Child Care Worker

About the role

The work involves responsibility for overseeing the activities of dysfunctional behavioral students in a school setting or emotionally adolescents assigned to an intensive care foster home (cluster home) facility and/or receiving preventive services from the Department of Social Services. The work is performed under the direct supervision of a Child Care Social Worker or other Professional staff member, in accordance with established policies and procedures.

Responsibilities

• Supervises the activities of adolescents placed in an "Intensive Care" foster home setting;
• Transports assigned children to clinic appointments, social and recreational activities;
• Provides supportive social and recreational activities to children receiving preventive services or other foster care services;
• Provides relief for foster home parents on assigned evenings, weekends, vacation periods and in cases of emergency;
• Aids foster parents with their duties;
• Maintains accurate and timely records and makes periodic and special reports as required;
• Supervises behavioral students in a school setting;
• Provides feedback to school personnel about the progress and behavior of the child.

Requirements

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to sit and reach with hands and arms. The employee is required to walk, talk and hear. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision and the ability to adjust focus.

Skills

Working knowledge of the interests, attitudes and behavior patterns of children and adolescents; working knowledge of management methods for small group care of adolescents; ability to establish and maintain effective relationships with adolescents in intensive care foster home setting; ability to plan and supervise activities to help troubled children; dependability; ability to maintain records and make oral and written reports.

Benefits

Full Performance Knowledges, Skills, Abilities, and Personal Characteristics as outlined in the job description.

Pay

Negotiable based on experience and qualifications.

Schedule

Hours may vary and may include evenings, weekends, and holidays.