Residential Assistant

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Horizon Staffing Resources is seeking multiple qualified Residential Assistants for a residential school located in Basking Ridge, NJ for the current 2023-2024 school year. Residential Assistants will provide direct care to emotionally disturbed boys 8 to 18 years old. This position will play a crucial role in helping each resident’s development as they provide counseling, supervision, behavior management, and physical plant management. There are two potential shifts available, one during after-school hours and overnight. Must be comfortable with physical restraining.

Hours/Schedule

•                      2:30p.m. to 11p.m. (After-School)

•                      10:30p.m. to 9a.m. (Overnight)

Responsibilities:

•          Attend to resident’s physical, personal, academic, and emotional needs

•          Support at risk children by following provisions specified in their IEPs/504 Plans and/or behavioral plans

•          Delivery of counseling, supervision, behavior management, and physical plant management. 

•          Assist as part of an interdisciplinary treatment team

•          Act with team members to develop individual resident treatment plans which guide the counselor's interactions with each resident

•          Conduct programs to address group behavior and needs

•          Leading resident group meetings, coordinating recreation activities, and other group functions.

•          Comfortable working in outside conditions in all types of weather

•          Perform other duties as directed by the classroom teacher and school administration.

Requirements

•          High school diploma or equivalent

•          Valid Driver’s License – not currently suspended or suspended over the last three years

•          One year of experience working with youth in a behavioral health setting.  Related experience will be working with youth in a similar age group

•          Excellent communication skills

•          Experience in behavior management

•          Experience with 1-1 care preferred

•          Experience with children preferred

•          Must have or be willing to get fingerprinted by the Board of Education.

Qualification Requirements 

• High School Diploma (required); or

• An Associate’s (or higher) Degree; or 

• Some completion of study at an institution of higher learning (preferred)