Overnight Youth Counselor - Bilingual

Job Description

The Children’s Home of Poughkeepsie has been caring for children throughout the Hudson Valley for over 175 years! We strive to empower children and families to achieve optimal health and wellbeing.

We are currently seeking Overnight Youth Counselors (bilingual preferred) to work in our Unaccompanied Children (UC) Program. Duties include but are not limited to general child-caring responsibilities for daily living in the UC Program, including recreation, light housekeeping, personal care, meal time, community and school activities.

Available Schedules:

• Team 1 – Sunday through Tuesday and every other Saturday 10pm‑8am
• Team 2 – Wednesday through Friday and every other Saturday 10pm‑8am

The Children’s Home offers an outstanding benefit package which includes weekly pay, medical, vision, dental, life insurance, 403(b), tuition reimbursement, paid time off, and a great work environment! Paid time off includes 4 weeks of vacation, 3 personal days, 12 holidays and 9 sick days annually.

MINIMUM:

• High school diploma or equivalent degree
• Valid New York State Driver’s License with good driving record as determined by the Agency
• Minimum of 1 year employment experience in the child welfare field working with children and/or adolescents in a social service setting.
• Proficient in computer and documentation skills
• Bilingual in English and Spanish

PREFERRED:

• Related education and experience are preferred
• Strong personal interest in a variety of life activities
• Related skills, training, or certificates

The Children’s Home of Poughkeepsie is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

The Children’s Home participates in E‑Verify and will provide the federal government with your Form I‑9 information to confirm that you are authorized to work in the U.S. If E‑Verify cannot confirm that you are authorized to work, this employer is required to give you written instructions and an opportunity to contact Department of Homeland Security (DHS) or Social Security Administration (SSA) so you can begin to resolve the issue before the employer can take any action against you, including terminating your employment.

Employers can only use E‑Verify once you have accepted a job offer and completed the form I‑9.