Direct Support Professional (Residential Assistant)
Youth Consultation Service (YCS)
Location
Gloucester Township, New Jersey
Quick overview
Responsibilities
include supervising, organizing, and supporting recreational and socialization activities for young men in a transitional residential facility. Staff must actively lead the milieu routine while collaborating with case managers and clinicians, and engage youth based on behavioral intervention plans.
Requirements summary
A Bachelor's degree in a related social service field such as Psychology, Sociology, or Education is required, with Psychology being preferred. Candidates must possess three or more years of experience working with youth in a behavioral or group setting and hold a valid driver's license.
Job description
Sicklerville PCH is a transitional residential facility for young men ages 17-21.
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
- Maintain a clean, safe environment
- 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.
3 years or more experience working with youth in a behavioral or group setting.
Must have a valid driver's license.
Schedule: Weekdays or Weekends Full time/Part time or On-Call Shifts
Sicklerville PCH 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.
