Child Care Worker-RTF (5779)

The House of The Good Shepherd; City of Utica (NY); On-site; USD 23,000 - 32,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Sign-on bonus

Job summary

The House of the Good Shepherd in Utica, NY is seeking a Child Care Worker to support traumatized children in a residential setting, providing structure, safety, and compassionate care.

Responsibilities include fostering development, following Sanctuary Model commitments, and maintaining professional conduct. A New York driver’s license is required.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent is required; some higher education preferred.
• Consistent ability to form positive relationships with children and follow sanctuary practices.

Responsibilities

• Provide structure, safety, and nurturing support for children in a residential setting.
• Uphold Sanctuary Model commitments and trauma-informed care practices.
• Demonstrate professional conduct and maintain safety and infection control protocols.

Skills

Positive relationships

Communication

Observation skills

Professionalism

Infection control

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Some higher education preferred

Job description

Job Details

Job Location: Champlin Ave - Utica, NY 13502, Position Type: Full Time, Salary Range: $20.16 - $20.16 Hourly, Travel Percentage: Occasional, Job Shift: Evening, $1000 Sign on bonus 3-11pm, includes weekends

About Us

The House of the Good Shepherd (HGS) has been changing children’s lives for over 150 years. We provide individualized, compassionate care to youth and families through a range of residential, educational, community, and foster care programs across Central New York, the Mohawk Valley, and the North Country. Our agency is built on a foundation of empathy, resilience, and the Sanctuary Model of care, which guides our commitment to healing and hope.

What You’ll Do

As a Child Care Worker, you’ll be a steady presence for children and teens who have experienced significant trauma. In this role, you’ll help create a sense of structure, safety, and security as they navigate daily life in a residential setting. The work can be challenging, but your support will be a key part of a young person’s healing journey.

Qualifications: Education and Experience Requirements

• Minimum high school or equivalency diploma required; some higher education preferred.


• Experience with children highly desirable; sufficient maturity to work with and relate to children required.

Required Knowledge, Skills, Abilities and Competencies

• Commitment to following and embracing the Seven Commitments of our Sanctuary Model.


• Ability to form positive relationships with children.


• Ability to understand and respond to children's basic developmental needs.


• Ability to understand and follow agency policy and Trauma Informed Care orientation.


• Understanding of basic needs and developmental issues of children in a way that promotes growth and respects individuality.


• Asks age and developmentally appropriate questions and actively listens to children’s responses.


• Develops a warm, positive, nurturing relationship with each child.


• Follows mandated reporting requirements regarding child abuse and neglect.


• Practices infection control, including appropriate hand washing procedures.


• Uses knowledge of developmental milestones, assists children in participating at their individual level of interest and ability.


• Interacts with children during meal and snack times, promoting appropriate social behavior.


• Applies knowledge of child development to plan and implement developmentally appropriate activities and environments.


• Adapts activities and environments to meet the special needs and situations of individual children.


• Identifies developmentally appropriate behavior and reasonable expectations for children’s behavior.


• Uses observation as a way to “get to know” children –their interests and developmental levels.


• Ability for role model and teach appropriate behavior to children.


• Demonstrate a high level of professionalism at all times.


• Valid New York state driver’s license.