Children Services Worker

Introduction

Do you have a passion for helping children? If so, we invite you to take this opportunity to join our team! The State of Connecticut, Department of Children and Families (DCF) – Albert J. Solnit Children’s Center
- Hospital – North Campus is currently accepting applications for multiple Children Services Worker opportunities located in either East Windsor, CT. We are recruiting for full-time and part-time positions for 1st shift, 2nd shift, 3rd shift and weekend shifts. You will be asked to specify which shifts you are applying for when you submit your application. We are seeking compassionate, dedicated, and resilient individuals to join the team at the Albert J.

Solnit Children's Center as a Children Services Worker. We are committed to treating every child, adolescent, and team member with dignity and respect. Our trauma-informed, culturally responsive, and gender-sensitive therapeutic environment fosters healing, growth, and positive outcomes for youth with complex behavioral health needs. As a valued member of an interdisciplinary treatment team, you will play a vital role in implementing individualized treatment plans, supporting residents' daily living and emotional well-being, teaching essential life skills, and maintaining a safe, structured therapeutic milieu.

This rewarding position offers the opportunity to make a lasting difference by helping youth build the skills, confidence, and stability they need to achieve successful futures while working alongside professionals who are dedicated to excellence in care.

• New hires to the classification of Children Services Worker shall be paid an hourly rate of $30.40 (FJ18)
• Upon successful completion of the working test period, effective the payroll period following, the Employee shall be compensated at an hourly rate of $31.93 (FK18)

Employees who have previously completed a working test period in a 1199-covered direct-care position shall not be subject to this reduced training rate upon transfer or promotion.

• Full-time or Part-time | 40 hours or 32 hours per week
• 1st, 2nd, 3rd and Weekend Shifts
• 1st Shift | 7:00 am – 3:30 pm
• 2nd Shift | 2:45 pm – 11:15 pm
• 3rd Shift | 11:10 pm – 7:10 pm
• Specific days to be determined

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

In a state childcare facility or program this class is accountable for performing a full range of basic counseling and custodial activities for residents.

• 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.;
• Dispenses rewards to residents as a result of behavior;
• Oversees recreational activities for residents;
• Writes reports of significant events in unit such as runaways and accidents;
• Checks temperatures of residents and dispenses selected medications;
• Records daily activities in log book;
• Escorts residents to destinations on and off grounds, to and from meals, class, infirmary, court, placements, etc;
• Disciplines children who are acting out and follows up with appropriate action;
• Attends staff meetings and training sessions to improve treatment and therapy skills;
• Performs related duties as required.

Knowledge of

• human behavior and emotions;
• behaviors characteristic of clients with emotional and/or behavioral disorders;
• proper procedures in threatening or emergency situations;

Considerable interpersonal skills;

Ability to

• foster self-worth and self-identity in clients;
• counsel and motivate clients in coping with problems and setting…