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About the Role

Shrub Oak International School (SOIS) is a therapeutic day and residential school for autistic children, adolescents, and young adults with complex co-occurring conditions. Located in northern Westchester County, Shrub Oak offers unparalleled educational opportunities for autistic students in a family-centric, supportive environment. We offer a variety of programs to meet the needs of students across the spectrum, and our curriculum is based on the most advanced and successful evidence-based clinical and academic approaches in ASD education.

Responsibilities

Coordinate direct-care operations, ensuring DSP and 1:1 staff provide appropriate support to each student.
Lead, mentor, and develop staff, including onboarding new employees and managing performance.
Build respectful relationships with students, support their individual needs, and coach staff in managing challenging behaviors.
Uphold policies, maintain accurate documentation, and complete administrative tasks such as shift logs, incident reports, and move-in/move-out support.
Respond to crises and emergencies using SOIS protocols and report urgent situations according to policy.
Ability to complete and maintain required TCIS and other training certifications, staying up to date with best practices.
Transport students in a company vehicle to day to day activities as required.

Requirements

Associate’s degree in human services or related field required; bachelor’s degree or higher preferred.
Minimum 3 years of experience in high-volume human services or customer-service roles, including work with neurodivergent adolescents and young adults, especially those with autism in residential or school settings.
Valid driver's license with the ability to pass a DMV driving abstract screening preferred; the ability to transport students in a company vehicle may be required.
Experience supervising, mentoring, developing, and scheduling staff; strong organizational skills and ability to manage multiple priorities.
Required experience in crisis management, de-escalation, and handling aggressive or challenging behaviors; prior training in TCI/SCIP or similar techniques preferred.
Direct experience assisting with hygiene and personal-care needs; EMT/EMS, CNA/HHA/PCA, therapeutic, or clinical background preferred.
Proficiency with Microsoft 365 preferred; experience conducting interviews is a plus; strong ability to coach staff and support professional growth.
Must be able to ambulate around the campus, including hills, stairs, grass and gravel.
Must be able to react and move quickly during student crisis, both for the safety of the student and for the staff.
Must be able to run across the campus and throughout the school to catch/monitor an eloping student, and/or to remove yourself from an unsafe situation.
Must be able to pass TCIS (Therapeutic Crisis Intervention Training for Schools).
Must be able to bend, stretch, sit, stand, crouch or kneel for sustained periods of time if implementing a hold.

Skills

Written communication skills involving documentation, progress notes, incident reports, and other related administrative tasks.
Managing challenging and aggressive behaviors, using effective de-escalation, crisis-prevention, and behavior-intervention strategies.
Staying resilient, composed, and analytical in high-stress or rapidly evolving situations, making urgent and accurate decisions.
Relationship-building skills with students, families, and staff.
Multitasking, managing competing priorities, maintaining confidentiality, and keeping accurate documentation and schedules.
Mentoring and leadership abilities.
CPR
First Aid
Therapeutic Crisis Intervention Training for Schools (TCIS)
Mandated Reporter Training

Location

On Site

Work Type

Full-time
Part-time

Experience Level

3 years of experience in high-volume human services or customer-service roles
Experience supervising, mentoring, developing, and scheduling staff

Education Level

Associate’s degree in human services or related field
Bachelor’s degree or higher preferred

Salary/Compensations

$70,000 - $80,000 yearly

Benefits

Reduced Cost Meals every shift on site
Employee assistance program (EAP)
Health, vision, dental, life, supplemental and pet insurance
Flexible spending account (FSA)
Generous Paid time off (PTO)
401k w/company match
Tuition/Professional development assistance

About the Company

Shrub Oak International School (SOIS) is a therapeutic day and residential school for autistic children, adolescents, and young adults with complex co-occurring conditions.
Located in northern Westchester County, Shrub Oak offers unparalleled educational opportunities for autistic students in a family-centric, supportive environment.
We offer a variety of programs to meet the needs of students across the spectrum, and our curriculum is based on the most advanced and successful evidence-based clinical and academic approaches in ASD education.
SOIS maintains a smoke-free environment to ensure the health and safety of our students, employees, and community.
We are a residential school located on a scenic 127-acre campus which includes multiple buildings and a working farm for student programming.
The work environment will include both indoor and outdoor spaces.
SOIS is a community of dedicated professionals that work together to find meaning with and for our students.
We strive to make every day memorable in positive ways, and to manage students’ difficulties as a team.
We are accountable, timely, and show up whenever needed to support our students and each other.
We are guided day-to-day by our four core principles: We Care, We are Innovative, We are Collaborative, We are Resourceful.

Equal Opportunity

Shrub Oak International School is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
Reasonable accommodation can be requested to enable individuals with disabilities to apply for a job or to perform the essentials functions of their job.
Requests may be approved if the position/department/school/students will not be adversely affected.
Please advise us if you require a reasonable accommodation.