Direct Support Professional I - Childrens Congregate Care

Seven Hills Foundation; South Grafton Street (MA); Sur place; USD 22 000 - 33 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Health Insurance

Retirement Plan

Student Loan Assistance

Tuition Assistance

Home Mortgage Initiative

Paid Time Off

Holidays

Résumé du poste

Seven Hills Foundation is seeking a Direct Support Professional I (DSP I) for Children's Congregate Care. You will provide direct care and supervision to youth in our 24/7 acute and congregate residential programs, working with a multidisciplinary team under a Shift Supervisor.

You help create a safe, structured, and therapeutic environment that supports emotional growth, stability, and positive behavioral change for children and adolescents with complex needs.

Qualifications

• Provide direct care and supervision to youth in 24/7 acute and congregate residential programs.
• Maintain safety and therapeutic boundaries within a multidisciplinary team.
• Use CPI crisis prevention strategies and document care and incidents.

Responsabilités

• Ensure safety, supervision and well-being of youth through active engagement and therapeutic interaction.
• Monitor treatment milieu, identify safety risks, escalate concerns to supervisors.
• Support development of therapeutic milieu promoting social growth, emotional expression and self-regulation.
• Establish professional boundaries including confidentiality and HIPAA compliance.
• Participate in daily upkeep, chores, meal preparation, and safety checks.
• Accurately document client care (shift notes, logs, medication records, incident reports).
• Maintain awareness of individual treatment plans and safety plans.
• Utilize CPI de-escalation strategies and apply interventions only when necessary.
• Maintain required certifications and comply with program policies.
• Be a reliable team member, trauma-informed and culturally responsive.

Connaissances

Direct care

Youth supervision

CPI training

Documentation

Team collaboration

Description du poste

Pay: $20hr

Schedule: Thursday, Friday & Sunday (2pm-10pm) and Saturday (8a-10p) for a total of 40hrs

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 through Blue Cross Blue Shield, with generous company contribution.
• Enhanced Retirement Plan: 25% - 33% Employer match based on tenure.
• Student Loan Assistance: Consolidation, counseling, & limited employer contribution!
• Discounted Tuition with College & University Partnerships!
• Tuition Assistance: Reimbursed or prepaid college coursework!
• Home Mortgage Initiative: Favorable down payment (3-5%), reduced closing costs co-paid by Seven Hills!

Work-Life Balance

• Generous Accrued Paid Vacation: 3 weeks in your first year!
• Vacation Cash-Out Option
• 3 Paid Personal Days
• 11 Paid Holidays
• Accrued Paid Sick Time

Benefits For Part-time Employees

• Accrued Paid 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.