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Residential Assistant

Youth Consultation Service
Great Meadows, NJ Full Time
POSTED ON 12/17/2025
AVAILABLE BEFORE 2/17/2026

Meadow Ridge is a residential treatment facility serving high-risk, behaviorally challenged children. We are seeking compassionate, dependable staff who are interested in making a meaningful impact in the lives of youth.

Position Responsibilities: 

Duties include, but are not limited to:

  • Supervise, organize, and support recreational and socialization activities

  • Collaborate with the treatment team, including case managers, clinicians, and prescribers

  • Engage and interact with youth based on individualized behavioral intervention plans

  • Observe, document, and reinforce positive behaviors

  • Maintain a clean, safe, and structured environment

  • Perform all other duties as assigned

Position Requirements: 

  • High school diploma required

  • Minimum of one (1) year of experience working with youth in a behavioral or group-care setting

  • Valid driver’s license required

    About Youth Consultation Service (YCS)

    Meadow Ridge is a program of Youth Consultation Service (YCS), a behavioral health and social services agency that has supported at-risk children and families since 1918. YCS provides services through therapeutic residences, special education schools, and in-home and community-based programs throughout New Jersey.

    Youth Consultation Service (YCS) is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer.

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