Childcare/Recreation Assistant

Volunteers of America-Greater New York (VOA-Greater New York) is an anti-poverty organization working to end homelessness in the New York area by 2050. We operate over 60 programs across New York City, Northern New Jersey and Westchester County including emergency, transitional and permanent housing. Our services extend to families experiencing homelessness, survivors of domestic violence, people living with HIV/AIDS, veterans, youth aging out of foster care, adults with behavioral health or substance use needs, and others in need, including a special education preschool program.
  

We are in search of new talent in the following position…

Position: Childcare/Recreation Assistant

The Childcare/Recreation Assistant is responsible for assisting in the classroom operations of a daycare program in a family residence. 

Liberty House is a program that provides comprehensive services and safe, anonymous housing for individuals and their children experiencing domestic violence. To learn more about the program, copy and paste this link into a browser https://www.voa-gny.org/dv  

Minimum Qualifications:

The position requires a high school diploma plus two years of experience in a childcare setting.

Childcare/Recreation Assistant Principal Responsibilities:

1. Assist in creating an instructional environment that fosters learning and growth.
2. Assist in classroom activities on a daily basis.
3. Help to evaluate student progress on an ongoing basis, maintaining necessary records.
4. Assess developmental functioning and learning skills of students in all areas, at regularly planned intervals.