About this role
Trinity Alliance of the Capital Region is one of the area's leading social services organizations with a mission to promote healthy families, improving communities and providing education and employment, as a means to change generations. Founded in 1912 as a settlement house, Trinity is dedicated to the well-being and success of the Capital Region and of all our employees. By joining Trinity, you'll be joining one of the most respected organizations in the Capital Region and making a difference in people's lives every day.
Trinity is currently hiring a part-time After School Counselor, within our ASCARE (After School Care) Program. Responsible for ensuring appropriate care, supervision, and guidance to the children in the childcare program. Staff members help provide a safe, clean, and nurturing environment. Staff members act as positive role models and help establish positive relationships with participants and their families.
What will you be doing as a After School Counselor?
- Responsible for ensuring appropriate care, supervision, and guidance to the children in the childcare program.
- Staff members help provide a safe, clean, and nurturing environment.
- Staff members act as positive role models and help establish positive relationships with participants and their families.
What are your skills and experience?
- School-Age Child Care Credential or other office recognized credential specific to the school-age developmental period and one year experience working with children less than 13 years of age.
- Applicants must have a valid New York State driver's license & able to transport children.
- Must be able to go up and down stairs, have basic computer skills. and must pass criminal background check and medical clearance.
- Must be able to participate in required training and staff development, must be reliable, consistent, and punctual.
- Associates degree in Child Development, Elementary Education, Physical Education, Recreation or a related field. or
- High School diploma or its equivalent and Two years direct experience working with children under 13 years of age.
Salary - $19.68
In addition to a competitive salary, you will enjoy many benefits, including 14 paid holidays, access to health insurance at the start of your first full month of employment and you'll immediately start accruing sick days the moment your employment begins.
We are devoted to you and all our employees. You'll have the chance for professional training and advancement within our company.
Other facts
About Trinity Alliance of the Capital Region
Trinity Alliance of the Capital Region is a major hub for coordinating and leveraging resources for residents in the most economically challenged neighborhoods . Our programs & services support the strategic and equitable investment
Our mission is to provide services to the community that will support and promote healthy families, adults and children. Our agency is dedicated to improving the neighborhood as a setting for family life, contributing to health and well-being, and promoting education and employment as a means of self-development.
Trinity Alliance is a Settlement House established in 1912. Our main service focus is on the inner city of Albany. Trinity Alliance is present at 13 locations throughout the City of Albany; strategically placed in neighborhoods where economically challenged people live and go about their day-to-day lives. Due to our placement, mission, and purpose, we serve as a trusted resource whereby individuals utilize us as their first stop in troubleshooting challenges. These challenges range across social need domains such as food, childcare, transportation, employment, education, health care, housing, utilities, and more.
Our service delivery system is organized into four divisions: Alternatives to Incarceration (violence prevention, substance use disorder treatment, arrest diversion, jail based cognitive behavioral program); Health & Wellness Division (food pantry, after school/summer camp, crisis center, community health worker program); Community Based Services (early intervention home visiting services, early childhood language development program, foster care prevention abuse/neglect/PINS/JD clinical and case management); Youth Development (school age after-school care and summer camps in South End and Arbor Hill, drop in center for youth). The population we serve is under/unemployed, economically challenged, residing in public and deficient housing, people of color/refugees.
What you'll do
- The After School Counselor is responsible for ensuring appropriate care, supervision, and guidance to children in the childcare program. They help provide a safe, clean, and nurturing environment while acting as positive role models.
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