Social Worker-25935

Social Worker-25935

• Full-time

• 419 Spook Rock Rd, Claverack, NY 12513

• Starting at $25 /HR depending on Experience

• Position:

This candidate will work directly to supervise court-placed youth, age 12-20, who reside

at OCFS secure, limited-secure, and/or non-secure residential facilities. YSSs are part

of a team that ensures that a facility is physically secure (e.g., responsible for youth

movement, key and door control, and conflict resolution) and emotionally safe for both

youth and other staff. YSSs help create a professional, healthy, and therapeutic

environment.

Qualifications

Two years full-time direct care experience* in the care and programming of youth from

ages 6-21;

OR a Bachelor’s degree;

OR an Associate’s degree AND six months experience;

OR a high school graduation or equivalency diploma AND one year of experience*

OR a satisfactory equivalent combination of the above education and experience

requirements;

*Direct care experience with youth involved in the juvenile justice system or in an

institution, camp, school, community center, youth rehabilitation program, mental health

or correctional institution, or residential center.

Appropriate verifiable part-time experience will be accepted on a prorated basis

Resumes not required but strongly recommended.

Duties

« Establish a relationship of professionalism, confidence, safety, and trust with youth and

other staff from different racial, ethnic, cultural, religious, physical ability, Sexual

Orientation and Gender Identity Expression (SOGIE) and/or socio-economic

backgrounds. Supervise and monitor youth, which, depending on a youth’s clinical

needs, may include 1-to-1 supervision.

« Actively participate as a member of a youth’s support team. A support team is a

treatment-focused group of professional and para-professional staff who work together

to address the emotional and behavioral needs and goal of youth.

« Be confident in engaging with people who may be under physical and/or emotional

stress.

« Employ graduated harm reduction strategies while supervising youth. This includes

correcting, and in some cases, verbally or physically intervening when a youth displays

unsafe behaviors toward themselves or other youth and staff. Harm reduction requires

that a YSS learn to recognize personal or situational flags that could lead to conflict or

harm, provide positive mentorship to youth, and help youth work on their own

interpersonal skills and use of self-regulation strategies.

« Take opportunities to improve the well-being of the facility community by being

collaborative and informed.

« Supervise and/or assist youth during recreation and education activities, as well as

take on various, as-needed assignments

« Establish and maintain positive, professional, and appropriate relationships with

youths’ families and loved ones.

« Assist youth in achieving education, work readiness, and community transition goals.

Background Investigation Requirements:

1. All prospective employees will be investigated through a Criminal Background Check

(CBC), which includes State and federal Criminal History Record Checks. All

convictions must be reported; conviction of a felony or misdemeanor, or any falsified or

omitted information on the prospective appointee’s employment application, may bar

appointment or result in removal after appointment. Each case will be determined on its

own merits, consistent with the applicable provisions of State and federal laws, rules,

and regulations. Prospective employees will be fingerprinted in order to obtain a record

of their criminal history information and may be required to pay any necessary fees.

1. All prospective employees will be screened against the Statewide Central Register of

Child Abuse and Maltreatment (SCR). Prospective employees will be required to pay

any necessary fees.

1. Prospective appointees will be checked against the Staff Exclusion List (SEL)

maintained by the Justice Center for the Protection of People with Special Needs.

Prospective employees whose names appear on the SEL as having been found

responsible for serious or repeated acts of abuse or neglect will be barred from

appointment and may have their names removed from the eligible list(s) for the title(s) if

applicable.

Physical/Medical Requirements

Your physical and medical condition will be evaluated to ensure that you are able to

satisfactorily perform the duties of this position with or without reasonable

accommodation. The physical/medical standards include a fitness test, a medical

standards evaluation, and a substance abuse screening.

Training Requirements

Attend a 2-week Juvenile Justice Basic Training orientation, be proficient in OCFS-

approved physical skills and youth restraint techniques (given two times a year for eight

hours total), take NYS employee mandated annual trainings, and other annual training

refreshers.

These positions require shift, weekend, holidays, and overtime assignments, including

mandatory and voluntary overtime. 40 hours a week

Shift:Day, Evening and Night

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