Senior Direct Care/MAP specialist

Center for Human Development; Chicopee (MA); On-site; USD 24,000 - 34,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Dental insurance

Health insurance

Life insurance

Flexible schedule

Paid time off

Paid holidays

Job summary

Center for Human Development (CHD) seeks a Senior Direct Care/MAP Specialist for a new Intensive Treatment Residential program located in West Springfield, MA. The role provides leadership over shifts, ensures 24/7 supervision, and delivers structured, therapeutic care aligned with youth treatment plans.

You will collaborate with LPN/RN to manage the med room, supervise staff, and coordinate daily tasks to ensure high-quality services for youths and families.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree preferred or 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

• Oversee assigned shifts to meet youth and family needs.
• Lead a group of staff and schedule/allocate shift duties.
• Collaborate with LPN and RN to manage the med room and MAP policy/regulations.
• Ensure alignment of care with youth treatment plans and program goals.
• Maintain a structured, therapeutic environment and support self-regulation skills.

Skills

MAP

CPR/First Aid

Supervision

Driver's license

Education

Bachelor's degree preferred

High School diploma with equivalent experience

Job description

Caring Together Residential Program
Chicopee, MA 01013, USA

Description

Center for Human Development (CHD), is seeking Senior Direct Care/MAP Specialist for a new Intensive Treatment Residential (ITR) program that will be located in West Springfield, MA. 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/MAP specialist 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. The Senior Direct Care/MAP specialist 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/MAP specialist 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/MAP specialist additionally works in collaboration with the LPN and RN to manager the med room in accordance to the MAP policy/regulations.

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:

Ideal candidates will need to:

• Hold Medication Administration Program (MAP).
• Hold an active CPR and First Aid certification.
• Be detail oriented and a dedicated team player.
• Have previous experience in supervisor capacity.

The pay rate is $21/hr.

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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