Direct Support Professional (Residential Assistant Supervisor)

Youth Consultation Service Inc

Hackensack, NJ
8 days ago

Highlights

Holley Center 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. Holley Child Care and Development Center is a 24-hour long-term intensive treatment residential facility for high-risk and behavioral-challenged children ages 8 -15.

Numbers & Facts

Location	Hackensack, NJ
Industry	Healthcare Services
Company Size	1,000 to 1,499 employees
Year Founded	1918
Website	http://ww.ycs.org/

Description

Holley Child Care and Development Center is a 24-hour long-term intensive treatment residential facility for high-risk and behavioral-challenged children ages 8 -15.

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.

1 year or more with a high school diploma working with youth in a behavioral group setting.

Must have a valid drivers license.

Schedule: Sun-Thursday 11-7a or Tuesday-Saturday 7a-3p

YCS is An Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer

About Company

Each day YCS provides services to thousands of New Jersey families who have children, birth – adulthood, with special needs. Some of the children at our group homes are separated from their loved ones and have been affected by trauma, others are affected by intellectual and developmental disabilities that adversely affect their behavior. Many families receive the intensive in-home and community support that enables their families to stay together. Whatever the need, the caring YCS staff is prepared to offer individualized educational, mental health and/or behavioral health programming. With your support, we can help every individual find hope, and cultivate strength and resilience for a brighter future.