Careers

You will work collaboratively with residential direct care staff, providing health assessments and care to clients in the agency's residential treatment program serving adolescents with emotional and behavioral issues in unlocked, staff secured facilities on our Jeffersonville campus. You will assist with medication management, provide assistance in actively supervising clients in care, and serve as a member of the agency's crisis response team.

A Residential Youth Worker (RYW)/Direct Support Professional (DSP) is responsible for meeting the direct care needs of residents by supervising, assisting, and providing intervention (as needed) for youth (ages 10-20) in one of Childplace’s Residential Treatment programs. RYW/DSPs are expected to model positive relationship skills by joining clients in the completion of daily living tasks as well as other recreational and therapeutic activities.

A Community-Based Therapist develops and delivers individualized therapeutic treatment plans, using evidence-based best practices to promote positive growth in the various social, emotional, and behavioral needs of the agency's clients. Our services are provided to adolescents, children, and families in the client’s communities and homes. Clients are referred to the agency by the Indiana Department of Child Services or by Juvenile Probation Departments.

A Residential Treatment Manager is responsible for the case management and coordination of services for clients placed in the agency’s Residential Treatment Program. This role requires the ability to build relationships with the residents, their families, and the other providers involved in their care, including the Family Case Manager or Probation Officer. In collaboration with the clinical treatment team, the RTM is responsible for developing a treatment plan and appropriate interventions that direct care staff can implement for each client.

You will be responsible for collaborating with the maintenance team to accomplish the basic upkeep and repair of the buildings and grounds on Childplace's campuses (in Jeffersonville and Sellersburg, IN), where we work with children and adolescents with histories of trauma, behavioral issues, and emotional challenges.