Employment
Kenneth Young Center offers a broad range of exciting employment and internship opportunities. All of our positions contribute directly to our mission of providing mental health and senior services to help people feel good, do better and find solutions.
Our employees enjoy:
- Competitive pay, exceptional benefits and generous paid time off
- A friendly and supportive work environment
- Specialized rewards and recognition programs
- Training and skill development opportunities
- Challenging and diverse work assignments
- Personal development and career experience
Job Openings and Internships:
Email resume to careers@kennethyoung.org for consideration
1) Behavioral Support Specialist (Part-time)
Child & Adolescent Services
Clinical Responsibilities:
Provide in-home and community-based respite to severely emotionally disturbed children and adolescents consistent with the individual service plan. These services may be on a planned, regular basis or on an emergent, as needed basis. These services will include but are not limited to:
• Supervision of and engaging in recreational activities with the youth
• Gathering information from parent(s) and team members and reporting back to same
• Documenting service provision for the chart
• Setting limits and providing structure for the youth
• Providing relief to parent(s)
• Working in conjunction with other clinical staff to address meeting service needs of client
Administrative Duties:
• Receive input from the Coordinator and/or designee and provide feedback regarding administrative issues
• Submit, in a timely and accurate fashion, reports and data as required by the Centers’ policies and procedures
• Participate in orientations and training programs of the Center as directed
Education and Experience:
• Baccalaureate degree from an accredited college or university in social work, psychology or a related discipline or the equivalent education and experience to be classified as a RSA or MHP under Rule 132
• Previous experience working with children and/or adolescents
• Minimum age 21 years
• Ability to work evenings and Saturdays
• Willingness to drive to clients’ homes and provide services in the community
• Excellent driving record
*Part- time, Non-Exempt position, 15-25 hours a week.
Email resume to careers@kennethyoung.org
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Only applicants that meet all of the job requirements will be considered. Please no phone calls. We are an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer.
Internship Opportunities:
Psychology Program Internships: (Several openings)
Kenneth Young Center offers a structured internship program for Masters level students in a psychology program from September to May on an annual basis. We are no longer accepting applications for the psychology internship positions for 2010-2011.
We will be accepting applications for 2011-12 from January 1, 2011 through February 28, 2011.
Human Resources Intern: (1 opening - to begin Fall 2010)
Responsibilities:
• Understanding of Human Resources departmental procedures.
• Prioritize Human Resources responsibilities.
• Demonstrate ability to meet deadlines.
• Maintain confidentiality of Human Resources information.
• Cultivate relationships with staff members and vendors.
Performance Requirements:
• Assist in policy and practice revisions.
• Maintain personnel and Human Resources files.
• Process Human Resources paperwork.
• Assist in enrollment, maintenance and bill payment of staff benefits.
• Maintain orientation materials and provide Human Resources orientations.
• Process background checks.
• Assist in new hire and termination processes.
• Report new hires to the IDES.
• Assist with FMLA requests, W/C claims, and payroll.
• Communicate Human Resources information to employees.
• Respond to applicants.
Position Requirements:
• High school diploma required.
• Working toward completion of bachelors or masters degree with HR emphasis.
• Min 1 year of previous of general work experience.
• Must possess business process and human resources knowledge.
Schedule:
• Monday – Friday, min 10 hours per week
Email resume to Michelle Smudde at michelles@kennethyoung.org
