Senior Child Care Worker

SCO Family of Services • Hollis, NY

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About The Position

The Senior Child Care Worker provides quality care consistent with treatment recommendations and Agency Policy. The role supports, trains, orients, mentors, and supervises staff in coordination with the Child Care Coordinator (if applicable) and Program Manager. The Senior Child Care Worker develops and carries out therapeutically oriented activities based on individual residents’ needs and group needs, and implements recreational and therapeutic activities that make leisure time positive and rewarding. The position promotes values such as integrity, honesty, dignity, self-respect, and self-control, while encouraging residents to take personal responsibility for their property, equipment, and petty cash. The role motivates, guides, and supports residents as they work toward their goals and promotes independent behavior consistent with treatment recommendations and guidelines. It also oversees the daily care and cleanliness of living units and is responsible for daily log entries, bed checks, behavior-plan data collection, and school communication books. Other duties may be assigned. SCO Family of Services states that it is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to client safety; staff are screened and trained, inappropriate interactions are taken seriously, and the organization will cooperate with authorities in cases of abuse.

Responsibilities

• Provide quality care consistent with treatment recommendations and Agency Policy.
• Support, train, orient, mentor, and supervise staff with the Child Care Coordinator, if applicable, and Program Manager.
• Develop and carry out therapeutically oriented activities based on individual residents’ needs and group needs.
• Implement recreational and therapeutic activities that make residents’ leisure time positive and rewarding.
• Promote integrity, honesty, dignity, self-respect, and self-control.
• Promote residents’ personal responsibility for maintaining personal property, equipment, and petty cash.
• Motivate, guide, and support residents as they work toward their goals.
• Promote independent behavior consistent with treatment recommendations and guidelines.
• Oversee daily care and cleanliness of living units.
• Complete daily log entries and bed checks.
• Collect data on behavior plans and maintain school communication books.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: No Education Listed