NIGHT RELIEF WORKER - D (5464)
$43,576–$43,576 year
On-siteUtica, New York, United States
Job Summary
Provide a steady presence for children and teens experiencing significant trauma in a residential setting, creating structure, safety, and security to support their healing journey. Assist with meal and snack times to promote appropriate social behavior, while adapting activities and environments to meet individual developmental needs and special situations. Form positive, nurturing relationships with each child, actively listen to their responses, and model appropriate behavior using the Sanctuary Model of care. Follow mandated reporting requirements, infection control protocols, and agency policies regarding trauma-informed care. Shifts run 11am to 7am including weekends.
Required Qualifications
- Minimum high school or equivalency diploma
- Some higher education
- Experience with children
- Sufficient maturity to work with and relate to children
- Commitment to following and embracing the Seven Commitments of the 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
- Ability for role model and teach appropriate behavior to children
- 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
- Uses observation as a way to get to know children –their interests and developmental levels
- 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
- Demonstrate a high level of professionalism at all times
- Valid New York State driver's license
Desired Qualifications
- Higher education
- Experience with children
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