Direct Support Professional (Residential Assistant Part Time)
Fisher Hall is a group residence home for high risk boys & girls ages 5 -13 with challenges and mental health disorders.
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.
High school diploma requires 3 years or more experience working with youth in a behavioral group setting.
Must have a valid driver's license.
Schedule: Weekday or Weekends Part time or On-Call Shift
Fisher Hall 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.
YCS is An Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer