Childcare Worker

Our Mission:

Since 1967, Odyssey House has gone beyond helping individuals beat drugs and alcohol. We help rebuild lives. There’s more to recovery than just getting clean. We help individuals get healthy again, too, with medical and dental care, fitness programs, support for your mental health and more. Individuals can stay with their children while in treatment, while learning new life skills, so they can stay together and repair other broken relationships in their lives. We provide educational and work skill trainings, outpatient services and available housing assistance, so individuals can step back into real life with a real future.

If that sounds different than other treatment programs, you’re right. Because Odyssey is where recovery gets real.

In addition to competitive salaries, Odyssey House offers:

• A 35-hour work week (as opposed to a 40-hour work week)
• Vacation Plan and Holiday Schedule
• Life Insurance
• Medical Insurance (Two Plans)
• Dental and Vision Insurance
• Additional Insurance Coverages (hospitalization, accidental, critical illness coverage)
• Long-Term & Short-Term Disability
• Flexible Spending Account/Health Reimbursement Account
• 403(b) Plan
• Corporate Counseling Associates (CCA) EAP benefit
• Ability Assist Counseling Services (through The Hartford)
• Commuter Benefits
• Educational Assistance Programs
• Special shopping discounts through ADP Marketplace and PlumBenefits
• RUFit?! Fitness Program
• Pet Insurance
• Legal Assistance 
• Optum Financial Service through ConnectYourCare
• Benefit Advocacy Center through Gallagher

MAJOR FUNCTIONS:

The Childcare Worker provides direct childcare services to children between the ages of one (1) months and twelve (12) years of age during hours, that the licensed daycare is unavailable, for children who are not actively engaged in the licensed daycare and/or when parents are unavailable to provide supervision, as well as children who utilize the daycare. The Childcare Worker is responsible for the supervision and management of all assigned children. The Childcare Worker interacts directly with the children and models appropriate adult-child interactions for the parents. 

SPECIFIC DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:

1. Assist Group and Assistant Teachers in maintaining a positive, developmentally appropriate, safe and healthy learning environment.  
2. Assist in implementing weekly lesson plans developed by the Group and Assistant Teachers.
3. Actively participate in individual and group child activities.
4. Assist in the daily set up, break down and cleaning of the classroom. 
5. Assist in serving all daily snacks and meals for assigned children with the support of Group and Assistant Teachers. 

1. Provide day shift classroom coverage during staff absences, vacancies or as needed. 
2. Provide childcare to children who are not actively engaged in the licensed daycare and/or when parents are unavailable to provide supervision.
3. Provide support as needed to the Women/Children component of Odyssey House under the supervision of Education Director
4. Maintain proper inventory and functioning of all classroom equipment, materials and children supplies with the support of Group and Assistant Teachers.
5. Participate in all classroom trips and outings.
6. Attend all required in-service training seminars, staff meetings and on and off-site case conferences.

1. Participate in quality improvement activities and staff development. 
2. Follow and implement licensing requirements per DOHMH and Odyssey House policies.
3. Other relevant duties as assigned.

REQUIREMENTS: EDUCATION/TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES

1. High School Diploma or G.E.D. and two (2) years of experience working with children required. 
2. Associate's degree and one (1) year of experience working with children preferred. 
3. Experience working, supporting and teaching children is recommended.
4. CPR/First Aid Certification recommended (we could require it, but we also provide the class,so I say recommend and once hired have them trained within 3 months)
5. NYS Central Registry Check and fingerprint clearance required upon hire.
6. Knowledge of NYC Department of Health regulations and codes recommended.
7. Proficiency with computer operations (Microsoft Word, Excel and Outlook programs) required.
8. Must be able to lift small children.
9. Must be able to work a flexible schedule

George Rosenfeld Center for Recovery
13 Hell Gate Circle
New York, NY 10035

Odyssey House is an equal opportunity employer maintaining a non-discriminatory policy on hiring of its personnel. Odyssey House, and its operational divisions, will not discriminate against any employee or applicant because of race, creed, color, national origin, sex, disability, marital status, sexual orientation or citizen status in all employment decisions including but not limited to recruitment, hiring, upgrading, demotion, downgrading, transfer, training, rate of pay or other forms of compensation, layoff, termination and all other terms and conditions of employment.