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About the Role
The Youth and Child Care Specialist is responsible for supervising pregnant and parenting residents, ensuring a warm and constructive residential environment. This role promotes the development of independent living skills for pregnant and parenting teens and upholds the program's core concepts for behavior management: Safety, Responsibility, Respect, and Personal Growth. The specialist collaborates with team members to maintain a trauma-informed environment and therapeutic milieu.
Responsibilities
- Supervise and support pregnant/parenting teens, actively participating in recreation and structured programming.
- Teach independent living skills (e.g., laundry, cleaning, cooking) and effective parenting skills through positive role modeling.
- Co-facilitate groups as necessary and participate in the training and implementation of Trauma Systems Therapy.
- Disseminate a strengths-based behavior management system among residents, maintaining a therapeutic milieu.
- Provide safe childcare and developmentally appropriate learning for children in the program.
- Perform childcare duties such as changing diapers, bathing, dressing, and feeding children.
- Assist with meal preparation for residents in the absence of the program cook.
- Administer medications to adolescent mothers, pregnant teens, and children as instructed, and accurately document administration.
- Prepare rooms for new admissions, including sanitizing, cleaning, making beds, and creating a welcoming basket.
- Facilitate new admission orientation, reviewing the Resident M/C Program Manual.
- Ensure proper medical clearances for new admissions.
- Uphold expectations of the Primary role and implement trauma-informed responses with youth.
- Assist pregnant and parenting residents in developing effective parenting skills and positive behavior while promoting independence.
- Comply with Agency rules, policies, and procedures, and uphold Program standard operating procedures.
- Ensure timely submission of proper documentation, including daily shift logs, program notes, medication reports, and incident reports.
- Report all problems, critical incidents, and unusual situations to the Lead Youth and Child Care Specialist, Program Director, Supervisor, and/or Social Workers.
- Document all critical, serious, and unusual incidents in the communication log and write internal Incident Reports.
- Conduct room checks at least every 30 minutes throughout the shift, as required by regulations and policy.
- Read the communication log at the beginning of each shift and accurately document shift activities.
- Work collaboratively with the case planning team to ensure youth goals are identified and consistently monitored.
- Promote and maintain a safe, secure, and nurturing environment for residents.
- Escort residents to ER visits, medical appointments, and school as directed.
- Participate in orientation for new client admissions, treatment updates, and case planning meetings.
- Ensure all residents attend structured program activities, including therapeutic, independent living, birthing & parenting, health & human sexuality, tutoring, and mentoring groups.
- Remain flexible with changing duties and schedules to accommodate program needs.
- Remain on shift until relief has arrived.
- Perform other tasks as assigned.
Requirements
- High school diploma or GED required.
- Associates or Bachelor's degree preferred.
- Must have supervisory experience.
- Must have experience working with adolescents and children.
- Bilingual (English/Spanish) preferred.
- At least 1-2 years of experience working with pregnant and parenting teens.
- 1-2 years of experience taking care of infants and toddlers.
- Good verbal and written communication skills.
- Computer literacy in Microsoft Word, Outlook, and Excel.
- Good organizational skills and inter-personal relational skills.
- Ability to engage difficult and acting out adolescents.
- Knowledge of pregnancy, infant development, and adolescent development.
- Ability to support, nurture, and discipline children and youth in a structured environment.
- Demonstrated strong commitment to safety.
Skills
- Supervisory skills
- Working with adolescents and children
- Bilingual (English/Spanish)
- Working with pregnant and parenting teens
- Infant and toddler care
- Verbal communication
- Written communication
- Computer literacy (Microsoft Word, Outlook, Excel)
- Organizational skills
- Inter-personal relational skills
- Engaging difficult and acting out adolescents
- Knowledge of pregnancy, infant development, and adolescent development
- Supporting, nurturing, and disciplining children and youth
- Trauma-informed responses
- Behavior management
Location
- New York
Work Type
- Full-time
Experience Level
- 1-2 years experience working with pregnant and parenting teens
- 1-2 years experience taking care of infants and toddlers
- Supervisory experience
Education Level
- High school diploma or GED
- Associates degree preferred
- Bachelor's degree preferred
Salary/Compensations
- 23.41+ education and language additive
About the Company
- The New York Foundling is a New York-based nonprofit founded in 1869.
- The organization supports hundreds of thousands of individuals on their paths to stability, strength, and independence.
- Programs include support for children and families navigating foster care, families struggling with conflict and poverty, individuals with developmental disabilities, and access to quality health and mental health services.
- The Foundling's approach is whole-person, whole-family, and whole-life, aiming to unlock lifelong resilience and wellbeing.
- The New York Foundling is committed to attracting and retaining a diverse employee population, honoring individual experiences, perspectives, and unique identities.
- The community strives to create and maintain inclusive, equitable, and welcoming working and learning environments.
Equal Opportunity
- The New York Foundling is committed to attracting and retaining a diverse employee population, the Foundling will honor your experiences, perspectives and unique identity. Together, our community strives to create and maintain working and learning environments that are inclusive, equitable and welcoming.