Children Services Worker

You would be entrusted to perform a full range of basic counseling and custodial activities for residents. Along with other duties as needed, we would have you: Counsel and advise residents individually on such matters as purpose of institutionalization, problems, progress in unit and placement plans. Participate in maintaining a therapeutic milieu by meeting psychological and physical needs of residents. Oversees daily living activities to ensure proper care of residents. Teaches residents in unit self-support skills such as basic money management, daily living habits, hygiene, etc.

What You Will Do

Counsels and advises residents individually on such matters as purpose of institutionalization, problems, progress in unit and placement plans. Participates in maintaining a therapeutic milieu by meeting psychological and physical needs of residents. Oversees daily living activities to ensure proper care of residents. Teaches residents in unit self-support skills such as basic money management, daily living habits, hygiene, etc.

Why It Might Be a Fit

Experience working in congregate care treatment programs. Experience working in a psychiatric/behavioral health, medical or hospital setting. Experience working as a member of an interdisciplinary treatment team. Experience with documenting significant events, critical incidents, and/or interventions. Experience with escorting residents to destinations on and off grounds. Experience advocating and teaching self-support skills to youth, reinforcing positive behaviors, and/or applying therapeutic interventions.

Requirements

• Two (2) years of paraprofessional experience in an applied treatment program for emotionally disturbed, delinquent, behaviorally disordered, educationally deficient or intellectually disabled children or youth.
• An Associate's degree in the health, human services or mental health areas may be substituted for the General Experience.
• Thirty (30) college credits in a course of study leading to a Bachelor's degree in the behavioral sciences may be substituted for one (1) year of the General Experience.

Benefits

• Professional growth and paid professional development opportunities.
• A healthy work-life balance to all employees.
• State of Connecticut is an eligible Public Service Loan Forgiveness employer, meaning you may be eligible to have qualifying student loan forgiveness after 10 years of service.