous AccruedPaidVacation:3 weeksin your first year!
• VacationCash-Out Option
• 3PaidPersonal Days
• 11PaidHolidays
• AccruedPaidSick Time

Benefits for Part-time Employees:

• AccruedPaid Sick Time
• Enhanced Retirement Plan:25% - 33% Employer match (Minimum of 20 worked hours per week)
• Student Loan Assistance:Consolidation and free debt counseling!
• Personal PTO - (Minimum 20 hour regular part-time schedule - does not apply to per diem)

This role offers the opportunity to make a meaningful impact in the lives of youth while working within a supportive team environment committed to safety, growth, and quality care.

What You'll Do:

• Ensure the safety, supervision, and well-being of youth through active engagement and therapeutic interaction.
• Monitor the treatment milieu, identify safety risks, and take appropriate corrective action, escalating concerns to supervisory staff as needed.
• Support the development of a therapeutic milieu that promotes:
  • Social growth and healthy peer relationships
  • Emotional expression and self-regulation
  • Positive behavior and improved daily functioning
• Establish and maintain appropriate professional boundaries, including:
  • Physical, emotional, and logistical boundaries
  • Confidentiality and HIPAA compliance
  • Professional interactions with coworkers, caregivers, providers, and visitors
• Participate in the daily upkeep and cleanliness of the program, including:
  • Supporting youth with chores, laundry, and meal preparation
  • Conducting room and safety checks
• Accurately document client care, including:
  • Shift notes, logs, and rehabilitation documentation (as required by program)
  • Medication administration records
  • Incident reports and safety documentation
• Maintain awareness of individual treatment plans, safety plans, and specialized programming.
• Utilize crisis prevention and de-escalation strategies consistent with agency policy (CPI), using physical interventions only when necessary and authorized.
• Maintain required certifications and comply with all program and agency policies.
• Act as a reliable and collaborative team member, arriving prepared, communicating effectively, and approaching care from a trauma-informed, strengths-based, and culturally responsive perspective.

Qualifications

• High school diploma/GED/HiSET required
• Standard driver's license – class C or class D
• 1 – 3 years of related experience