Substitute Assistant Coordinator

As a Substitute Child Care Assistant Coordinator, you’ll provide support for regular teachers and coordinators at two family court–based children’s centers. These centers serve children (ages 6 weeks to 12 years) whose caregivers are attending court proceedings.

You’ll help maintain a safe, nurturing, and inclusive environment, ensuring that children are cared for and engaged while their families handle court business.

Key Responsibilities

• Fill in for regular Child Care Coordinators/Teachers as needed at either site
• Greet and assist families; handle sign-in and sign-out procedures
• Answer questions and assist with required paperwork
• Support set-up and cleanup of daily activities
• Distribute snacks and assist children
• Maintain a clean, safe, and positive center environment
• Collaborate professionally with families, staff, and community members
• Arrive on time and ready to work
• Promote inclusion and belonging in the classroom

Requirements

• High school diploma (required)
• Experience working with children and families
• Strong communication and customer service skills
• Professional demeanor
• Clean and valid NYS driver’s license preferred but not required
• Reliable transportation preferred but not required

Benefits

• Paid time off: 13 days in first year (increases annually)
• 56 hours of NYS Sick Leave
• 11 paid holidays 2 floating holidays
• Major medical leave
• Medical, dental, vision, and life insurance
• 403(b) retirement plan employer contributions after one year
• Tuition reimbursement
• 50% discount on childcare tuition at A Child’s Place
• Gym, tuition, and cell phone discounts

Come work for an agency that cares about their employees and community!

Unity House is a Rensselaer County-based human service agency that provides a wide range of services to meet the otherwise unmet needs of people in our community who are hurting and struggling. We assist those who are living in poverty, adults living with mental illness or HIV/AIDS, victims of domestic violence, and children with developmental delays. We work to achieve social justice in our community and to create a better understanding of those we serve.  

As An Equal Opportunity Employer, we commit ourselves to recruiting, hiring, training, and promoting persons in all job classifications without regard to race, color, age, sex, creed, disability, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, predisposing genetic characteristics national origin, domestic violence victim status, familial status, marital status, military status, pregnancy related condition, arrest and/or criminal conviction record, or any other category protected by law, unless based upon a bona fide occupational qualification or other exception.