Senior Direct Care Worker: Lead, Mentor & Care

SCO Family of Service; 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

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.