Supervising Children's Counselor

Elmhurst Hospital Center (EHC) is the major tertiary care provider in the borough of Queens. The hospital comprises 545 beds and is a Level I Trauma Center, an Emergency Heart Care Station and a 911 Receiving Hospital. It is the premiere health‑care organization for key areas such as Surgery, Cardiology, Women’s Health, Pediatrics, Rehabilitation Medicine, Renal and Mental Health Services. At NYC Health + Hospitals, our mission is to deliver high‑quality health services without exception. Every employee takes a person‑centered approach that exemplifies the ICARE values (Integrity, Compassion, Accountability, Respect, and Excellence) through empathic communication and partnerships between all persons.

About the role

Under general supervision, the incumbent is responsible for performing complex child development practice activities and/or supervising a child‑care program in a subdivision of a center for dependent and neglected children; performs related work.

Responsibilities

• Assist in the planning, organizing and administration of child development or child‑care programs.
• Select, assign, train and supervise counseling staff engaged in the care of preschool and/or school‑age children.
• Develop training curricula and conduct in‑service training for staff in clinical child development techniques.
• Develop staff skills in the observation and recording of individual and group behavior.
• Coordinate medical, psychiatric, recreation and social services aspects of the child‑care/development program.
• Conduct individual and staff conferences.
• Administer developmental assessments, conduct evaluative studies and prepare progress reports.
• Review and prepare reports required in operating the pre‑school and school‑age programs.

Qualifications

• Master’s Degree from an accredited college or university in Social Work, Early Childhood Education or a related field deemed appropriate by the department, and two years of full‑time relevant experience working with children in an educational, hospital or mental health setting; OR
• Baccalaureate Degree from an accredited college or university, with at least twelve semester hours in Child Psychology, Early Childhood Education, Social Group Work or related coursework, and four years of full‑time experience as described above; OR
• A satisfactory equivalent combination of training, education and experience.