Catholic Identity Statement: All St. Francis-St. Vincent Homes staff are to be guided by the mission and values of Catholic Social Services, conducting themselves with the highest integrity, always aware that they are agents of the Church and its social mission. Professional staff are equally bound by the moral teachings of the Catholic Church and the standards of ethical practice of the social work profession, as these pertain to the substance and manner of their work with clients and activities in the workplace.

Specific information and problem solving will be covered in new employee orientation, as well as ongoing training and supervision.

Primary Purpose of Job

This position carries administrative and supervisory responsibilities for one residential group home. The core areas of responsibilities include: oversight of all day-to-day group home operations, assuring safety of residents and staff, management and supervision of staff, residential programming, residential fiscal responsibilities, crisis management, and meeting documentation requirements according to agency and regulatory guidelines.

Essential Job Functions

• Physically and psychologically able to actively and safely supervise a group of adolescent residents with emotional, mental and behavioral challenges.

• Provide leadership to and effectively manage the job performance of the Youth Care Workers.

• Work cooperatively and effectively with other members of the interdisciplinary team.

• Implement the policies and practices of SFSV, DPW, DHS and HIPAA as they pertain to the effective operation of residential group homes.

• Ability to provide 24 hour on-call coverage to the assigned group home and available to work flexible schedule covering day, evening and overnight shifts.

• Ability to safely operate a 10-passenger vehicle.

• Maintain insurability for driving with the Archdiocesan Insurance Office.

Other Job Functions

General:

• Maintain regular electronic communication through email, texting, phone and fax. Check regularly and respond promptly.

• Act as an appropriate role model for staff and residents in actions, words and dress.

• Participate actively as a member of the residential management team to develop and implement best practices. Also, provide agency-wide leadership for the residential program.

• Attend and actively participate in all required annual staff training, as well as trainings for professional growth.

Administrative:

• Responsible in assisting with personnel management from hiring through termination including documenting all supervisory and corrective action issues.

• Accountable for assigned group home finances.

• Develop staff skills and assure that all group home documentation is completed accurately and submitted in a timely manner according to agency guidelines.

• Manage residents' medical and medication needs according to agency protocol.

• Maintain staff work schedules providing for coverage that is within required ratios at all times; manage group home overtime staffing caps and monitor and enforce time clock compliance procedures.

• Develop and implement structured group home programs to meet resident needs.

• Plan, organize and implement a variety of safe leisure time recreational/educational activities and a daily routine to develop age appropriate social and life skills including the tasks of daily living.

• Prepare, attend and actively engage in scheduled meetings and administrative supervision.

• Ensure program vehicles' registration, inspections and maintenance are maintained and reported. Monthly van safety checks must be completed and documented on the Van Safety form.

• Participate in the support and implementation of the agency Performance and Quality Improvement Plan (PQI) as directed by the Administrative Team.

• Prepare for, conduct and document regular staff supervision in compliance with all agency policies and procedures.

• Assure staff members are engaged with residents to assist them in attaining their treatment goals.

• Provide staff with three-month, six-month and annual evaluations focused on achieving attainable, measurable goals that foster professional development, promote strengths and remediate weaknesses.

• Develop cohesive group home teams and lead group home team meetings.

• Assure group home staff are knowledgeable about and implement resident safety/crisis protocols/notifications/documentation for Alerts, restrictive procedures, AWOLs, plans of safety and school suspensions.

• Assure that all assigned staff use vacation and holiday hours following agency policies and procedures.

• Maintain health and regulatory standards to assure that group homes are clean and safe and that maintenance needs are addressed.

• Assure that all fire safety standards are met and the group homes are in compliance with regulations. Hold monthly fire drills and document on the Monthly Fire Drill Log. Also, perform weekly group home safety checks and document these checks on the Monthly Building Safety Checklist form.

.Required Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Bachelor's degree in an area of Human Services and one year of experience working with children. Or Associates degree or 60 college credits and three years of experience working with children.

• One year of verifiable supervisory/management experience in human services preferred.

• Verifiable skills in planning, organization, management, administration and supervision.

• Ability to work a flexible schedule.

• Basic competence in Microsoft Word, Excel and Outlook.

• Effective oral and written communications skills in English.

• Valid PA [or state of residence] driver’s license and a good driving record [must be able to get approval to drive from the Archdiocesan Insurance Office].

• Valid Child Abuse, Criminal History and FBI clearances that meet all regulatory requirements.

Work Environment

• This job involves regular work with adolescent males or females who can be verbally and physically assaultive.

• Ability to safely perform occasional physical escorts and restraints of adolescent males or females according to agency provided training, policies and procedures.

• This work is performed primarily indoors and occasionally outdoors and involves frequent walking, standing and sitting.

• Ability to type at a computer terminal is required.

• This job involves occasional driving of a 10-passenger vehicle and occasional use of your personal vehicle.

This job description is not intended to provide an all-inclusive listing of related job activities. Incumbent may be requested by management to perform other related activities in place of or in addition to those representative activities noted in this job description. Nothing in this job description restricts management’s right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time.