Direct Support Professional (Part-Time/PRN)

Umfs • Richmond, VA

124d

About The Position

Child & Family Healing Center provides 24-hour intensive residential treatment on UMFS's staff-secure, unlocked 33-acre campus. Our multidisciplinary team integrates Collaborative Problem Solving with family engagement, psychiatry, nursing, verbal and non-verbal therapies, social work, and counseling. We collaborate with communities in a Systems of Care approach to ensure successful transition into residential treatment, through intervention, and back into the community. We assess strengths and executive functioning to develop treatment goals for youth and families.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Social Work or Human Services related field.
• Six months of experience working with youth with behavioral and emotional issues or Autism Spectrum Disorder.
• Minimum of 2 years related experience may substitute for degree.

Responsibilities

• Provide supervision, daily therapeutic care, programming, and crisis intervention for residents.
• Participate as a member of an interdisciplinary treatment team in the therapeutic residential program.
• Use Collaborative Problem-Solving techniques to help clients with challenging behaviors and to build helping relationships.

Benefits

• Generous paid leave.
• 12 paid holidays.
• Comprehensive health benefits options including vision and optional dental.
• Employee Assistance Program.
• 401(k) with employer match.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Industry: Nursing and Residential Care Facilities
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree