WHO WE ARE

Maple Lake Academy is a residential treatment center for adolescents (13 to 18) on the autism spectrum. Our students are high-functioning and deal with deficits in social, life and relational skills and as well as various types of processing. We provide a safe and nurturing home-like environment for our students to learn the skills necessary for their individual success in life. Our team works with our client population daily, hands on, and in one on one situations.

Maple Lake Academy sets ourselves apart in the mental-health industry by using an attachment-based approach, focusing on relationship building and modeling what healthy, secure relationships look and feel like. As a member of the MLA team, you'll be trained extensively in attachment styles, and how to best help teens in our program to build healthy relationships with themselves, their peers, and caregivers. We seek to create a safe environment for students and employees to learn, grow, develop, explore, make mistakes, and build lasting impactful relationships with those around them.

POSITION OVERVIEW

The Shift Manager is responsible for the leading and managing of a residential shift, including 3-5 mentors and students in the day-to-day operations. The Shift Manager reports directly to the Residential Director. The Shift Manager is responsible for, but not limited to, training, leading, growing, supporting, and directing their staff, in order to better assist our students and maintain Maple Lake’s vision. Shift Managers train on and ensure compliance with DHS OL rules, regulations, and other rules regulations, and laws applicable to MLA’s operations. Shift Managers ensure compliance with all labor and employment laws, and all MLA policies and procedures within the department.

HIGHLIGHTS

• Immersive experience working with teens on the autism spectrum
• Engage with an interdisciplinary team of clinical, academic, medical, and residential professionals
• Training in therapeutic concepts and principles including Attachment Theory, various diagnoses, de-escalation, communication, mindfulness, and more.
• Culture of learning, growth, continual improvement, and introspection

Schedule

40 hrs./week, 3-4 8-hour shifts, 8-16 hours of administrative work.

Available Schedule: Tuesday 7-3 on shift Thursday 7-3 on shiftSaturday 7-3 on shift Admin hours: flexible

Education Requirement

• High School Diploma or equivalent
• Associates or Bachelor's Degree Preferred

Preferred Experience

• Previous experience in the mental health field
• Previous experience in a similar role or as a mentor or life coach.
• Previous leadership experience

Minimum Requirements

• Age 21
• Ability to pass background check upon hire
• Must be willing to give a 1-year commitment.

BENEFITS

• Medical and Dental group coverage
• HSA option for health coverage
• Group basic and supplemental Life Insurance
• PTO and Sick Time

Responsibilities and Duties:

• Directly manages 3-4 mentors on shift, plus 1 or more on-call mentors
• Understands, trains on, and ensures compliance with DHS OL rules and regulations and other applicable local, state and federal laws and expectations.
• Understands, trains on, and ensures compliance with MLA policies and procedures
• Provide daily training, structure, and oversight to mentor staff to best assist our students and actively establish a culture of trust, honesty, openness, problem-solving, commitment, accountability, and quality of results.
• Attends weekly meetings and effectively completes administrative responsibilities.
• Participate in annual overnight activity.
• Maintains all certificates and trainings required by MLA.

Interested applicants should apply to this posting, and you can expect an immediate email notification upon receipt of your application. Our hiring manager will reach out to candidates who appear to meet our needs within a few business days. If you don't see any emails come through upon submitting the application, or are awaiting a response from the hiring manager, check your SPAM folder. Sometimes emails from our application system get sent there.

MORE INFO?

Check out our website at https://www.maplelakeacademy.com