Senior Direct Care

Center for Human Development; Chicopee (MA); On-site; USD 23,866 - 33,992; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Dental insurance

Health insurance

Life insurance

Flexible schedule

Paid time off

Earned vacation time

Paid holidays

Job summary

A community-oriented human services organization is seeking a Senior Direct Care professional for an Intensive Treatment Residential program. This role involves overseeing shifts, maintaining a therapeutic environment for youth, and ensuring effective delivery of behavioral health treatment. The ideal candidate has experience working with youth and families, holds a valid driver’s license, and is detail-oriented. The position offers a competitive pay rate of $21/hr and a comprehensive benefits package.

Qualifications

• Experience working with the population served.
• Bachelor's Degree preferred or a High School diploma with equivalent experience.
• Driver's license required.
• Have a legally registered & insured car for work use.
• Experience working with youth and their families.
• Experience in community child welfare and mental health programming.

Responsibilities

• Assist program leadership with oversight of assigned shifts.
• Maintain a structured and therapeutic environment for youth.
• Ensure overall delivery of behavioral health treatment aligns with youth's treatment plans.
• Schedule and control daily shift responsibilities.

Job description

Grove Street Caring Together Residential Program 340 Grove Street Chicopee, MA 01013 USA

Center for Human Development (CHD), is seeking Senior Direct Care professionals for a new Intensive Treatment Residential (ITR) program that will be located in West Springfield, MA. The program is slated to open in November of 2025. This program provides long term support for male adolescents (5-13 years of age). In this program, the population served will receive housing, therapeutic, emotional, and educational support with a goal to develop healthy and fulfilling relationships that will solidify skills and apply them to real world settings.

Your role as Senior Direct Care:

The Senior Direct Care assists program leadership with the oversight of their assigned shifts to meet the needs of the youth and their families. The behavioral health profiles/histories of the youth being referred to the congregate care settings are complex and require 24/7 supervision. Therefore, the Senior Direct Care assists in maintaining a structured and therapeutic environment that builds on the youth’s strengths to build self-regulation skills; responds to the daily care and treatment needs of all youth in a manner that is respectful of and responsive to diversity across all human characteristics. The Senior Direct Care will assist in ensuring that the overall delivery of behavioral health treatment is in line with the youth’s treatment plans and effective at all times. They will ensure that the maximum integration of CHD services are being carried out efficiently and effectively. The Senior Direct Care staff works within the Agency's team model, establishing open communication, support and accountability among program staff.

The Senior Direct Care staff functions in a lead capacity for a group of staff and must be able to schedule and control the daily shift responsibilities. This entails the Senior Direct Care Staff delegating shift duties to teammates for the shift and ensuring there is follow-through for tasks completion.

Requirements:

• Experience working with the population served.
• Bachelor's Degree preferred or a High School diploma with equivalent experience.
• Driver's license required.
• Have a legally registered & insured car for work use.
• Experience working with youth and their families.
• Experience in community child welfare and mental health programming.

Success Factors:

• Hold Medication Administration Program (MAP). (or complete required training within 3 months of hire).
• Hold an active CPR and First Aid certification. (or complete required training within 60 days of hire).
• Be detail oriented and a dedicated team player.
• Have previous experience in supervisor capacity.

The pay rate is $21/hr.

Currently have 1 st and 2 nd shift opening for this role – act fast!

Take advantage of a phenomenal benefit package that includes Dental, Health and Life insurance, a flexible schedule, paid time off, earned vacation time and paid holidays just to name a few.

At Center for Human Development, CHD, Care Finds A Way

The Center for Human Development (CHD) provides a broad range of high quality, community-oriented human services dedicated to promoting, enhancing, and protecting the dignity and welfare of people in need. At CHD we are celebrating differences, inclusion is not just a policy- it is a daily practice. Multicultural, multilingual, and fluent in sign language, CHD is a reflection of those we serve.

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