Employment
The Right Career Choice
G.A. Family Services may be the right career choice for you. We are a multi-faceted organization serving the Western New York area.
At the Jamestown campus on Falconer Street, we provide a residential treatment center and learning center for youth with special needs. We have offices in Jamestown, West Seneca and Holland for our Therapeutic Foster Care Program.
We have many exciting career opportunities throughout our various divisions. We offer a competitive wage structure and excellent benefit package.
Job Opportunities at G.A.
Whatever your area of expertise, we have an opportunity for you! If diversification and challenges are not currently a part of your job description, come and check out the opportunities available at Lutheran! We are proud of our employees and are pleased to make positions available for exceptional people in the areas listed on the right (general applications also accepted).
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Lutheran Human Resources is located in the "D" building which runs along Aldren Avenue. Enter the campus on Aldren Avenue from Falconer Street. Pass through the stop sign and you'll see the circular drive for Hultquist Place Assisted Living on the left. Drive around the circle and you will see a single door with a green awning on your right. When you enter under the awning, follow the signs to Human Resources. We look forward to meeting you!
GA Learning Center, Teacher
Purpose of this position:
Teaching special education youth, ages 6-21, who are CSE classified as Learning disabled or educationally, emotionally disabled in a residential setting.
Qualifications:
Valid NYS Driver’s License. Bachelor’s degree with SED certification in special education, or in process. Previous experience with adolescents.
*Currently looking for teachers with emphasis in the following: Math, Music, Art, and Social Studies.
Supportive Therapist
Purpose of this position:
This individual works as a part of the treatment team, providing services to youth who have been victims of abuse. She/he completes evaluations, provides consultation, maintains a caseload of individual and group therapy clients.
Qualifications:
Bachelor’s degree required; Master’s in psychology, Social Work or related field preferred. Valid NYS drivers license.
Experience working with adolescents preferred, particularly in therapeutic settings where the individual has provided individual and/or group counseling.
Skill Builder
Purpose of this position:
This position provides support services and crisis resolution to the child, parents, guardians and families of youth in foster care to enhance, assist or facilitate the child and family’s ability to function successfully within the family and in the community upon discharge.
Qualifications:
Bachelor’s Degree required with relevant experience preferred. Experience and training in de-escalating crisis situations with youth and in the development behavior management plans. Prior experience in running skill based groups preferred.
Regional Permanency Center
- Case Worker
Purpose of this position:
The responsibilities of this OCFS grant funded position is to provide quality case management and support services to children, post adoption families and post guardianship families residing in the following counties Chautauqua, Cattaraugus, Erie, Wyoming and Niagara. The case worker will provide overall management of clients on his/her caseload, including providing support services to the child, parents, guardians and families of youth in the post-adoption program in-order to enhance, assist, or facilitate the child and family’s ability to function within the family and in the community.
Qualifications:
Bachelors Degree in Human Services or relevant field, with two years experience in direct service with clients. Must have own transportation, a valid driver’s license, and vehicle insurance as required by NYS law. Bilingual in English and Spanish preferred.
Job Descriptions
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You may also print off the completed application and fax it to:
716-720-9364
You may also print off the completed application and mail it to:
Lutheran Human Resources
715 Falconer Street
Jamestown, NY 14701
