Runaway Homeless Youth - Assistant Director

Job Description

Job Description

About the Role

Support Residential Director by overseeing all program, clinical and therapeutic services for the Runaway and Homeless Youth department which includes crisis shelters and Transitional

Independent Living Programs. To ensure all daily living needs and essential treatment services are provided to youth. This involves creating and supporting a physically and emotionally safe

environment for residents and staff as well as utilizing a Therapeutic Crisis Intervention in all program components and interactions. The Assistant Director will be assigned multiple sites and will

have program supervisors

What You’ll Do

Essential Functions :

I. Staffing / Administration

1. In conjunction with Human Resources, select, interview and hire direct care workers for the

unit. Provide specific program-related orientation for new employees and provide ongoing

program training as needed.

2. With Program Manager, monitor progress of staff through performance evaluations. Assist

staff in developing improvement plans and ensure training compliance.

3. Utilize disciplinary actions in accordance with Agency policy ensuring proper investigations

and processes are adhered to.

4. Oversee staff time and attendance to ensure proper staff ratios within budgetary constraints.

II. Program Delivery

1. Demonstrate the use of all TCI and other safety measures; modeling and assisting staff with

youth.

2. Ensure that the program is being run in accordance with all regulations as outlined by

DYCD and in a manner that is consistent with the Organization’s mission and values.

3. Ensure daily needs of youth are being met (food, clothing, allowance, etc.).

4. Inspect the units regularly for safety, health hazards and cleanliness to ensure that facilities

follow state and city regulations.

5. Ensure supervision of activities of daily living.

6. In conjunction program staff, initiate, support and ensure residents are in planned and / or

spontaneous recreation, psycho-educational or other therapeutic / clinical activities.

7. Implement the Positive Behavioral Interventions and Support system, assisting staff in

recognizing appropriate behaviors and framing corrections in a positive way.

8. Access necessary resources, transportation, money, and equipment as required to implement

program components.

9. Responsible for monthly quarterly reports and all Plans of Corrective Action to both OCFS

and DYCD on behalf of the program in addition to assuring that all other reports required

by the governing bodies are submitted in a timely manner.

III. Professional Practice

1. Assume expected role on Personal Developmental team, operationalizing goals from

individual treatment plans as appropriate.

2. Maintain collaborative relationships with inter-disciplinary team members, other staff, stake

holders, and non-agency personnel.

3. Communicate regularly with others, both orally and in writing. This includes providing any

necessary reports to be used for case planning.

4. Become knowledgeable of all program policies and procedures; modeling, training and

actively supervising the use of each.

5. Ensure all necessary documentation is completed by established deadlines. This includes

direct reporting or assurance that others have provided appropriate written documentation

of incidents within the expected timeframes.

6. Show organizational commitment which includes understanding and actively supporting the

mission, policies and procedures protecting the integrity of the Agency.

Supervisory Responsibility :

This person is responsible for the overall direction, planning, coordination, and evaluation of staff in this unit. Duties may involve (but are not limited to) : hiring, evaluating, training, assigning and

directing work, rewarding, disciplining and addressing staff-related complaints or problems.

Work Environment :

This position is based on our TIL site, a residential program for Runaway / Homeless Teen.

Physical Demands :

Must be able to pass Therapeutic Crisis Intervention (TCI), including the physical portion

Expected Hours of Work :

This position is a supervisory position in a 24 / 7 program which will require being on-call.

Additionally, evening and weekend hours may be required.

Required Education and Experience :

At least five years of experience in a residential setting with a minimum of two years’ supervisory

experience.

Valid / Clean NYS Driver’s License

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, 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.