Direct Support Professional (Residential Assistant Supervisor)

Youth Consultation Service; Hackensack (NJ); On-site; USD 21,000 - 30,000; Part time

Job summary

Youth Consultation Service is seeking a Direct Support Professional (Residential Assistant Supervisor) in Hackensack, NJ. The role is part-time and involves supervising youth in a 24-hour residential setting, coordinating with staff, case managers, clinicians, and prescribers to implement behavioral plans.

Qualifications include a high school diploma or higher and at least one year of experience with youth in behavioral group settings.

Qualifications

• High School diploma or better.
• 1 year or more working with youth in a behavioral group setting.
• Valid driver''s license.

Responsibilities

• Supervise, organize, and support recreational and/or socialization activities.
• Lead milieu staff through youth''s structured routine while collaborating with youth''s case manager, clinician, and prescriber.
• Engage and interact with youth based on behavioral intervention plans.
• Observing, documenting, and acknowledging positive behaviors.
• Perform all other duties as assigned.

Education

High School or better

Job description

Direct Support Professional (Residential Assistant Supervisor)

Job Category: Other Instructions/Direct

Requisition Number: DIREC009987

• Part-Time

Locations

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Hackensack, NJ 07601, USA

Description

Holley Child Care and Development Center is a 24-hour long-term intensive treatment residential facility for high-risk and behavioral-challenged children ages 8 -15.

Duties include but are not limited to:

• Supervise, organize, and support recreational and/or socialization activities
• Play an active role in leading the milieu staff through youth’s structured routine while collaborating with youth’s case manager, clinician, and prescriber
• Engage and interact with youth based on behavioral intervention plans
• Observing, documenting, and acknowledging positive behaviors
• Perform all other duties as assigned

Requirements:

Bachelor level degree in a related social service field (Psychology, Sociology, Education, Public Health etc.), Psychology preferred. Preference to those interested in enrolling in an MSW program, to achieve growth within the agency.

1 year or more with a high school diploma working with youth in a behavioral group setting.

Must have a valid driver's license.

Schedule: Sun-Thursday 11-7a or Tuesday-Saturday 7a-3p

Holley Center is a program of Youth Consultation Service (YCS), which is a behavioral health and social services agency that has been caring for at risk children and families since 1918 in therapeutic residences, special education schools, in-home and in-community programs throughout NJ.

YCS is An Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer

Qualifications

Education

Required

High School or better.

Experience

Required

1 year or more working with youth in a behavioral group setting.

Licenses & Certifications

Required

Drivers License

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