POSITION SUMMARY:

Supervision

• Ensures Youth Care Workers oversee and manage the care, safety, and well-being of each
• Ensures and maintains “line of sight and sound” supervision at all times and when applicable, provide one on one supervision.
• Ensures that ratio is maintained at all
• Ensures headcounts are logged every 15-minutes and document changes to
• Ensures all minors are accounted for at all times while off (i.e. field trips, appointments, etc.)

Service Delivery

• Ensures two weekly telephone calls (10 minutes each) to safe family members and/or sponsors in a private setting are conducted.
• Facilitates regular contact with safe family members or other support systems through letters and program visits.
• Participates in a family style meal with the minors, except when age or special dietary restrictions dictates differences as needed.
• Ensures unusual behavior are being reported in the required
• Ensures Shift Summaries are completed prior to the end of the
• Conducts daily shift summary meetings with the
• Ensures random room checks are conducted daily using the required form and report findings to
• Ensures recreational activities and religious services for each minor are

• Monitors the security cameras, documents, and reports finding to Program
• Actively participate in interdisciplinary team

Intake and Discharge

• Conducts the intake and discharge processes of clients as required by policies and

Transportation

• Transport minors utilizing agency vehicles as
• Overnight travel and out-of-town travel may be required as

Documentation, Monitoring, and Reporting:

• Completion and submission of timely and accurate Significant Incident Reports, CIP Reporting, and any other required documentation as per Catholic Charities guidelines, state licensing requirements, ORR and PREA requirements, and COA Responsible for following up on all incidents reported.
• Reviews and monitors all log

Human Resource Management

• Provides supervision, direction, and support to Youth Care
• Provides orientation and training to Youth Care Workers according to regulatory body
• Creates the schedule for YCW while keeping with specified staff-client
• Schedules and conducts monthly staff
• Ensures that staff receives required training and professional development within the specified time frames.
• Conducts performance evaluations and/or improvement plans for all staff directly under his/her direct supervision.

Risk Management and Quality Assurance:

• Performs PQI functions as assigned by
• Participates with ongoing safety inspections
• Participates monthly in the fire
• Timely and accurately submit Unusual Incident Reports and include all relevant documentation required by regulatory bodies.
• Must be available to work beyond your regular schedule in crisis situations or if there is a declared agency emergency.

Additional Duties:

• Participates in all related trainings, in-services, and staff meetings as required by COA and funding /licensing sources.
• Attends mandatory conferences and trainings as scheduled for professional
• Incumbent will comply with all policies, procedures and requirements necessary to perform the functions of this position.
• Ability to work a flexible schedule including early mornings, late evenings and some
• On call 24 hours 7 days a week unless otherwise specified by
• Performs other duties as assigned by

Physical Demands:

• Ability to lift and carry up to 25
• Ability to walk, bend, stoop, stretch, squat, kneel, push, pull, and

Educational & Experiential Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in social work, or in a related area of study from an accredited college or university, and at least two (2) years of employment experience in the child welfare field working with children and/or adolescents or two (2) years of college and four (4) years of experience working with children.
• 1 year of supervisory experience
• Obtain food handler certification within 90
• Bilingual-English/Spanish

Reporting to this position:

• Youth Care Worker
• Youth Care Worker - Travel Companion