4 Residential Supervisor - Eagle House Jobs in Hartford, CT
THE VILLAGE FOR FAMILIES & CHILDREN is Hiring a Residential Supervisor - Eagle House Near Hartford, CT
Starting annual salary 55,820.18 plus $5,000 Sign- on Bonus
Tuesday-Saturday 1:30pm-10pm or 2:30pm-11pm
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.
- 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.
- Contributing to improvements in programming and resolution of problems.
- Maintaining 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.
- Other duties as assigned.
- 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.
EDUCATION
- Bachelor's Degree in Early Childhood Education, Child Development, Social Work or Psychology.
- Must have a clean and valid driver's license and three (3) consecutive years of driving experience. Must have the ability to obtain a Public Service License, Medication Administration Certified, Therapeutic Crisis Intervention Certification, 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, the abilities to drive a passenger vehicle carrying up to 8 passengers, supervise 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.
Job Summary
Full Time
$36k-47k (estimate)
05/03/2024
05/20/2024
thevillage.org
HARTFORD, CT
200 - 500
1809
GALO RODRIGUEZ
$10M - $50M
Social & Legal Services
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About THE VILLAGE FOR FAMILIES & CHILDREN
From prevention to crisis The Village does whatever it takes to help children, adults and families transform their lives and achieve real and meaningful change. The Village has been serving children and families for over 200 years. Today, we are one of the most respected child and family serving organizations in the state, helping vulnerable children and families at all levels of needfrom children who have severe emotional or mental health problems to those who need support and guidance to stay on a successful path. We have also grown and evolved to better serve the needs of our community by a...dding mental health and substance abuse services for adults and partnering with primary care service providers to form integrated pediatric clinics. Our mission is to build a community of strong healthy families who protect and nurture children. We believe that families can thrive despite traumatic experiences they may have suffered in the past or adversity that may overwhelm them now. Our continuum of behavioral health treatment and support services for children and adults allows us to customize programs to treat the whole person mentally and physically and help children, adults and families build resilience to overcome challenges that life throws at them. The work we do enables children to be socially and emotionally healthy, thrive in safe and permanent homes and to succeed academically. We help adults to be effective, nurturing caregivers, and be able to manage and prevent crises. Our work also builds strong, stable communities. Thats good for everyone in every community. To learn more and meet some of our clients and dedicated staff visit www.thevillage.org or call 860-236-4511.
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