Careers at LaSalle School

CAREERS AT LASALLE SCHOOL

Don’t meet every single requirement? Studies have shown that women and people of color are less likely to apply to jobs unless they meet every single qualification. At LaSalle School we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive and authentic workplace, so if you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyways. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.

Clinical Services 

• Community Based Service Provider (Full-Time–Albany Area OR Warren/Washington Counties)
  • Seeking a full-time open in Community Based Service Provider who will be working with youth and families during and after placement to help reduce the length of stay in a residential facility now and to help prevent future out of home placement. position is located in Albany, New York, with travel and serving the Capital District and surrounding regions. Some of the services provided by the Community Based Service Provider could include, but are not limited to: After Care Services, Community-Based Services through Community Psychiatric Supports and Treatment (CPST) and Psychosocial Rehabilitation (PSR) Services, Children and Family Treatment Support Services (CFTSS) array to include Intensive Interventions, Crisis Avoidance, Intermediate Term Crisis Management, Rehabilitative Psychoeducation, Strengths-Based Service Planning, Rehabilitative supports, Personal and Community Competence, Social and Interpersonal Skills, Daily Living Skills, and Community Integration activities. This position requires flexibility of work hours (some evening and weekends hours are necessary). This position provides services to multiple counties in NYS and will require driving of up to an hour to meet with youth and families. This role also requires these skills to be successful: excellent communication with strong interpersonal skills and computer skills, Able to manage multiple tasks, set priorities, and manage deadlines, excellent clinical skills, including assessment, engagement, and therapy, knowledge of community-based services, and able to work as a team member and effectively use crisis management skills.
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• Family Engagement Coordinator 
  • The Family Engagement Coordinator is responsible for the active and meaningful engagement of families in treatment and therapeutic services. Effective family engagement should be purposeful, helpful, accessible, and flexible. This role will serve to promote and support a family’s meaningful and sustained participation in all aspects of programming, including treatment meetings, visits, special events, etc. The Family Engagement Specialist works collaboratively to support permanency, resilience, and wellness. As a professional with lived experience, this position plays a vital role in the agency to assist in efforts to identify and eliminate unintentional, programmatic, and institutional bias about youth and caregivers. 
• Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner (Part-Time, 8-16 hours)
  • The Nurse Practitioner provides medical/ psychiatric evaluations, treatment, training, and consultation services to all agency program areas. The position works collaboratively within an integrated treatment team consisting of other physicians/ psychiatrists, nurses, nurse practitioners, social workers, mental health counselors, faculty, and direct care staff. Provides clinical assessments of youth and provides expert assistance in the development, delivery, and monitoring of effective treatment interventions for youth in all program areas. This position also provides psychiatric crisis evaluations and individual counseling sessions, as appropriate and assigned by the Director.
• Residential Therapist (Social Worker/Mental Health Counselor)  
  • The RTC Therapist acts as the clinical team leader for their respective residential dorm. The Therapist conducts comprehensive evaluations, develops individualized treatment plans and coordinates the array of treatment interventions for youth across LaSalle School’s continuum of care. The Therapist engages in ongoing professional development and other activities to ensure the delivery of effective, integrated and individualized treatment interventions for all assigned youth and families. 
• Social Workers/Mental Health Counselors (Full-Time, 12-months, Ulster County School Districts)
  • This position will provide behavioral health programming in dyads with other case managers embedded within Ulster County school districts. The program will buttress existing services available both in school and the community and provide intensive, time-limited clinical intervention and care coordination to Ulster County students. The program will be a part of the school community at one of our 9 districts and act as a link between school, community, and family. Services will be targeted toward middle-school age young people identified by the school as being able to benefit from targeted support, brief intervention, and linkage to community resources. Provider will work with a caseload of 20 youths for a period of 3-6 months.

Residential Services

• Youth Development Specialist (Full-Time)
  • The Youth Development Specialist (YDS) works directly with the residents assigned to a particular division to ensure that the daily programs and routines are carried out. This role is responsible for providing a safe, therapeutic residential experience for all youth during each assigned shift by consistently implementing strategies.

