Group Leader

Job Summary: The Group Supervisor will work to provide the opportunity for JFY youth to ameliorate criminogenic needs and gain /learn life skills through groups as well as coaching and direct interaction in the milieu. The Group Supervisor will also provide opportunities for youth to exercise, socialize and share common interests with peers through organized recreational and cultural activities. The work requires the application of specialized skills, training and planning to meet the needs of the youth being served. The Group Supervisor monitors check-ins, engages the youth in group process throughout the day and leads five skills group each week at a regularly scheduled time. The Group Supervisor provides updates on each youth’s progress in the milieu during treatment team.

Essential Functions

• Ensure that youth in the JYF are able to achieve their individual goals in collaboration with their YLS goals.
• Coordinates and facilitates structured activities/workshops for JYF residents, lead groups in preparatory courses and trainings.
• Attending all meetings as required by supervisor, professional workshops and seminars to further knowledge and resources to provide to youth.
• Provide instruction to residents by explaining and demonstrating the proper techniques, procedures, and rules used in specific activities, games and sports.
• Conduct regular safety inspections of recreation equipment and grounds.
• Responsible for the planning of the program calendar and daily groups and activities.
• Assist with youth engagement in daily program services.
• Requisition, secure, and inventory necessary materials, supplies and equipment.
• Motivate residents to become involved in recreation programs by participating and leading specific activities. Provide instruction to residents by explaining and demonstrating the proper techniques, procedures, and rules used in specific activities, games and sports.
• Maintain accurate documentation and complete the timely entry of progress notes into CONNECTIONS in accordance with state and agency standards within 5 days of the event date.
• Support the Milieu Treatment Model with the end goal of teaching young people to make positive, lasting changes in their behavior by preparing them to be self-sufficient through education and developing life skills.
• Maintain and update program documentation.
• Works closely with Residential Manager and staff members to ensure quality services are provided.
• Works in the milieu observing and coaching staff on their interactions with youth supported.
• Conducts 5 groups per week (including skills groups as well as 7 Challenges Groups).
• Participate and present in Staff Meetings to discuss youth progress.
• Attends treatment team meetings and provides information on youth-supported group participation and current Pathway and Group Work and skill acquisition assignments.
• Provide input on YLS case plans and BSPs, monitor progress, and make recommendations on Skills and Activities.
• Assigns program work to youth and provides support to the youth and their Advocates.
• Creates diary cards with youth and monitors their completion weekly.
• Collaborate with Fair Future Coaches and Fair Future Education and Vocational specialists regarding Preparing Youth For Adulthood (PYA), facilitating groups and recreational and prosocial activities.
• Other duties as assigned.
  
  

Qualifications And Competencies

• High School Diploma required Bachelor degree in human services preferred.
• Experience working with youth and families in residential settings.
• Experience working within child welfare and/or juvenile justice fields.
• Computer literate
• Strong oral and written communication skills
• Knowledge and understanding of individual and group behavior.
• Knowledge of and continued training in individual and group counseling techniques, including verbal and physical crisis intervention/de-escalation techniques.
• Understanding of the possible functions of behaviors of concern.
• Understanding of child development and family & community systems.
  
  

Supervisory Responsibility

No

Work Environment: The Group Supervisor will be based out of their assigned residential facility and be solely responsible for youth and activities from that program. This position will mainly be in the residential setting at their assigned facility. There will be no assigned work from home days with this position.

Position Type/Expected Hours of Work: This is a full-time 35 hour per week position. Daily schedule and hours will fluctuate to meet the needs of the youth and daily programming activities. The Group Supervisor will be responsible for maintaining their own schedule appropriate to the needs of the program and youth served, which include day, evening and occasional weekend hours.

Travel (if required): The Group Supervisor will be required to travel, navigate NYC/surrounding neighborhood roads/public transportation system, and complete team member contacts in JYF facilities, and their service providers locations. The Group Supervisor will provide their own transportation and work-related travel expenses will be reimbursed.

Physical Requirements: Must be able to pass the Safe Crisis Management (SCM) training.

Other Duties: Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY STATEMENT

It is the policy of Rising Ground that the Agency wholly complies with equal treatment of all

employees and applicants for employment without unlawful discrimination as to an individual’s

perceived or actual race, creed, color, national origin, alienate, citizenship status, gender

identity, age, disability, marital status, partnership status, sexual orientation, ethnicity, religion, or

veteran status in all employment decisions, including but not limited to recruitment, hiring,

compensation, training and apprenticeship, promotion, upgrading, demotion, downgrading, transfer,

layoff and termination and all other terms and conditions of employment.