Direct Support Professional (Residential Assistant)
Youth Consultation Service · ycs.org
ManalapanEntry level1+ yrsPart-time
The job in short
Direct support caregiver in residential program.
Details
- Found
- 24 d ago · posted 2026-01-08
- Location as listed
- Manalapan, NJ, United States
- Role
- Patient Care / Caregiver
- Source
- The company’s own careers site
Full description
Ironcrest is a residential facility for behavioral-challenged children.
Duties include but are not limited to:
• 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
• Maintain a clean, safe environment
• Observing, documenting, and acknowledging positive behaviors
• Perform all other duties as assigned
Requirements:
Bachelor level degree in a related social service field (Psychology, Sociology, Education, Public Health etc.), Psychology preferred. Preference to those interested in enrolling in an MSW program, to achieve growth within the agency.
1 year or more experience with a high school diploma working with youth in a behavioral group setting.
Must have a valid driver's license.
Schedule: Weekdays or Weekends Full time/Part time or On-Call shifts
Ironcrest is a program of Youth Consultation Service (YCS), which is 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.
YCS is An Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer
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