Educational Services

• Math Teacher (Full-Time, School Calendar) 
  • The Math teacher works directly with day students and residents in the classroom setting teaching in their content area. Successful candidates in this role have the abilities to work effectively with a team of professionals to contribute positively to our therapeutic environment and support each student’s progress in all areas of his placement; ability to work with a diverse population of students; ability to work in a trauma informed environment. Those with content and Special Education certification are highly encouraged to apply! 
• Science Teacher, Physical Sciences/Earth Science (Full-Time, School Calendar)
  • The Science teacher works directly with day students and residents in the classroom setting teaching in their content area. Successful candidates in this role have the abilities to work effectively with a team of professionals to contribute positively to our therapeutic environment and support each student’s progress in all areas of his placement; ability to work with a diverse population of students; ability to work in a trauma informed environment. Those with content and Special Education certification are highly encouraged to apply! 
• Teaching Assistants (TA)
  • The TA is to assist with student achievement and successful engagement in all aspects of their education program. Support provided could be in the classroom, or in other areas of their school day program, as assigned. The TA interventions are to be consistent with the strategies identified in the student’s IEP and Individual Crisis Management Plan (ICMP). While primary instruction rests with the teacher, the TA will support students’ ability to engage in the learning process and display behaviors which foster success. Since non-classroom issues may negatively impact a student’s ability to learn, the TA may be assigned to provide support outside of the classroom or beyond the traditional school day.
• Teacher Aides

  • To provide assistance in the instruction of the assigned subject area to junior and senior high school students and to fulfill non-instructional related duties, as a direct support to both the teacher and the students.

After School Programs (JRFC)

• Youth Development Specialist (Part-Time, Evenings)
  • The Youth Development Specialists introduces skills, activities, and opportunities to at-risk male adolescents tapping into their strengths and fostering appropriate relationships, helping them become successful members of their community. This position provides direct supervision of the participants, monitoring behavior, motivation, attendance and safety within the Juvenile Reporting and Family Center (JRFC). This early intervention program provides youth with a supervised, structured array of enrichment recreational activities during high-risk evening hours. This position reports to work 3-4 Days a Week, from 3:00 pm-9:00 pm. General responsibilities include supervising program participants, completing the necessary documentation, providing progress feedback, and perform TCI strategies when required.   

Unaccompanied Children (UC) Program

• Clinician
  • This position conducts mental health assessments, provides ongoing individual and group counseling services, screens for human trafficking concerns, and provides crisis intervention services.
• Prevention of Sexual Abuse (PSA) Compliance Manager
  • The PSA Compliance Manager will function to oversee the implantation and ongoing compliance with the Interim Final Rule regarding the UC Sexual Abuse and Sexual Harassment standards within the program and with leadership from the Agency. The PSA Compliance Manager will be responsible for complete knowledge of the Interim Final Rule, as well as ensure that all standards are met throughout the program.
• Youth Development Specialist 
  • This Youth Development Specialist works directly with children in care of LSS and sees that the daily program and routine is carried out. Youth Development Specialist are responsible for providing a safe, therapeutic residential experience for all children during each assigned shift. Consistently implements strategies which provide for the effective supervision of each child. Acts as a member of the team, coordinating daily tasks with colleagues. Develops a working knowledge of each youth and works to support children while in LSS care.

Administration/Operations/Health Services 

• Registered Nurse (RN)
  • The staff nurse is responsible for the overview of the health care needs of all students of LaSalle. Decisions and responsibility for the care of the students are met as needed, in the best judgement of the RN on duty and in consultation with other ancillary providers, internal and external on an ongoing basis.

Questions about available Careers at LaSalle School please contact:

Shakion Melton
Human Resource Generalist
smelton@lasalle-school.org

LaSalle School
Human Resource Department
391 Western Avenue
Albany, NY 12203