Job Title: ORR Bilingual Assistant Residential Manager

Position Summary:

The Unaccompanied Alien Children Program referred by the Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR), provides temporary residential care and other supportive services to Unaccompanied Alien Children (UAC) who are under legal custody of the Federal Government. In the basic shelter program, we provide therapeutic and educational services and other supports that youth need to achieve success through an array of strength-based and targeted interventions as well as link them with family members and/or other sponsors in the United States, so they are able to move forward with their lives and thrive. The Assistant Residential Manager is responsible for providing support for the ORR New Horizons Program and performs various tasks to aide in the guidance of the staff and youth.

Duties/Responsibilities:

• Maintaining company vehicles
• Maintaining Children and Program Supplies
• Overlooking and maintaining residential activities
• Helps maintain security in building, grounds, and other posts; intervenes during emergencies and crisis situations
• Develop and implement successful intervention techniques
• Supporting the Residential Manager with the preparation of monthly staff meetings
• Assisting the Residential Manager with employee performance evaluations
• Assist when needed with scheduling and ensuring coverage meets ration mandates
• Serve as an additional day to day contact for residential counselors
• Supervisory / managerial responsibilities as assigned by the Program Director
• Ensures staff complies with agency policies
• Assumes responsibility for safety, personal conduct, and care of the youth in cottage
• Develops effective relationships with youth, co-workers, and team members
• Performs other related work as assigned

Required Skills/ Abilities:

• Ability to speak, read, and write English & Spanish fluently, which allows full communication with agency staff and 3rd parties.
• Ability to perform highly exacting work, complex in nature, and to exercise sound judgment.
• Ability to evaluate facts, interprets results, and makes recommendations.
• Ability to use sound judgment while following agency policies, practices and procedures.
• Possess a valid driver license with a driving record acceptable to CHK's insurance carrier and possess the ability to drive agency vehicles to other agency sites and places for training purposes.
• Ability to transport youth and travel.
• Ability to work a variety of shifts, weekends, holidays, and overtime; and the ability to respond to crises situations.
• Ability to establish and maintain working relationships with staff, community groups, the courts, other agencies, and the general public.

Qualifications:

• Bi-lingual (English/Spanish) required
• Must be 21 years of age or older
• Valid NYS driver's license, clean driving record
• High School Diploma or GED required
• Bachelor's degree, preferred, from an accredited college or university within one or a combination of the following: Counseling, Education, Psychology, Sociology, or Social work
• One or more years of work experience in a residential treatment program preferred

Physical Requirements:

The physical demands described below are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this position.

• Prolonged periods standing and walking throughout school and classroom
• Must be able to lift up to 45 pounds at a time
• Must be able to kneel, sit, stand, crawl, push, and pull to assist with the children if needed

We have a generous benefits package for full time employees:

• Earn up to 7 weeks of paid time off per year.
• Affordable Medical, Dental, and Vision insurance with HRA offered to all full time employees.
• Employer paid group life insurance, short and long term disability insurance.
• Retirement plan with employer match for full time employees.
• Tuition reimbursement.
• And more!

Children's Home of Kingston is an Equal Opportunity Employer, all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, or gender identity.