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About the Role

The Overnight Youth Counselor is responsible for the awake supervision of children, meeting their night-time needs, overseeing breakfast and morning routines, ensuring safety and security, performing light housekeeping, and maintaining the general welfare of persons and property during night hours.

Responsibilities

• Provides awake supervision of all youth in assigned units.
• Provides trauma-responsive care sensitive to children’s cultural and ethnic heritage and values.
• Assists youth with personal needs during the night, including comforting with night fears and monitoring ill youth.
• Maintains confidentiality of the program and youth.
• Ensures the safety and security of youth, buildings, and property.
• Makes documented rounds every thirty (30) minutes, or more frequently if instructed.
• Answers phones, records messages, and contacts supervisory staff as needed.
• Performs light housekeeping duties.
• Assists in conducting overnight fire drills and evacuates buildings in case of fire.
• Completes fire drill reports.
• Awakens youth, supervises/prepares breakfast, and provides awake supervision until relieved.
• May be required to transport youth in agency vehicles.
• Establishes a positive attitude and serves as an appropriate adult role model with pro-social values.
• Participates in trauma-informed care through agency programs, including Sanctuary training.
• Attends all mandatory training, including New Hire Orientation, Sanctuary, TCI certifications, and CPR/First Aid certifications.
• Completes thorough and accurate documentation within required timeframes.
• Fulfills Mandated Reporter responsibilities according to NYS Justice Center and OCFS regulations.
• Adheres to all agency policies and procedures.

Requirements

• High School Degree or equivalent.
• Valid New York State Driver's License with a good driving record.
• Previous experience working with youth in a residential setting (preferred).

Skills

• Trauma-responsive care
• Confidentiality
• Safety and security monitoring
• Documentation
• Communication
• Adult role modeling
• Pro-social values
• Trauma-informed care
• CPR/First Aid

Location

• Poughkeepsie, NY

Work Type

• Full Time
• Overnight

Experience Level

• Not specified

Education Level

• High School Diploma/GED
• Associates or Bachelor’s degree (preferred)

Salary/Compensations

• $23.00 - $24.00 Hourly

Benefits

• Weekly pay
• Medical insurance
• Vision insurance
• Dental insurance
• Life insurance
• 403(b)
• Tuition reimbursement
• Paid time off (4 weeks vacation, 3 personal days, 12 holidays, 9 sick days annually)

About the Company

• The Children's Home of Poughkeepsie has been caring for children throughout the Hudson Valley for over 175 years.
• We strive to empower children and families to achieve optimal health and well being.

Equal Opportunity

• The Children's Home of Poughkeepsie is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
• The Children's Home participates in E-Verify and will provide the federal government with your Form I-9 information to confirm that you are authorized to work in the U.S.