Mental Health & Substance Abuse Social

Mental Health & Substance Abuse Social Worker-25371

Full-time

629 Chodikee Lake Rd, Highland, NY 12528

Starting at $19 / hr depending on experience

Position :

This candidate will work directly to supervise court-placed youth, age 12-20, who reside at OCFS secure, limited-secure, and / or non-secure residential facilities. YSSs are part of a team that ensures that a facility is physically secure (e.g., responsible for youth movement, key and door control, and conflict resolution) and emotionally safe for both youth and other staff. YSSs help create a professional, healthy, and therapeutic environment.

Qualifications :

Two years full-time direct care experience

• in the care and programming of youth from ages 6-21;

OR a Bachelor’s degree;

OR an Associate’s degree AND six months experience;

OR a high school graduation or equivalency diploma AND one year of experience

OR a satisfactory equivalent combination of the above education and experience requirements;

or correctional institution, or residential center.

Appropriate verifiable part-time experience will be accepted on a prorated basis

Duties :

Background Investigation Requirements :

All prospective employees will be investigated through a Criminal Background Check (CBC), which includes State and federal Criminal History Record Checks. All convictions must be reported; conviction of a felony or misdemeanor, or any falsified or omitted information on the prospective appointee’s employment application, may bar appointment or result in removal after appointment. Each case will be determined on its own merits, consistent with the applicable provisions of State and federal laws, rules, and regulations. Prospective employees will be fingerprinted in order to obtain a record of their criminal history information and may be required to pay any necessary fees.

All prospective employees will be screened against the Statewide Central Register of Child Abuse and Maltreatment (SCR). Prospective employees will be required to pay any necessary fees.

Prospective appointees will be checked against the Staff Exclusion List (SEL) maintained by the Justice Center for the Protection of People with Special Needs. Prospective employees whose names appear on the SEL as having been found responsible for serious or repeated acts of abuse or neglect will be barred from appointment and may have their names removed from the eligible list(s) for the title(s) if applicable.

Physical / Medical Requirements :

Your physical and medical condition will be evaluated to ensure that you are able to satisfactorily perform the duties of this position with or without reasonable accommodation. The physical / medical standards include a fitness test, a medical standards evaluation, and a substance abuse screening.

Training Requirements :

Attend a 2-week Juvenile Justice Basic Training orientation, be proficient in OCFS-approved physical skills and youth restraint techniques (given two times a year for eight hours total), take NYS employee mandated annual trainings, and other annual training refreshers.

These positions require shift, weekend, holidays, and overtime assignments, including mandatory and voluntary overtime. 40 hours a week

Shift : Day, Evening and Night