St. Anne Institute
Job Description
TITLE : Assistant Program Administrator - Crisis Residence "The
Beacon"
- SUPERVISOR : Program Administrator - Crisis Residence
- HOURS PER WEEK : 40 hours per week. Includes evenings and weekends. This role
requires flexibility to work as needed to reason to emergencies and support staff.
QUALIFICATIONS : BA or BS in the field of Human Services preferred; two
years of college required; one-year experience working in a residential setting required. Experience may be substituted for degree requirements if there has been past supervisory experience.
REQUIREMENTS : Compassionate and empathetic approach to working with
residents. Ability to handle stressful situations calmly and effectively.Strong organizational, communication, problem-solving, and interpersonal skills ability to manage multiple priorities and work effectively in a fast paced environment.
FUNCTIONS : Support the Program Administrator in overseeing operations and
routine of the Crisis Residence. Supervise youth workers focusing on providing a safe and therapeutic milieu.
RESPONSIBILITIES :
Recruitment, Supervision, and Training
- Assist in hiring and training staff.
- Assist in the development and implementation of program policy and procedure manual. The manual will serve as a guide for program activities to ensure program adheres to all agency, state and federal requirements.
- Provide informal supervision through daily role modeling, feedback, and on the job training for crisis residence youth workers.
- Provide formal supervision by meeting with crisis residence counselors on a regular basis. Formal supervisions includes written documentation.
- Create a formal agenda and facilitate weekly staff meetings.
- Provide regular written performance evaluations and provide ongoing training and development of youth workers.
- Delegate assignments to youth workers and provide guidance to ensure tasks are completed.
Unit Programming
- Create and distribute weekly unit work schedules, ensuring adequate and effective staffing is provided for programming and for all assigned meetings.
- Ensure implementation of program policies and procedures.
- Ensure therapeutic, trauma-responsive, age-appropriate routines.
- Ensure that the living unit is a clean, safe, therapeutic and trauma-sensitive environment.
- Track unit inventories, submit purchase orders and maintenance requests as needed.
- Maintain an effective communication system, both written and verbal. Ensure that program logs are accurate and thorough.
- Ensure assigned staff conduct monthly unit inspections.
- Participate in making recommendations for reviewing and evaluating the program.
Crisis Management :
- Participate in multi-disciplinary team in development and implementation of individualized treatment plans.
- Respond to and assist in managing crisis involving residents, ensuring their safety and well-being.
- Support the development and implementation of crisis intervention protocols and procedures.
- Provide guidance and support to staff during crisis situations.
General
- Review, approve and submit biweekly timesheets for youth workers.
- Participate in multi-disciplinary team approach to treatment.
- Abide by the NYS Justice Center and the SAI Codes of Conduct / Ethics.
- Perform any additional responsibilities as assigned by the Program Administrator.