Bi-Lingual (Spanish/English) Youth Care Worker

NOTE: RELOCATION ALLOWANCE WILL NOT BE PAID. LODGING WILL NOT BE PROVIDED. PER DIEM WILL NOT BE PAID. FOR THIS REASON, APPLICATIONS FROM OUTSIDE THE YONKERS, NY COMMUTING AREA WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED.

Join the team who values your skills and expertise. Cherokee Nation Management & Consulting (CNMC) helps federal agencies improve productivity and find innovative solutions. Taking a personalized approach, CNMC offers a complete line of innovative services and consulting to government agencies, including call center, application modernization, data utilization, advanced analytics and IT infrastructure. Your valuable skills can help us give customers the support they deserve and the quality they expect from our team - a team of experts, like you.

Cherokee Nation Management & Consulting is part of Cherokee Federal - a team of tribally owned federal contracting companies focused on building solutions, solving complex challenges, and serving the nation's mission around the globe for more than 60 federal clients. For more information, visit .

SUMMARY

Youth Care Worker in Unaccompanied Migrant Youth Center

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Provide supervision of all children in the program, ensuring their safety and well-being at all times.
• Utilize the therapeutic intervention techniques received during TCI training, and any other program-related techniques.
• Maintain security in buildings, grounds, and other posts, intervenes during emergencies or crisis situations.
• Supervise movement of the youth inside and outside following the facility policy and procedures which includes taking periodic counts of the youths.
• Monitor, supervise and participate with youth in various activities (i.e. educational outings, recreational, faith-based services, physical education classes, etc.)
• Maintain multiple environments following coding and code management best practices and good documentation.
• Perform other job-related duties as assigned.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

• High School diploma or equivalent degree and a minimum of 1 year employment experience in the child welfare field working with children and/or adolescents in a social service setting.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES

• Considerable knowledge of childhood development.
• Demonstrated ability to establish and maintain effective collaborative working relationships with families, staff and community partners.
• Highly effective communication skills.
• Knowledge of screening and assessments related to child development and to child and care giver functioning.
• Demonstrated ability to provide support for and problem solve with direct care and supervisory staff as well as system partners.
• Ability to effectively utilize a web-based data system to manage project information.
• The ability to assist with the development of tactical and strategic plans, goals, and objectives.
• Proficiency with computer, common office equipment, and MS Office products.
• Bi-lingual Spanish/English required.
• Must pass pre-employment qualifications of Cherokee Federal

WORK ENVIRONMENT

Secure, climate-controlled facility

Estimated Starting Salary Range: $23.00 - $24.00 hourly

(Cherokee Nation Management & Consulting, LLC) offers a competitive benefit package, including medical, dental, and vision plans for regular full-time employees, 401(k) with 100% match up to 6%, life insurance, paid time off and more. Paid sick leave is provided in accordance with applicable law.

ABOUT THE TEAM

Cherokee Federal is a division of Cherokee Nation Businesses, the economic engine of Cherokee Nation, the largest Native American tribe in the U.S. As a trusted partner, the Cherokee Federal team of companies manages nearly 2,000 projects of all sizes across the construction, engineering and manufacturing and mission solutions portfolios - ranging from advanced data analytics and telehealth to cybersecurity, cloud and logistics.

Since 2012, our team of companies has won $6 billion in government contracts and completed more than 5,300 federal missions. Our 3,600+ employees work in 20+ countries, 50 states and 2 U.S. territories.

Why Cherokee Federal? Visit to learn why you should join our team!

COMPLIANCE

Applicants selected will be subject to a U.S. Government security investigation and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information.

Cherokee Federal is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to prohibiting discrimination and harassment of any type and affords equal employment opportunities to employees and applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, union affiliation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, age, national origin, disability status, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. We conform to the spirit as well as to the letter of all applicable laws and regulations governing all aspects of the relationship between the Company and its employees, including, but not limited to, recruitment, employment, promotion, transfer, training, working conditions, wages and salary administration, employee benefits, and application of policies. The policies and principles of EEO also apply to the selection and treatment of independent contractors, personnel working on our premises who are employed by temporary agencies and any other persons or firms doing business for or with the Company.

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