Residential Youth Support Specialist

NYS Office of Children and Family Services; Town of Lansing (NY); On-site; USD 42,000 - 54,000; Full time

Job summary

The NYS Office of Children and Family Services seeks Youth Support Assistants to help maintain security across secure, limited secure and residential programs. Duties include monitoring movement, perimeter checks, camera surveillance, and conducting vehicle and visitor checks.

Minimum qualifications require one year of full-time youth care experience or a high school diploma. Applicants must complete training, possess a NYS driver’s license, and be willing to shift, weekend, holiday, and

Qualifications

• One year of full-time experience in care and programming of youth ages 6-21; OR
• Possession of a high school or equivalency diploma.
• Satisfactory completion of probation period including Basic Academy Training and ongoing restraint training.

Responsibilities

• Maintain facility security.
• Key control.
• Perimeter inspections.
• Vehicle and visitor checks for contraband.
• Camera surveillance of facility.
• Monitor movement throughout the facility.
• Attend restraint techniques training twice a year (four hours each).
• Additional duties discussed during the interview.

Skills

Direct-care experience

Driver's license

Education

High school diploma

Job description

The NYS Office of Children and Family Services seeks Youth Support Assistants to help maintain security across secure, limited secure and residential programs. Duties include monitoring movement, perimeter checks, camera surveillance, and conducting vehicle and visitor checks.

Minimum qualifications require one year of full-time youth care experience or a high school diploma. Applicants must complete training, possess a NYS driver’s license, and be willing to shift, weekend, holiday, and