Family Assistant (West 64th Street)

Organization Overview

The Goddard Riverside Community Center (Goddard Riverside) and the Stanley M. Isaacs Neighborhood Center (Isaacs Center) are well‑established Manhattan community‑based agencies that support services to approximately 30,000 New Yorkers. They are two of New York City’s leading human services organizations meeting the needs of children, youth and families, homeless individuals, and older adults throughout Manhattan and New York City. They work every day for a fair and just society where all people have the opportunity to make choices that lead to better lives for themselves and their families.

Program Description

Goddard Riverside Community Center operates early childhood centers for working families and their children aged 2 to 5 years old. Each center facilitates classroom activities that promote intellectual, social, emotional, and physical growth through the hands‑on exploration of science, nature and art.

About the Role

The Family Worker provides a mixture of individual and group interventions with parents, caregivers, children and young people with additional needs up to the thresholds for social care involvement to improve outcomes for children and families. The role involves working in partnership with parents to strengthen parental capacity and family relationships and to increase parental engagement in their local community and in their children’s education.

Schedule

Monday through Friday, 7:30 am – 6:00 pm (7.5‑hour shift)

Salary

$36,370 – $41,237 annually. The offer is based on the candidate’s years of experience in the exact or comparable position; additional preferred qualifications are also taken into account.