Awake Overnight

Location: Freeville, NY, US

Posted: 30+ days ago

Requisition : 1016

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Salary Range:

$25.00 To $25.00 Hourly

STARTING WAGE: $25.00/hour

• High School Diploma or equivalent (copy required upon initial hire date)
• Valid New York State Driver’s License (copy required upon initial hire date)
• Yearly Physical (required within one month after the initial hire date)
• Ability to work with a diverse population presenting a variety of cultural, socioeconomic, developmental, and sexual identities. Must have the ability and willingness to establish and foster healthy and supportive relationships that acknowledge individual identities and encourage personal growth.

• BS or AAS Degree in a Related Field
• Previous Child Care Experience

• Must successfully complete all required background checks:
  • NYS Statewide Central Register of Child Abuse and Maltreatment (SCR)
  • NYS Division of Criminal Justice Services (DCJS) fingerprinting
  • Out-of-state child abuse register inquiry of any state in which the person resided within the last five years (if applicable)
  • Office of Inspector General (OIG)
• Must successfully complete Therapeutic Crisis Intervention (TCI)

• 5 days on, 2 consecutive days off, a 40-hour workweek
• 12:30 am – 8:30 am

Responsible to Awake Overnight Campus Supervisor

• To help create and maintain a healthful, safe, and therapeutic environment for the children in the cottage(s)
• To help implement each child’s individual treatment goals
• To provide positive role models for children in the care of the Agency
• To ensure that the basic psychological needs of the children for nurturance, structure, and counseling are met

• Know the whereabouts of children assigned to the cottage at all times. Report missing children immediately to the Administrator on Duty.
• Conduct bed checks every 15 minutes. Report unusual activities to the Administrator on Duty.
• Provide input to treatment team meetings for the planning of each child’s treatment goal(s) and techniques.
• Help implement individual treatment plans with each child.
• Act as a positive role model for the children by engaging in activities productively and in support of accepted societal norms and values.
• Instruct, guide, and assist children in the following areas:
  • Organization and care of clothing and personal belongings
  • Selection and coordination of dress
  • Personal health, grooming, and hygiene
  • Personal habits and conduct
  • Social conduct and interaction in the cottage and the Agency community
  • Eating and sleeping habits
  • Maintenance of clean and neat rooms and shared cottage facilities
• Help children develop trusting relationships by actively engaging in activities with them and by expression of caring through role modeling, life space interviews, and constructive discipline. Be where children are (during waking hours); walk with them to and from Ewald Dining Center for meals, and other program activities (e.g., school) to provide ego support.
• Help children abide by the established cottage rules and the Agency policies and procedures.
• Provide support to children in crises through the use of therapeutic crisis intervention techniques.
• Supervise and help children in the performance of house jobs.
• Inventory and mark clothing and personal belongings of children.
• Collect and store clothing and belongings of children who are absent without leave (AWOL).
• Be informed about the health needs of the children, and administer medications according to the directions of the Health Services Department.
• Store medications in the locked areas and cabinets provided in each cottage.
• Refer children to the Health Services Department for all medical problems and examination and treatment by the nurses and…