Children Services Worker

Department of Administrative Services - State of Connecticut
Any Location, CT
Category Human Resources
Job Description
The State of Connecticut Department of Children and Families (DCF) is recruiting qualified applicants to join their team as a Children Services Worker at the Albert J. Solnit Children's Center in East Windsor, CT. The role involves performing basic counseling and custodial activities for residents, including counseling, advising, and teaching residents self-support skills.

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.
  • 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.
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