Transportation Worker

LOCATION:

Brentwood/Bay Shore, NY

REPORTS TO:

Program Manager

DEPARTMENT: LI Residential Program

SCHEDULE:

Full-Time

$1,000 Hiring Incentive

Mercy First is a not-for-profit human and social service agency that has been serving children and families in need since we were founded by the Sisters of Mercy/Hermanas de las Misericordia in 1894. Today our agency continues to address the emotional and physical needs of children and families in Brooklyn, Queens, Staten Islandand across Long Island through innovative treatments and life-changing interventions.

We provide community-based prevention and family foster care services, group homes in the community for struggling children and families within the child welfare and juvenile justice systems, and short-term residential services for unaccompanied migrant children. Each year, Mercy First serves more than 3,000 children, teenagers and families overcome enormous obstacles, re-imagine their futures and develop their full potential.

Enhanced Hard-to-Place (HTP) Group Home program, providing specialized residential services to adolescents, between the ages of 13 to 18, in 2 gender-specific homes, with a maximum capacity of 8 in each house. The group home offers community-based, home-like atmosphere while providing a structured and therapeutic environment to meet the residents’ needs. The program is designed for individuals with a history of behavioral difficulties that cannot be successfully maintained in their family home setting, a history of multiple unsuccessful placements, as well as victims of abuse/maltreatment and trauma.

The program provides individual, group, and family therapy with 24-hour supervision within a highly structured therapeutic milieu

Under the supervision of the assigned Program Manager, the Transportation Worker provides transportation for our clients in whatever capacity is necessary. Shifts assigned may vary and change according to Agency needs.

• High School Diploma or Equivalent.
• Must have and maintain a valid Driver’s License with a satisfactory driving record for most positions.
• No specific experience is required; however, prior experience with children and adolescents is preferred. This experience can be paid experience or unpaid experience.

• Uphold our Mission and Core Values and Sanctuary Commitments.
• Comply with Agency Personnel Policies and Procedures.
• Conduct all work with good faith compliance of all legal and regulations requirements.
• Maintain good attendance and report to work on time.
• Complete attendance records accurately.
• Safeguard confidential information.
• Successfully complete minimum training requirements, including but not limited to:
• Mandated Reporter
• Trauma Informed Care
• Protected Health Information (PHI)
• Certification in First Aid and CPR
• Basic Child Development
• Client Engagement
• Therapeutic Crisis Intervention (TCI)
• Communicate accurate information in a timely manner to supervisors.
• Accurately complete job-related documentation in a timely manner.
• Communicate in a professional manner to children, families, peers, outsides agencies/vendors.
• Demonstrate cultural competence.
• Demonstrate a willingness to take on new responsibilities and alter performance with changing needs.
• Continually seek to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of their department and the agency.
• Organize tasks, data and work area.
• Manage time effectively.
• Communicate effectively, both verbally and in writing.
• Maintain a safe and secure environment for clients
• Safely transport clients, families, visitors as assigned
• Obey all traffic rules and regulations
• Demonstrate knowledge of human development stages
• Report behaviors believed to be symptomatic or emotional, physical or…