Skills Coaches - Part Time

At The New York Foundling, we trust in the power and potential of people, and we deliberately invest in proven practices. From bold beginnings in 1869, our New York-based nonprofit has supported hundreds of thousands of our neighbors on their own paths to stability, strength, and independence.  We help children and families navigate through and beyond foster care. We help families struggling with conflict and poverty grow strong. We help individuals with developmental disabilities live their best lives, and we help ur neighbors access quality health and mental health services—core to building lifelong resilience and wellbeing. Together, our interrelated programs provide a whole-person, whole-family, and whole-life approach that unlocks solutions for a lifetime.

Reports to assigned program supervisor or covering supervisor.

• Engage young adults with skills training activities twice a week. Skills training areas are directly related to the goals of the client's treatment plan, and may include behavior management skills, communication skills, coping skills, problem solving, educational, or vocational skills.
• Engage clients in recreational activities each week
• Conduct role plays and practice new skills with clients
• Deliver incentives to reinforce clients for positive behavior and new skills learned
• Follow modules from the Coach binders developed by the MST-EA Consultant
• Focus and build on clients’ positive attributes
• Engage the social network in supporting clients
• Follow directives by the MST-EA Therapist and Supervisor
•  Provide documentation of each visit with clients
• Provide weekly oral and/or written reports to the MST-EA Supervisor on activities completed with clients

Salary: $16.50

The New York Foundling is committed to attracting and retaining a diverse employee population, the Foundling will honor your experiences, perspectives and unique identity. Together, our community strives to create and maintain working and learning environments that are inclusive, equitable and welcoming.

Organizational expectations include:

• Regular and punctual time and attendance, and adherence to The Foundling's and your department’s specific time and attendance policies and protocol.
• Consistent demonstrated commitment to The Foundling's BHAG, mission, vision and values (Compassion, Dignity, Family and Community, Diversity, Excellence).
• Adherence to The Foundling's employee policies, Code of Conduct and applicable rules, laws, regulations or bargaining agreements.
• Appropriate engagement with support departments to ensure appropriate and timely hiring, performance management, investigation, discipline, suspension, and restructuring decisions concerning direct reports. Regular supervision and performance evaluation of direct reports.
• Any other duties and/or tasks that may be assigned.
  
  

  Requirements:

  • High School diploma or General Educational Development (GED) certificate required
  • Successfully working or in college required
  • Experience working with the population preferred
  • Must have a valid driver’s license and be able to provide transportation
  • Must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily