Safety Team Member

Vanderheyden Hall Inc.; Wynantskill (NY); On-site; USD 23,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

Vanderheyden Hall Inc. in Wynantskill, NY is seeking staff to assist students and staff in crisis situations to keep the educational program safe and orderly.

The role emphasizes monitoring, behavior plans, communication with education staff, and participation in daily routines, with a starting pay of $20 per hour and a commitment to trauma-informed practices.

Qualifications

• HS Diploma or GED required.
• Ability to manage time and workload effectively.
• Ability to communicate effectively, orally and in writing.
• Maintains up-to-date certification in TCI.

Responsibilities

• Maintain awareness of treatment plans and safety plans for students.
• Communicate with education staff and agency staff to provide feedback on management issues.
• Attend staff meetings and in-service training as required.
• Assist in arrival and dismissal procedures in residential and day programs.
• Monitor classroom transactions and student movement in halls, bathrooms, and cafeteria.
• Supervise students during transitions between classes.
• Follow and support all guidelines in the Student Handbook and Code of Conduct.
• Provide crisis assistance to school staff as needed.
• Assist activities improving students' development across multiple domains.
• Develop supportive relationships with students and reinforce program expectations.
• Contribute to education-based projects and activities.

Skills

Problem-solving

Time management

Communication skills

TCI certification

Education

HS Diploma or GED

Job description

Position Summary

Responsible for assisting individual students and staff in crisis situations so that the educational program is safe and orderly.

Primary Duties & Essential Functions

• Maintain awareness of current treatment plans for students (IEP, BSP), personalized behavior plans, and individual staff limitations and students' safety plans, if applicable.
• Communicate effectively with education staff and other agency staff as needed to provide feedback on management issues.
• Attend staff meetings and in-service training as required by supervisor.
• Assist in residential and day program arrival and dismissal procedures.

• Monitor classroom transactions as well as time in hallways, bathroom, and cafeteria.
• Supervision of students when transitioning between classes.
• Follow and support all guidelines in the Student Handbook and Code of Conduct.
• Provide crisis assistance to school staff as needed.
• Assist and participate in activities which improve the physical, social, emotional, and intellectual development of students.
• Develop supportive and nurturing relationships with students while consistently reinforcing program expectations.
• Contribute to or participate in education-based projects and activities.
• As this list of duties and responsibilities is not intended to be all-inclusive, other tasks and responsibilities may be assigned from time to time as business needs require.

Required Education, Knowledge and Skills

• HS Diploma or GED.

• At least one year of experience with at-risk youth and/or youth with special education needs preferred.
• Ability to manage time and workload effectively.
• Maintains up-to-date certification in TCI.
• Problem-solving skills.
• Ability to communicate effectively, orally and in writing.
• An equivalent combination of education, experience, knowledge, skills, abilities.

Pay

$20/hr

Vanderheyden is committed to the Sanctuary Model - a blueprint for clinical and organizational change which, at its core, promotes safety and recovery from adversity through the active creation of a trauma-informed community. The Sanctuary Model's focus is not only on the people who seek services, but equally on the people and systems that provide those services.

Vanderheyden Hall Inc., as an Equal Opportunity Employer, does not discriminate in its hiring or employment practices on the basis of gender, race or ethnicity, color, national origin, religion, age, disability, military or marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, prior arrest or conviction record or any other category protected by applicable federal, state or local laws.