The Child Care Advocate

*Objective: *To provide childcare for victim/survivors of domestic violence participating in emergency shelter and transitional housing program.
The Child Care Advocate will provide a secure, safe, and nurturing environment for child and youth survivors that is essential in facilitating healthy social skills and emotional development, strengthen self-esteem and encourages healthy relationships.
*Essential Job Responsibilities: * · All staff of Friends of Yates, Inc.
shall be required to administer free and voluntary, competent, confidential, survivor informed, survivor centered, and universally accessible services to all victim survivors with dignity, respect, and compassion.
· Observe and monitor children's play activities.
· Keep records on individual children, including daily observations and information about activities.
· Instruct children in health and personal habits such as eating, resting, and toilet habits.
· Provide reading time, music and arts and crafts.
· Organize and participate in recreational activities.
· Organize and store toys and materials to ensure order in activity areas.
· Work in collaboration with Family Support Advocate and Social Worker regarding case plan development and suggested in-house referrals for services.
· Provide assistance with homework and schoolwork.
· Support children's emotional and social development, encouraging understanding of others and positive self-concepts.
· Support parent in maintaining or rebuilding the parent/child relationship.
· Discuss the developmental and emotional needs of child with parents and offer support in referring to community resources.
· Assist in planning recreational outings for parents and children · Provide any and all shelter support as directed by Supervisor Program Director, Executive Director or Chief Executive Officer.
*Note: This job description is not intended to be all-inclusive.
Employee may perform other related duties to meet the ongoing needs of the organization.
* *Qualifications:* · AA or bachelor’s degree in childcare, early childhood development or related field or equivalent work or volunteer experience and training preferred.
· Must work well with persons of varied sexual preference, racial, ethnic, cultural, socioeconomic backgrounds, and with individuals who are differently abled.
· Awareness of relationship violence, child abuse, stalking, and sexual abuse and assault preferred.
· Knowledge of counseling and advocacy techniques for people who have been victims of domestic violence, including crisis intervention and case management skills beneficial.
· Previous employment or volunteer work in human services, community agencies or other related nonprofit or social change organizations a plus.
· Good oral and written communication and computer skills are required.
· Bilingual (Spanish/English) speaker a plus.
*Friends of Yates, Inc.
(FOY) is an equal opportunity employer.
FOY does not consider race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, or marital status in employment decisions.
It is our policy to maintain a non-discriminatory environment free from intimidation, harassment, or bias based upon these grounds* Job Type: Part-time Pay: $21.
63 - $22.
12 per hour Expected hours: 20 per week Benefits: * Paid time off Schedule: * Evening shift * Monday to Friday * Weekends as needed Work Location: In person