Job Description:

Youth Transportation Specialist

Cayuga Centers is hiring immediately for Youth Transportation Specialists in NYC!

Join our team to make a difference in the lives of children, youth and families in our community!

Salary: $23.00/hourly

Location: New York, NY

About Cayuga Centers

Cayuga Centers is an accredited non-profit, human services agency dedicated to family support and preservation, trauma-informed care, and serving vulnerable populations with the most unique needs. Founded in 1852 in Auburn, NY, we have a long history of delivering high-quality and innovative services to individuals, children, youth and families. We have offices in 10 cities and serve over 10,000 individuals and families annually. Join us!

At Cayuga Centers, we embrace Diversity, Inclusion, and Belonging (DIB). We do this by taking a firm stance against hatred, inequality, bias, and injustice. We do this by providing our staff with the training, coaching, and resources necessary to grow and serve with cultural humility, acceptance, and understanding. We are responsive to the diverse needs of those we serve and staff, and are committed to ensuring that everyone feels respected, valued, and a sense of belonging.

About the Program and Position:

Our Transitional Foster Care Program for Unaccompanied Children (UC) overseen by the Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR), ensures the well-being and safety of unaccompanied children (ages 0-17) who cross the US Southern border without an adult. Unlike traditional congregate care settings, our approach involves placing unaccompanied children in foster homes while diligently searching for and assessing potential sponsors identified in the US. During their stay with us, we provide medical care, case management, engaging life skills classes, and essential mental health services. The role the Transportation Specialist plays in all of this is incredibly important and rewarding.

Schedule:

• Regular hours entail 9:00 am-5:00 pm schedule, Monday - Friday

• Must be flexible to meet program needs

• Must be available to work afternoons, evenings and weekends (when needed)

How you get to use your skills…

• Provide transportation of the unaccompanied children in our program to medical and legal appointments, hearings, and other social services

• Respectfully communicate with children, foster parents, and colleagues; effectively report the behavior of children during transportation to foster parents and other team members

• Provide assistance with intake and discharge related transportation to include travel from state-to-state for reunification with a sponsor

• Provide language interpretation to clients for appointments out in the community, as needed

• Provide supervision of youth in the classroom, as needed

• Assist with the intake process and with case documentation

• Ensure professional boundaries are established and maintained at all times on the job, especially when supervising youth

• Assist team during case emergencies

• Pick up or deliver possessions