Job Tracking ID: Job Tracking ID: 512620-889429 Job Location: Hartford, CT Job Level: Job Level: Management Level of Education: High School/GED Job Type: Full-Time/Regular Years of Experience: Years of Experience: 2 - 5 Years Starting Date: Starting Date: ASAP Salary: Salary: 47,670 Work Hours: Work Hours: Full time 40 hours
Job Description
Our Mission: The Village was one of the first agencies in the country to provide homes for neglected children. Today, we continue to achieve our mission “to build a community of strong, healthy families who protect and nurture children” by providing a full range of behavioral health, early childhood and youth development, substance use treatment and support services for children, adults and families in the Greater Hartford, Connecticut region.
Named a Connecticut Top Workplace for four consecutive years with national distinction for workplace culture and diversity, equity and inclusion practices, you can be sure you’re joining an organization that’s just as committed to your success as we are to those we serve.
Starting annual salary $47,670 comensurate with experience
This position has a rotating schedule including split shifts and weekend coverage.
Sub-Acute Crisis Stabilization
The Sub-Acute Stabilization program is a short-term, 1-14 days, behavioral health program, designed to stabilize and assess youth ages 5-18.
JOB SUMMARY
The Residential Supervisor is a key member of the program team. The Supervisor’s primary responsibility involves providing guidance, leadership, and support to the Child Development Staff in their efforts to maintain a healthy, therapeutic, and safe environment for the Program’s children and Staff. Residential Supervisor is selected based on formal training, real-world experience working with special needs children, cultural competency, and demonstrated leadership, facilitation, and administrative skills. The Residential Supervisor, working in conjunction with the Program Director, is responsible for implementing Program policies in the treatment milieu, contributing to Program innovation, and facilitating interactions between Child Development Staff and Clinicians, other professionals, and parents. Through role modeling and feedback, the Supervisor is responsible for helping the Child Development Staff cultivate nurturing relationships and conduct various therapeutic and socio-recreational activities in guiding children and helping them learn the competencies needed to lead responsible and fulfilling lives. With proper attention being paid to individual needs and differences, the Residential Supervisor promotes growth and development in both children and staff members. The Supervisor demonstrates professional competency with proper utilization of supervision and consultation with other professionals, and provides guidance, support, and leadership to the Child Development Staff as they carry out their duties. Administratively, the Supervisor is responsible for the continued effective functioning of the treatment milieu and its related activities.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
Responsible for assisting with administrative aspects of running the program, including but not limited to:
Compliance with regulatory bodies
Management of specific budget items (activities, program supplies)
Maintaining physical environment
Ensuring CDS program documentation is complete and submitted on time
Monitoring program risk areas(vans, restraints, etc)
Monitoring CDS hours
Learning, adhering to, and implementing agency and department policies and procedures.
Contributing to improvements in programming and resolution of problems.
Maintain appropriate certifications (e.g., PSL, TCI, First Aid, CPR) and become certified as an instructor in at least one of these models to ensure sustain training among staff.
Work collaboratively and respectfully with teachers, clinicians, nurses, and other professionals.
Ensuring CDS staff follow the program policies and procedures, etc
Ensuring adequate program coverage at all times.
Providing 24 hour per day, seven day per week on-call accessibility.
Responsible for oversight of all aspects of CDS staff performance management, including but not limited to:
Hiring
Training
Staff supervision
Monitoring staff performance and ensuring corrective action if needed
Ensuring that staff maintain an atmosphere in which racial, cultural, ethnic, gender, and physical differences are respected and honored.
Assigning specific tasks to Child Development Staff, as needed.
Responsible for ensuring therapeutic care and safety of clients in the milieu, including but not limited to:
Assisting with client crises
Securing the safety of children in all situations
Engaging in problem solving and crisis management as need arises.
Coaching and modeling appropriate therapeutic interventions for staff
Working with children and program staff by co-leading milieu activities and co-facilitating groups.
Ensuring high quality therapeutic programming and activities
Plan discharge and birthday parties for clients
Assisting clinical staff with the implementation of the treatment plan in the milieu
Maintaining good communication with DCF and families, etc.
Experience and Skills
Education: Associates Degree required. Bachelor’s Degree in Early Childhood Education, Child Development, Social Work, Psychology, or related field preferred.
EXPERIENCE
Must have a clean and valid driver’s license and three (3) consecutive years of driving experience. Must have the ability to become Medication Administration Certified, Therapeutic Crisis Intervention Certified, American Red Cross First Aid and CPR Certified.
Three years supervisory experience in a child welfare or human services position.
Knowledge of Child Welfare System, basic child development, and issues related to the effects of abuse and neglect; Ability to work effectively with diverse populations, to communicate with children in a supportive, sympathetic, nurturing manner, to implement behavior management strategies, to be action-oriented in achieving program goals and solving problems, to maintain rationality and professional posture in difficult and stressful situations; Skills in oral and written expression and excellent interpersonal skills.
Ability to be a good team player and leader, to demonstrate flexibility in approach to job and others, to be insightful, self-reflecting, and aware of impact on others, to be patient and empathic, to show good judgment in pressured situations.
Familiarity, sensitivity, and/or experience working with diverse populations; Bilingual/bicultural skills preferred.
Essential functions include, but are not limited to, supervising groups of children, physically escort and restrain agitated children between the ages of 5 and 12 years old, and conduct various therapeutic and socio-recreational activities that involve movement and interaction with children.
The Village for Families and Children is An Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status, age or any other federally protected class.
