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Collaborate as a part of a team to oversee, supervise, and provide advocacy, guidance, encouragement and support to the youth in their daily activities that include classrooms and afternoon leisure/sports, mealtime, hygiene, and clinical sessions.
Serve as a role model to youth and assist them in developing coping skills and social and life skills while providing guidance and support through daily interactions in order to facilitate their re-entry into the community.
Monitor and maintain a clean, safe, and secure environment free of contraband by completing required program security measures including but not limited to supervision rounds, head counts, indoor and outdoor security checks and searches of youth and visitors.
Required Qualifications:
Capacity to establish a rapport with youth and staff from different ethnic, cultural and/or socio-economic backgrounds.
Ability to interact with people who are under physical and/or emotional stress.
Capability to make decisions and act quickly in emergency and/or dangerous situations while remaining calm.
Proficiency in gathering information by examining records and documents and through questioning and observation as well as exercising discretion in handling confidential information.
Strong written and verbal communications skills.
Flexibility to work varied shifts, weekends, holidays or nights.
Ability to take direction and work under the supervision and direction of a senior staff member.
Minimum Age Requirement: 21 years
Applicants must have at least a high school diploma or equivalent.
Must be able to perform the physical requirement of the job (i.e. Ability to properly restrain or subdue youth through appropriate use of handcuffs or other restraint techniques) if necessary.
Able to talk and/or hear, stand and walk, run, kneel and climb stairs, as well as lift, carry, push, or pull up to 55 pounds with or without assistance and with or without the use of devices and/or equipment to assist in the lifting effort.
Incumbents may be exposed to verbal and/or physical confrontations and potentially dangerous environments.
Incumbents may be required to physically restrain youth.
Incumbents typically work a standard work week (five 8 hour shift); however, may be required to work extended hours, nights, holidays or weekends.
Incumbents may be required to travel in-state and based on assignment may be required to travel out of state.
Pre-Hire Process:
Candidates must pass a pre-employment screening which includes:
Drug Screening
Psychological Screening
Medical Examination
If you would like more information, please logon to the DYS website www.mass.gov/dys to access detailed information on the Pre-Employment process.
Pre-Offer Process:
A criminal background check will be completed on the recommended candidate as required by the regulations set forth by the Executive Office of Health and Human Services prior to the candidate being hired. For more information, please visit http://www.mass.gov/hhs/cori.
Education, licensure and certifications will be verified in accordance with the Human Resources Division’s Hiring Guidelines.
Education and license/certification information provided by the selected candidate(s) is subject to the Massachusetts Public Records Law and may be published on the Commonwealth’s website.
If you require assistance with the application/interview process and would like to request an ADA accommodation, please click on the link and complete the ADA Reasonable Accommodation Request Form
For questions, please the contact the Office of Human Resources at 1-800-510-4122 and select option #4.
First consideration will be given to those applicants that apply within the first 14 days.
Minimum Entrance Requirements:
Based on assignment, incumbents may be required to possess a current and valid motor vehicle driver’s license at a class level specific to assignment.
Upon hire, incumbents shall be required to complete and maintain a valid certification in crisis intervention, suicide prevention, Cardio-Pulmonary Resuscitation (CPR), Automated External Defibrillator (AED) and first aid.
Comprehensive Benefits
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Title 101 CMR 23.00 (“Regulation”) requires certain agency staff to have received the COVID-19 vaccination and Influenza vaccination, or have taken required mitigation measures, to prevent viral infection and transmission in State Hospitals and State Congregate Care Facilities. The Regulation applies to this position. Successful candidates will be required to acknowledge and attest to your vaccination status for both COVID-19 and Influenza.
Full Time
$73k-90k (estimate)
04/07/2024
06/05/2024