Direct Care Staff

Fall River Deaconess Home Fall River Deaconess Home
- Fall River, Massachusetts Open in Google Maps

Job : 5887301

Final date to receive applications: Posted until filled

Posted: Aug 14, 2026 12:00 AM (UTC)

Starting Date: Immediately

Benefits

• Generous contributions to medical coverage, including deductible payments
• Comprehensive dental insurance
• Optional vision plans
• Paid vacation and sick time
• Life insurance
• Tuition assistance after one year of employment
• Employee support program
• Annual health insurance gym membership/weight loss reimbursement
• Discounted membership at Healthtrax Fitness and Wellness Center
• 403b retirement plan with employer base contribution plus matching
• Monthly staff appreciation recognition

Schedule:

• Wednesday 9am – 10pm
• Thursday 3pm – 10pm
• Friday 3pm – 10pm
• Saturday 9am – 10pm

• High School Diploma or equivalent required.
• Experience in relevant organization.
• Valid driver’s license.
• Proven oral and written communication skills.
• Mature, assertive, and organized.
• Ability to multi-task.
• Ability to work effectively with clients and colleagues, respecting diversity and confidentiality.

This position requires commitment to the youth and families served and seeks individuals willing to work as a team. Direct Care staff provide day to day care and supervision of the youth in the program, with an emphasis on teaching skills that will empower youth and families to develop social, emotional, academic and life skills to engage successfully in the community.

The successful candidate will:

• Provide primary support and supervision to youth
• Organize, facilitate and participate in recreational activities with youth
• Assist youth with daily living, social, work readiness and recreational life skills
• Complete daily programmatic paperwork, including treatment service notes
• Attend mandatory trainings
• Utilize and implement behavior support techniques
• Model healthy boundaries and social skills within the program milieu
• Provide a safe and nurturing environment for youth
• Verbal and written communication with all members of the Deaconess team

The Fall River Deaconess Home is a private, non-profit, community-based agency serving youth and their families with a comprehensive continuum of residential, educational, clinical, medical, and supportive services. Our agency provides services in a trauma-informed environment designed to create a therapeutic environment to enrich the lives of youth from Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Vermont.

The Fall River Deaconess Home is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE).

Confirmation of employment at Deaconess Home is contingent upon satisfactory completion of background checks, including CORI (Criminal Offenders Record Information), and DCF 51B Background Record Check (Child Abuse and Neglect).
Position Type: Full-time

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Supervisory Aide

• High School/Trade School degree preferred.
• Citizenship, residency or work visa required

• Fall River Deaconess Home
• 259 Prospect Street
• Fall River, Massachusetts 02720
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