Supervising Children's Counselor - Child Life Specialist

Social Work Services

Elmhurst Hospital Center (EHC) is the major tertiary care provider in the borough of Queens. The hospital is comprised of 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 care 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.

9:00 A.M – 5:00 P.M Monday - Friday 35 hours

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

Examples of Typical Tasks:
Assists in the planning, organizing and administration of child development or child care programs. Selects, assigns, trains and supervises the counseling staff engaged in the care of preschool and/or school age children. Develops training curricular and conducts in-service training for staff in clinical child development techniques. Develops staff skills in the observation and recording of individual and group behavior. Coordinates medical, psychiatric, recreation and social services aspects of the child care/development program.

Conducts individual and staff conferences. Administers developmental assessments, conducts evaluative studies and prepares progress reports. Reviews and prepares reports required in operating the pre-school and school age programs.

1. A 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, 2. A 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, 3. A satisfactory equivalent combination of training, education and experience.

Master's degree in Child Life Certified Child Life Specialist (CCLS) credential Biligual Spanish speaking preferred

NYC Health and Hospitals offers a competitive benefits package that includes:
Comprehensive Health Benefits for employees hired to work 20+ hrs. per week Retirement Savings and Pension Plans Paid Holidays and Vacation in accordance with employees' Collectively bargained contracts Loan Forgiveness Programs for eligible employees College tuition discounts and professional development opportunities College Savings Program Union Benefits for eligible titles Multiple employee discounts programs Commuter Benefits Programs