Assistant Site Director - NSP
Company: Sheltering Arms Children And Family Services, Inc.
Location: White Plains
Posted on: May 13, 2022
Job Description:
Company Overview: Sheltering Arms strengthens the education,
wellbeing, and development of high-need children, adults, and
families across the New York metro area. We serve nearly 20,000
people a year from the South Bronx to Far Rockaway. Through
compassion, innovation, and partnership, we respond to our
community's greatest needs and enable individuals to reach the
greatest heights of their potential. Joining our team is an
opportunity to collaborate with hundreds of dedicated colleagues
who represent diverse backgrounds and talents as we work together
to make a measurable impact for our neighbors in need. Every role
at Sheltering Arms brings with it new opportunities for advancement
and development so that team members can achieve their professional
goals while helping others reach for theirs. Job Summary: The
Assistant Site Director is responsible, together with the Site
Director, for assuring compliance with the daily routine and
structure of the facility and maintaining agency standards of
quality care and service provision for the youth residing within
the facility. The Assistant Site Director supervises the shift
supervisors and direct care staff and coordinates the work of all
team members in order to ensure a safe and secure environment and
support the Integrated Treatment Model. Essential Functions: Work
closely with the Site Director to maintain a leadership role in the
development of humane, safe, and therapeutic environment which
promotes the Integrated Treatment Model including:
- Ensure the supervision of all on-site staff and residents.
- Hold staff to high performance standards to ensure they
accomplish all functions and provide quality services to the
residents.
- Maintain order, safety and security standards of the home.
- Uphold daily living routines, schedules, and procedures through
supporting direct care staff. -
- Mediate conflict, whether between staff or residents.
- Review log books, behavior assessment reports, and other
relevant documentation to ensure the accuracy of those who
completed it.
- Manage residents' behavior utilizing the principles of the
Integrated Treatment Model with the goal of teaching the young
people to make positive, lasting changes in their behavior.
- Manage the peer group, understands peer group dynamics,
promotes and maintains a positive peer group culture. -
- Attention to and support of medical issues, student
educational/vocational needs, casework, clinical appointments,
etc.
- Inspect dorm and living area daily for cleanliness and
organization. Ensure major details are completed regularly and
appropriately.
- Schedule and maintain daily maintenance of agency
vehicles.
- Appropriately document emergencies, accidents, illnesses,
incidents, injuries, other relevant reports.
- Participate in planning and execution of educational,
recreational, and personal enrichment activities.
- Participate in ongoing meetings, conferences training program
as required.
- Communicate frequently with Site Director, Assistant Program
Director for NSP, Case Planners, and support staff regarding
pertinent information about residents. -
- Responsible for adhering to all ACS, OCFS, agency regulations
and training requirements
- Share on-call responsibilities with Site Director and Assistant
Program Director.
- Must be able to carry out all of the duties and functions of a
Youth Specialist.
- Performs other duties as assigned. Qualifications
- High School Diploma + 2 years of experience working with
juvenile populations required; Bachelor's Degree strongly
preferred. -
- At least 1 year of experience in a supervisory, leadership, or
administrative role.
- Must have excellent verbal and written communication skills in
order to maintain required documentation. -
- Must have a commitment to work from a strength based and youth
development, and trauma-informed perspective.
- Ability to travel to all five boroughs.
- Commitment to the mission and values of Sheltering Arms
Children and Family Services.
- For this role, COVID-19 vaccination is a requirement of the
job.
- Must be able to pass required Safe Crisis Management (SCM)
training and pass recertification on an annual basis.
- For this role, COVID-19 vaccination is a requirement of the
-job EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY STATEMENT - It is the policy of
Sheltering Arms that the Agency wholly complies with the 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, 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. Physical Requirements: Must have the ability to
complete all direct care worker and standard administrative and
support tasks including but not limited to hands-on care with
consumers, climbing up and down stairs, operation of
computers/phones/fax/printer/copy machine, and the ability to lift
and move consumers (if necessary) up to 200 lbs, ability to lift
boxes, furniture, and equipment up to 30 lbs. Ability to perform
physical restraint of youth using approved restraint techniques.
Physical and PPD clearances required and reevaluated annually. I
consent to be contacted over SMS/Text for this job.
Keywords: Sheltering Arms Children And Family Services, Inc., White Plains , Assistant Site Director - NSP, Executive , White Plains, New York
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