Position Summary:

• Participates as a member of the interdisciplinary staff team implementing each child's treatment plan.
• Assists Special Education Teacher with educational services to children.
• Participates in the development of children's individual treatment plan.
• Maintains appropriate boundaries with children and families. Interacts with children and family members therapeutically with empathy and respect.
• Maintains cooperative and respectful working relations with co-workers.
• Provides behavior crisis prevention and intervention, as needed, including personal restraints (once trained) and conducting debriefing discussions.
• Assists in providing therapeutic activities.
• Provides ongoing supervision of children individually and in groups at arrival, dismissal, during lunch, and throughout the day.

Minimum Education and Experience:

• Successful completion of a one (1) year training program as a Mental Health Specialist Trainee or one (1) year of similar full-time experience in the mental health field. 
• An Associate's Degree, preferably in a related field, including 12 credits in human services, such as psychology or its equivalent, may be substituted for the minimum requirements of this position. 

City: Piscataway

State: NJ

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Physical Demands and Work Environment:

Special Conditions:

• Must undergo criminal history background check at employee's expense, as required by NJ State Law. 

Posting Number: 25ST0428

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