SENIOR CHILD CARE WORKER

SCO Family of Services; New York (NY); On-site; USD 36,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

SCO Family of Services in New York, NY seeks a Senior Direct Care Worker to provide quality care aligned with treatment plans and agency policy. The role involves supervising staff, coordinating activities, and supporting residents toward personal goals.

Responsibilities include leading therapeutic activities, promoting core values, maintaining logs, and ensuring daily care standards. Evening and weekend coverage may be required as part of duties.

Qualifications

• Provide care per treatment recommendations and policy.
• Supervise and mentor staff with CCC and Program Manager.
• Develop therapeutic activities for residents and group needs.

Responsibilities

• Provide quality care consistent with treatment recommendations and Agency Policy.
• Support, train, orientate, mentor and supervise staff with the Child Care Coordinator and Program Manager.
• Develop and carry out therapeutically oriented activities based on resident needs and group needs; implement recreational and therapeutic activities.
• Promote values: integrity, honesty, dignity, self-respect and self-control.
• Promote personal responsibility for property, equipment and petty cash.
• Motivate and support residents toward their goals; encourage independence per treatment guidelines.
• Oversee daily care and cleanliness of living units.
• Maintain daily log entries, bed checks and data collection on behavior plans and school communications.

Skills

Staff supervision

Mentoring

Staff training

Caregiver support

Education

High School or better

Job description

• The primary focus of the position of Senior Direct Care Worker is to provide quality care consistent with treatment recommendations and Agency Policy.
• Support, train, orientate, mentor and supervise staff along with the Child Care Coordinator (if applicable) and Program Manager.
• Develop and carry out a therapeutically oriented activities based on the needs of the individual residents, as well as their group needs; Implement recreational and therapeutic activities to make leisure time a positive and rewarding experience.
• Promote and foster positive values, i.e., integrity, honesty, dignity, self-respect and selfcontrol.
• Promote a sense of personal responsibility towards maintaining personal property andequipment, as well as petty cash.
• Motivate, guide and support each resident as he/she works toward achieving his/hergoals;Promote independent behavior, in keeping with treatment recommendations andguidelines.
• Oversee daily care and cleanliness of living units.
• Responsible for daily log entries, bed checks and data collection on behavior plans andschool communicationbooks.
• Performs all other duties as assigned.

SCO Family of Services is an Equal Opportunity Employment Employer.

Statement

SCO Family of Services is committed to ensuring the safety of our clients. All staff are screened and trained. Any inappropriate interactions with clients are taken seriously. We will fully cooperate with authorities in any case of abuse.

Travel Required

Yes . Yes, 25 % of the Time

Qualifications

Education

Required

High School or better.

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