Children and Youth Specialist

Safe Horizon


Date: 17 hours ago
City: Staten Island, NY
Salary: $22.81 - $24.5 per hour
Contract type: Part time
The Children and Youth Specialist is responsible for the following tasks:

  • Learn and integrate a trauma-informed, client-centered approach, using an anti-oppressive lens, into your work with clients. Coach and guide staff in their client practice that reflects these approaches.
  • Plan and coordinate age-appropriate internal and external activities for residents and their children
  • Facilitate family, children and youth groups and workshops
  • Conduct orientation with newly admitted parents and children
  • Complete all developmental, educational, and identified assessments such as Survey of Well-Being of Young Children and AFC Educational Assessment
  • Provide psychoeducation to parents through individual and group sessions.
  • Create a trauma-informed safe space for children to help with dysregulation, promote emotional safety, play, curiosity, and cultural inclusivity
  • Assist with covering shifts and all duties related to that shift
  • Serve as a Department of Education liaison and manage all DOE related processes and tasks
  • Manage donations (sorting, distribution) and completing requests from donors
  • Coordinate family services such as daycare, specialized therapy referrals, assessments
  • Supervising children and youth while parents are receiving services or making appointments
  • Care for infant, toddlers, and school age children, which includes feeding, changing diapers, and developmentally appropriate engagement
  • Observe children's developmental milestones and trauma reactions and consult with SSW and parents
  • Document interactions and incidents (case notes, incident reports)
  • Adhere to mandated reporter expectations
  • Attend staff meetings and trainings
  • Inventory and assess childcare space supply needs (i.e. activities, crib supplies, diapers, snacks etc.)
  • Coordinate with external partners for resources and assist with coordinating community opportunities (summer camp, summer school, summer youth program)
  • Assist with children and youth concrete educational needs such as homework and school projects
  • Other tasks as assigned

Hiring Range: $22.81 - $24.50 Hourly

Part Time Hours: 21 Hours

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