For more than 50 years, YAI Network has provided a place of hope and opportunity for people with developmental and learning disabilities and their families. Comprising seven not-for-profit, independent health and human service agencies, YAI Network serves people of all ages throughout the New York metropolitan area, including Long Island, New Jersey and Westchester, Rockland, Orange, Sullivan, Dutchess and Ulster counties, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. One of the most comprehensive organizations of its kind, YAI Network’s more than 5,600 staff members serve 20,000 people in more than 450 community-based programs. YAI Network is recognized nationally for its conferences, training seminars and publications.
Recognized as the #1 Best Company To Work for In New York, the YAI Network is an award-winning, nationally acclaimed network of not-for-profit health and human services agencies dedicated to building brighter futures for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities of all ages and their families. We serve individuals, families, and communities in the NYC metropolitan area, Nassau, Suffolk, Westchester, Rockland, Orange, and Sullivan Counties within New York State. The most recent additions to our network include services to New Jersey and Puerto Rico. Our full range of services include early intervention, pre-school, family supports, day treatment and day habilitation programs, employment training and placement, clinical and residential services, as well as recreation and camping services.
RECENT AWARDS: Proud recipients of the following awards:
- New York State Society for Human Resource Management (NYS SHRM)
#1 Best Company to Work For in New York Award
- American Psychological Association's National Psychologically Healthy Workplace Award
Applications are now being accepted from applicants seeking part-time entry level positions in health and social services, working with senior citizens in group homes who have intellectual and developmental disabilities, and want to receive intensive training to work with the geriatric and senior population.
LOCATION: Positions are available in Westchester.
REQUIREMENTS:
* HS/GED required
* Associates or Bachelors preferred
* Gerontology or Human Services courses strongly preferred
* NYS Drivers License
* Morning, evening, and weekend shifts available: 8 am to 3 pm; 9 am to 11 pm; 3 pm to 11 pm; or 4 pm to 8 pm
For additional information about the YAI Network please visit
www.yai.org EOE
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