Shelter Client Care Worker - The Salvation Army Eastern Territory

Seeking: compassionate individuals looking to help make a difference!

If you are passionate about making a difference in someone’s life and want to work for an organization that appreciates and recognizes their employee’s success, we encourage you to apply today!

Our Full-time opportunities offer:

• Generous time off every year that includes paid holidays, up to 3 personal days, vacation time, and sick time
• Employer funded Pension Plan (company contributions begin after 1 year of employment)
• Comprehensive Health Care Coverage with low cost employee premiums, co-pays, and deductibles
• Eligibility for supplemental insurance plans, including Short Term Disability, AFLAC, and Voluntary Term Life
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• Remitted Tuition program
• Eligibility for the Federal Government's Public Student Loan Forgiveness Program

Some of these benefits are also available to Part-time employees as well!

SCOPE AND PURPOSE OF POSITION:

This position purpose is to provide Anew Center Residential and Non-residential clients with childcare for appointments and caregiver rest and support services (support services might include assisting with some children in the family while the mother/caregiver tends to another child in shelter, provide interactions and activities for families such as reading circles, trips or outings away from the shelter).

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Provide direct care and supervision to children of residential and non-residential clients of the Anew Center.
• Provide direct care and supervision to children participating in the Children and Family Outreach Program.
• Ensure the safety and wellbeing, while providing supportive services of participants children during designated activities such as reading circles, outings or trips and during Family Workshops.
• Direct care such as tending to the children’s needs, diapering, feeding and monitoring.
• Direct interactions and engagement, provide direction and guidance.
• Record keeping, reporting to Child Protective Services.
• develop and implement age-appropriate activities.
• Develop healthy relationships with children and families. Transport of children and families as directed by supervisors.
• Must complete mandated reporter training.
• Must know how to properly secure children in car seats.
• Must complete domestic violence basics DV 101.
• Must complete training and effects of child abuse, neglect and sexual abuse of children by the child advocacy program.
• Other related tasks per supervisors.

Other Duties:  Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job.  Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice due to business needs.

SPECIAL SKILLS, CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS:

• Must have New York or Pennsylvania valid drivers license.
• Must be able to lift up to 50 pounds.
• Must be able to push strollers.
• Must be able to properly secure children in car seats.

We are an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status.