Cabin Counselor

Children's Aid Job Listing•Chappaqua, NY

21h•Onsite

About The Position

Children's Aid runs a respite program in Chappaqua, NY that serves children and teens ages 7-17 with developmental disabilities. These children and teens come from Manhattan, the Bronx, Brooklyn, Queens and Westchester. The children and teens come to the camp for overnights that are offered on weekends and holiday weeks during the year, and one week during the summer. The camp provides 24 hour child care and activities while they are in residence. The program is offered 29-32 days/year. Cabin Counselor is responsible to provide childcare for participants with developmental disabilities.

Requirements

Experience in working with children
Previous experience working with special needs children in and out of a school setting.
Ability to work indoors and outdoors, and spend several hours walking and moving about

Responsibilities

Be directly responsible for the tasks of daily living for participants as assigned from one to five participants.
Review medical alert and special care information for the participants in the cabin.
Conduct opening and closing body check with one other staff member.
The tasks of daily living include things such as changing clothes, keeping track of clothes and other belongings, daily hygiene (face washing, tooth brushing, showering, toileting, eating, putting participants to bed, waking them up, etc.).
Walking participants from place to place during the program.
Engaging participants in the recreational activities at the camp (art/crafts, athletics, cooking, etc.).
Assisting with loading and unloading the participants from the bus including lifting participants in and out of wheel chairs and moving luggage.
Sleep in the cabins with the participants and be on call for the Overnight Counselor who supervises the participants while asleep.
Fulfill job responsibilities not listed here that are important to the success of the program.
Complete Daily Log and Progress Notes as directed.
Cleaning the cabin as needed.
Abide by personnel policies governing staff behavior while staff and participants are in residences at the camp.