Assistant Cottage Supervisor

About the role

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, and are looking for an Assistant Supervisor in our Shelter Program.

Position Summary

The Assistant Supervisor assumes leadership responsibilities in the unit as assigned by the Supervisor and acts in place of the Supervisor in their absence. The Assistant Supervisor assists in the orientation, supervision, and evaluation of staff, assigns staff job-specific tasks, provides supervision of youth, implements program schedule, and accommodates program activities. At the end of every shift, the Assistant Supervisor coordinates quality improvement reviews and reports daily activities to the House Supervisor, if not on duty.

Essential Functions and Responsibilities

• Provide trauma-responsive care that aligns with Agency trainings and is sensitive to and supportive of the children's cultural and ethnic heritage and values.
• Accept delegated responsibilities requiring independent judgement and initiation.
• Teach, assist, and supervise staff to ensure they are implementing techniques which include activities about personal care, acculturations, life skills and general recreation.
• Aid Supervisor in daily activity planning, maintaining the physical environment, assisting with the youths' clothing and personal needs, and administrative duties as required.
• Maintain a physical headcount of youth and counselor staff throughout shift.
• Complete Supervisor duties when Supervisor is not available, including team meetings.
• Schedule: Wednesday-Saturday 12pm-10pm, Sunday-Tuesday OFF

Qualifications

• Minimum AAS Degree or High School Diploma plus a minimum three years child care experience.
• Minimum 1 year of supervisory experience required.
• Bilingual in English and Spanish.
• Must be able to work a flexible schedule.
• Valid New York State Driver's License with good driving record as determined by the Agency.
• Must complete and pass a pre-employment physical, PPD and drug screen.

PREFERRED

• Bachelor's degree.
• Strong personal interests in a variety of life activities.
• Related skills, training, or certificates.

Benefits

The Children's Home offers an outstanding benefit package which includes weekly pay, medical, vision, dental, life insurance, 403(b), tuition reimbursement, paid time off, and a great work environment!

Pay

The Children's Home offers competitive compensation commensurate with experience.

Schedule

The Children's Home offers a flexible schedule with Wednesday-Saturday shifts from 12pm-10pm, and Sunday-Tuesday OFF.

Equal Opportunity Employer

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. If E-Verify cannot confirm that you are authorized to work, this employer is required to give you written instructions and an opportunity to contact Department of Homeland Security (DHS) or Social Security Administration (SSA) so you can begin to resolve the issue before the employer can take any action against you, including terminating your employment. Employers can only use E-Verify once you have accepted a job offer and completed the form I-9.

Contact Information

The Children's Home of Poughkeepsie is an Equal Opportunity Employer and prohibits discriminatory employment actions against and treatment of employees and applicants for employment based on actual or perceived race, color, national origin, alienage or citizenship status, religion or creed, gender and/or sex (including gender identity which refers to a persons actual or perceived sex, self-image, appearance, behavior or expression, whether or not different from that traditionally associated with the legal sex assigned to the person at birth), disability, age (21 and over), military status, prior record of arrest or conviction, marital status, partnership status, caregiver status, pregnancy.