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Youth Care Worker

1 month ago

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The Lutheran Social Services of New York is seeking a dedicated and compassionate Youth Care Worker to join our team in the Safe Haven for Children Program. As a Youth Care Worker, you will play a vital role in ensuring the well-being and safety of unaccompanied minors in our care.

Responsibilities include:

  • Supervising and caring for young persons at all times, maintaining a required supervision ratio and ensuring all minors are accounted for.
  • Performing duties of caring for children, including changing diapers, conducting lice checks and treatment, and caring for children with potentially communicable illnesses.
  • Assisting in meal preparation and ensuring proper maintenance of food safety certifications.
  • Guiding young persons on activities of daily living, including good personal hygiene and self-administering medication.
  • Arranging and accompanying young persons to external appointments and recreational activities as assigned.
  • Ensuring compliance with local, state, and federal rules and regulations, including HIPAA and program confidentiality requirements.
  • Enforcing all safety rules and regulations in accordance with agency policies and procedures.
  • Recording pertinent information in applicable databases and logs prior to ending each shift.
  • Documenting and reporting all major and minor incidents in accordance with agency policies and procedures.
  • Picking up young persons from airport or other transportation hubs and bringing them to shelter.
  • Escorting young persons from shelter to airport or domestic destination to reunify with family or other approved sponsors.
  • Arranging transportation for and escorting minors to medical services, health screening, and mental health assessment of young persons.

Requirements include:

  • High School Diploma/GED or relevant certification as determined by program.
  • Bilingual in English and Spanish.
  • Literate in English.
  • One year's experience working with youth in a child welfare setting preferred.
  • Driver's License, comfortable driving a 15 passenger van preferred.
  • Good communication and writing skills.
  • Ability to work collaboratively with young persons and co-workers.
  • Knowledgeable about working with immigrant youth.
  • Superior organizational skills; ability to work independently and as part of a team; resourceful; ability to manage time effectively and multi-task.
  • Ability to exercise enormous amount of patience and good judgment.
  • Knowledgeable about appropriate ACS/OCFS regulations regarding disciplinary actions.
  • Experience and facility with Microsoft Office Applications and utilize general computer skills to write reports, communicate with the team, and share documents.

This position description contains the major responsibilities required to perform this job. These responsibilities may change at any time to meet the needs of our clients, residents, or agency.