Children and Youth Specialist Domestic Violence Shelter, Queens Oasis

About the role

Learn and integrate a trauma-informed, client-centered approach, using an anti-oppressive lens, into your work with clients. Coach and guide staff in their client practice that reflects these approaches.

Responsibilities

• Plan and coordinate age-appropriate internal and external activities for residents and their children
• Facilitate family, children and youth groups and workshops
• Complete all developmental, educational, and identified assessments such as Survey of Well-Being of Young Children and AFC Educational Assessment
• Provide psychoeducation to parents through individual and group sessions
• Create a trauma-informed safe space for children to help with dysregulation, promote emotional safety, play, curiosity, and cultural inclusivity
• Assist with covering shifts and all duties related to that shift
• Serve as a Department of Education liaison and manage all DOE related processes and tasks
• Manage donations (sorting, distribution) and completing requests from donors
• Care for infant, toddlers, and school age children, which includes feeding, changing diapers, and developmentally appropriate engagement
• Observe children's developmental milestones and trauma reactions and consult with SSW and parents
• Document interactions and incidents (case notes, incident reports)
• Adhere to mandated reporter expectations
• Inventory and assess childcare space supply needs (i.e. activities, crib supplies, diapers, snacks etc.)
• Career with external partners for resources and assist with coordinating community opportunities (summer camp, summer school, summer youth program)
• Assist with children and youth concrete educational needs such as homework and school projects
• Other tasks as assigned

Qualifications

Prefer a few substantive sections over many thin ones.