FSRI - Behavioral Specialist - Overnight, South County Academy
The City of Providence
Summary
To provide guidance, support, and supervision to adolescents ages 13 through 17 in a school and residential setting. Provide a trauma informed approach implementing and maintaining Trauma Systems Therapy (TST) and other evidence-based models of treatment. To assist each student to make decisions about daily life, conduct and discipline within the boundaries of the agency, programs policies, and the requirements of the contractual agreement with the Department of Children, Youth and Families. You will promote safety, well-being, self-expression, learning, and positive decision making.
Job description
Position Summary
To provide guidance, support, and supervision to adolescents ages 13 through 17 in a school and residential setting. Provide a trauma informed approach implementing and maintaining Trauma Systems Therapy (TST) and other evidence-based models of treatment. To assist each student to make decisions about daily life, conduct and discipline within the boundaries of the agency, programs policies, and the requirements of the contractual agreement with the Department of Children, Youth and Families. You will promote safety, well-being, self-expression, learning, and positive decision making.
Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in recreational therapy, therapeutic recreation, social work, psychology, human services, or a related field preferred. Candidates without a degree will be considered with equivalent hands-on experience.
- Minimum of one year working with adolescents in a residential, therapeutic, or youth services setting required, with direct experience designing and facilitating therapeutic or recreational programming strongly preferred.
- Willingness and capability to work flexible hours including evenings, weekends, and holidays as scheduled.
- Knowledge of and sensitivity to cultural, ethnic, racial and socioeconomic issues.
- Excellent communication skills and team-oriented mindset.
- Capabilities to implement appropriate child management techniques, which may include use of passive physical restraint.
- The position requires reliable transportation, valid driver's license, proof of automobile insurance, registration, inspection and driving record. In addition, the reliable transportation must have a minimum of three seats in addition to the driver's seat.
- Employees may be scheduled to work shifts less than three hours in any workday, to attend required staff meetings, which are agreed to in advance by the parties.
- Bilingual/ASL skills are compensated by an additional 6%, above base pay.
- Multilingual skills are compensated by an additional 8%, above base pay.
Physical Requirements
This position requires community visits, employees in this position must have the ability to:
- Travel to and from community locations, FSRI main sites, and the school/residential location which could include using walkways, stairs and/or elevators
- Ability to lift up to 20 lbs.
- Ability to push or pull 10 lbs. or more
- Ability to perform restraint techniques if needed and work with physically aggressive students.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in recreational therapy, therapeutic recreation, social work, psychology, human services, or a related field preferred
- Minimum of one year working with adolescents in a residential, therapeutic, or youth services setting required
- Direct experience designing and facilitating therapeutic or recreational programming strongly preferred
- Willingness and capability to work flexible hours including evenings, weekends, and holidays as scheduled
- Knowledge of and sensitivity to cultural, ethnic, racial and socioeconomic issues
- Excellent communication skills and team-oriented mindset
- Capabilities to implement appropriate child management techniques, which may include use of passive physical restraint
- Reliable transportation, valid driver's license, proof of automobile insurance, registration, inspection and driving record
- Reliable transportation must have a minimum of three seats in addition to the driver's seat
Benefits
- Health insurance
- Dental insurance
- Work life benefits
- Bilingual/ASL pay differential
- Multilingual pay differential
Company overview
The City of Providence is the capital and most populous city of Rhode Island, serving as a municipal government entity responsible for providing essential public services to its residents. As a government agency, Providence oversees a wide range of municipal functions including public safety, education, infrastructure maintenance, and community development. The city's mental health care services are part of its broader public health initiatives, which aim to address the behavioral health needs of the community through various programs and partnerships. Providence operates through multiple departments that coordinate to deliver services ranging from emergency response and public works to social services and public health programs. The city government plays a crucial role in implementing state and federal health policies at the local level, working to improve the overall well-being of its diverse population through comprehensive municipal governance and community engagement initiatives.