Child Care Worker - New Destiny

About the Role

Join a team that shows up for each other as much as we show up for our clients. At Gaudenzia, your purpose fuels progress—for yourself and others. Gaudenzia's mission is to promote long-term recovery by providing comprehensive treatment and support to people with substance use disorder, co-occurring mental health disorders, and related conditions, regardless of individual circumstances.

Responsibilities

• Implement the care and activities of children in residence and manage all activities of the childcare component.
• Implement drug & alcohol early intervention/prevention activities for the children.
• Continue specialized training as designated by the Supervisor.
• Provide individual and group counseling for the children/mothers; monitor emotional/psychological status of children and arrange/recommend referrals to ancillary clinical services when indicated.
• Assist in conducting mother-child and family therapeutic sessions in conjunction with other clinical staff.
• Maintain clinical records and correspondence concerning the children and ensure compliance with all confidentiality procedures of the Child Care component.
• Maintain contact with outside agencies and consulting/information resources as necessary for the continuing development and improvement of the Child Care component.
• Provide training and guidance to adult residents in childcare and parenting skills; observe parent/child interactions in daily settings and advise on recommended adjustments.
• Participate in regular consultations with other clinical staff concerning mother/child relationships, and the problems and needs of the children.
• Monitor educational progress of the children and maintain contact with school; arrange tutoring when necessary; maintain dialogue with mothers concerning educational needs and progress of children.
• Maintain a valid driver's license.
• Other duties as assigned by Program Director or Recovery Support Supervisor.

Requirements

Education/Training

High School Diploma or GED required.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Knowledge of child care, prevention activities, and early childhood development.
• Knowledge of the basic principles, practices, and procedures involved in an alcohol and drug program.
• Knowledge of the drug and alcohol abusing subculture.
• Knowledge of the physical and emotional characteristics and manifestations of alcohol and drug dependency.
• Knowledge of individual and group behavior and effective ways of working with them.
• Ability to work effectively with people and aid them in adjusting to specific problems.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with clients, staff, outside agencies, institutions, and the general public.

Benefits

• Competitive pay.
• Excellent benefits.
• On-the-job training.
• Upward mobility.
• Educational assistance to help you grow with us in this life-saving field.

For additional details regarding our benefits, please visit: https://www.gaudenzia.org/careers/

Operating Principles

• We hold client care as our top priority.
• We assume good intentions.
• We are present, we connect, and we communicate with transparency, dignity, and respect.
• We make data-driven decisions with courage, challenge the status quo, and find innovative ways to grow Gaudenzia and each other.
• We support each other publicly and privately in all circumstances.
• We provide and accept constructive, honest, respectful, and timely feedback with an open mind and without personalization.
• We operate with integrity, focus on outcomes, and have a bias for action.
• We follow through on agreements and honor commitments prioritized with a sense of urgency—someone's life may depend on it.