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Part-Time Project RISE Group Worker

Part-time

The Neighborhood Center

Utica, NYPart-time$23.07/hrSeen 1mo agoSeen in employer's feed 1 day ago

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Compensation
$23.07/hr
Location
Utica, NY
Schedule
Part-time
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Requirements

Credentials this posting asks for.

Valid Clean NYS Driver's License

Job overview

The Project RISE Group Worker works with children and youth through social, recreational, and educational activities, coordinating with the Group Leader and Utica Zoo staff. The role supports individual and group development, including learning about nature and animal habitats and developing coping skills, empathy, and compassion. The position is part-time, 18.75 hours per week, and based in person in Utica, New York.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Community ResourcesHuman Service Delivery SystemsOrganizational SkillsAssessment SkillsCommunication SkillsFlexibilityIndependent Work

Qualifications

Valid Clean NYS Driver's LicenseBachelor's in Social Work, Human Services, Education or Related Field With Experience or Associate's in Human Services or Related Field With Substantial Experience or Equivalent

Full job description

Part-Time Project RISE Group Worker

Home (https://www.neighborhoodctr.org) Part-Time Project RISE Group Worker

Website (https://www.neighborhoodctr.org) The Neighborhood Center

Pay: $23.07 per hour

Job description:

Hours per week : 18.75 PART TIME

Rate of pay: $23.07

Hours vary

Summer Hours: 12:00pm-3:45pm

School Year hours: 1:45pm-5:30pm

JOB DESCRIPTION: The Project RISE Group Worker will work with groups of children and youth using social, recreational, and educational activities and programs. The Group Worker will become a catalyst for the development of individuals within the group as well as the group as a whole. By this method, the Group Leader will assist individuals within the groups to better relate to others and to develop skills that will enhance their abilities to become thriving, contributing members of our community. The Group Worker will coordinate with the Group Leader and staff at the Utica Zoo to develop daily group activities to be conducted at The Neighborhood Center and Utica Zoo. The staff at the Utica Zoo will assist in teaching about nature and animal habitats, as well as helping to develop healthy coping skills, empathy, and compassion while applying learned skills.

SPECIFIC RESPONSIBILITIES INCLUDE:

  • Assist the Group Leader to plan, prepare and facilitate group activities and programs to meet the needs of children and their families.

  • Care for the children’s physical needs as appropriate including administering first aid within the parameters of training and dispensing medications within the parameters of written regulations and policies.

  • Transport children as programming mandates within the scope of one’s training/licensing and according to supervisory direction.

  • Assist the Group Leader to develop individual and group objectives, prepare and record meeting records, individual summaries, group evaluations and measurable outcomes as directed.

  • Develop and maintain cooperative relationships with parents, including but not limited to informal contacts, collateral contacts, referrals, conferences, home visits, support groups, educational and recreational family activities and maintain records of such.

  • Provide supervisor and Group Leader with input/information as to special needs children may have, problems, incidents and emergencies to ensure proper action/intervention is taken.

  • Attend staff or other types of meetings as required.

  • Fulfill training requirements of all funding and regulatory bodies.

  • Serve as a role model; supervise students, part-time staff, summer staff and volunteers as assigned.

  • Assist with maintaining accurate records of group attendance, statistical information, records, summaries and registration information as required.

  • Participate in program recruitment and outreach in the community.

  • Assist supervisor in assessing the need for supplies, materials, equipment and repairs.

  • Maintain a program environment that is safe, healthy, orderly and attractive.

  • Participate in various related tasks as assigned or required.

  • Maintains self in a professional manner at all times, adhering to Neighborhood center policy, procedures and in keeping with the mission statement.

  • Punctual and regular attendance is an essential responsibility of each employee. Employees are expected to report to work as scheduled, on time and prepared to start working.

  • Perform other duties as requested by Agency Administration.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

  • Demonstrated extensive knowledge of community resources and multiple human service delivery systems.

  • Demonstrated organizational, assessment and communication skills commensurate with this position.

  • Demonstrated ability to be flexible and work independently.

  • Valid and Clean NYS driver’s License

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Social Work, Human Services, Education or closely related field with related experience preferred.

  • OR

  • An Associate’s Degree in Human Services or closely related field with substantial experience required or a combination of education and experience equivalent to the above.

At The Neighborhood Center, Inc, we are committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, genetics, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran status, or any other legally protected status.

Equal Opportunity Employer: The Neighborhood Center, Inc. is required to notify all applicants of their rights pursuant to federal employment laws. For further information, please review the Know Your Rights (https://www.eeoc.gov/poster) notice from the Department of Labor.

We believe that diversity, equity, and inclusion are essential to the success of our organization and are dedicated to creating a workplace that welcomes and values all individuals. We strive to create a culture that fosters respect, openness, and understanding, and we encourage people from all backgrounds to apply for open positions.

Job Type: Part-time 18.75 per week

Pay: From $23.07

Schedule:

  • Day Shift

  • Monday – Friday

  • Summer Hours: 12:00pm-3:45pm

  • School Year hours: 1:45pm-5:30pm

License/Certification:

  • Driver’s License (Required)

Ability to Commute:

  • Utica, NY (Required)

Ability to Relocate:

  • Utica, NY: Relocate before starting work (Required)

Work Location: In person

Job Type: Part-time

How this job compares

Set against the 677 open Social Services jobs on Olive Jobs, counted October 30, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$23.07/hr
  • New York median$24–25/hr51 hourly ranges
  • US median$23–25/hr256 hourly ranges

This rate, $23.07/hr, is 8% below the New York median midpoint ($25/hr) — in the middle half of Social Services hourly ranges in New York.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 169 open Social Services jobs in New York and 677 across the US. 2% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in New York
Experience
Social Services postings that state a minimum ask for 2 years of experience at the median; the middle half ask for 1 to 3 years (385 postings).
Education
168 of the 677 open Social Services jobs (25%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on October 30, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.

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