Direct Support Professional; Weekends
Listed on 2026-09-12
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Social Work
Youth Development, Child Development/Support, Youth Support Worker, Community Health
Location: Great Meadows
Job Category
:
Other Instructions/Direct
Requisition Number
: RESID
009620
Part-Time
• On-site
Showing 1 location
Great Meadows, NJ 07838, USA
DescriptionTownsbury Spec is a residential facility for behaviorally challenged children.
We are seeking flexible days and hours; however, our primary need is the shift from 3 pm to 11 pm (Monday through Friday or on weekends).
Responsibilities- 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
- Observe, document, and acknowledge positive behaviors
- Perform all other duties as assigned
Education: High School or better. Bachelor level degree in a related social service field (Psychology, Sociology, Education, Public Health, etc.) is preferred. Preference to those interested in enrolling in an MSW program, to achieve growth within the agency.
Experience: 1 year or more with a high school diploma working with youth in a behavioral group setting.
Requirements: Must have a valid driver’s license.
Townsbury Spec is a program of Youth Consultation Service (YCS), 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.
Equal Opportunity EmployerYCS is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer.
Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities
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