Assistant Supervisor

Job Title: Residential Assistant Supervisor

Department: Residential

Reports To: Residential Program Supervisor

Beginning Pay Range: $23-$25 Hour

Classification: Full Time Hourly-Non-Exempt

D.A. Blodgett- St John's over view and Job Description

MISSION STATEMENT: To help children and empower families by providing safety, advocacy, and support.

VISION: A safe, nurturing home for every child, a supportive community for every family.

VALUES:

• Exceptional Service: Client-focused and teaming at the center of our work.
• Equity, Diversity, & Inclusion: All are welcomed, valued, and belong.
• Excellence: Ongoing commitment to learning and improvement.
• Integrity: Responsibility and ownership of our actions and results.

SANCTUARY COMMITMENTS:

• Nonviolence: Maintaining safety for all members of the community.
• Emotional Intelligence: Managing emotions so we don't hurt ourselves or others.
• Social Learning: Together we accomplish more, we care for one another.
• Democracy: Everyone has a voice, not necessarily a vote.
• Open Communication: Respecting and sharing ideas of our team.
• Social Responsibility: Say what you mean, don't be mean when you say it.
• Growth & Change: Creating hope for ourselves and the people we serve.

POSITION SUMMARY

In addition to typical Youth Development Specialist requirements, the Assistant Supervisors are expected to act as leaders on their respective shifts, conveying consistency, purpose, expectations, accountability, and direction to the YDS they work with. Additionally, they will act as models of youth engagement, taking ownership of creating a therapeutic milieu, displaying appropriate de-escalation techniques, and encouraging fellow staff to engage intentionally and regularly. Assistant Supervisors act as the central trainers for on-the-job training of new hires, and they will take on additional responsibilities such as coordination of intake, discharge, cleaning vans, allowance, etc. Additionally, Assistant Supervisors are the Campus Programs leader during their shifts, assisting in any crisis and directing emergency personnel when they are the highest ranking staff on campus.

ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES

• Develop and maintain supportive, consistent, and therapeutic relationships with children and youth, including maintenance of clear roles and boundaries.
• Structure residential milieu to ensure physical and emotional safety of children and youth, in accordance with established policies and procedures and aligned with the mission and philosophy of DABSJ.
• Deliver services according to established treatment plans for each child, including dispensing medications according to established schedules and protocols.
• Facilitate therapeutic, recreational, and psycho-educational activities according to established schedules and parameters.
• Effectively document children's activities, behaviors, emotional responses, and progress toward treatment plan goals.
• Participate in team and staff meetings, including supervision and staff development opportunities.
• Work shifts as scheduled, arranging for coverage only according to established policies and procedures.

Additional Assistant Supervisor Responsibilities:

• Provide leadership and oversight to Youth Development Specialist's during shift.
• Delegate tasks and responsibilities to Youth Development Specialist during shift, ensuring all necessary tasks and documentation are completed according to protocol; Residential daily plan, schedule, campus overlap, assign tasks to other YDS as appropriate.
• Ensure the accurate completion of medication passing and medication pass check; assign YDS staff to double-check near shift end.
• Complete and submit, or delegate, all maintenance and IT repair requests
• Coordination of all on-call supervisor communication regarding crisis and restrictive interventions,
• On campus crisis and safety coordination
• Monitor off-campus activities; assign staff to complete transports and ensure completion of off-campus activity forms.
• Will act as the primary staff for on-the-job training of new hires, ensuring their understanding of purpose, expectations, and their new hire training and orientation checklist.

Supervision Received: Specific Direction - Follows established work procedures. Receives periodic checks for performance. Refers unique questions/conditions to immediate supervisor. Additionally, YDS will meet with assigned supervisor once weekly for the first 90 days. After successful completion of 90 days, YDS could meet with assigned supervisor on bi-weekly basis.

Supervisory Responsibilities: N/A

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• Experience working with children and youth with emotional and behavioral challenges strongly preferred.
• 2 years of experience in a CCI
• High school diploma required, with some college education in psychology, social work, sociology, youth and family studies or related field preferred.
• Positive acceptance of supervision to learn and be trained in job-related functions.
• Ability to work with various people within and outside the Agency.
• Promote a positive image for the Agency in the community and in relationship with other Agencies and their personnel.
• Valid driver's license and good driving record Possess an understanding and sensitivity to the client's socioeconomic characteristics with personal qualities of warmth with the ability to establish meaningful relationships with people from various cultures.
• The capacity to make sound decisions.
• Effective oral and written communication; confidence and willingness to encourage peers in appropriate actions/engagement.
• Competence in computer use and keyboarding skills.
• Assertiveness and self-direction.

CORE COMPETENCIES

• Working Under Pressure: Ability to maintain composure when exposed to stress.
• Teamwork: Effectively interacts with people by being able to share and receive information that supports team goals.
• Communication: Ability to effectively receive and express ideas, both written and verbal; using clear and concise vocabulary and active listening skills. Ability to communicate with small and large groups and ability to communicate with a wide variety of individuals.
• Reliability: Ability to be dependable, trustworthy, and committed to doing the best job possible and completing work in a timely and consistent manner.
• Problem Solving: Ability to recognize courses of action to handle problems, gathering and organizing information, identifying cause and effect relationships, and applying contingency plans to solve those problems.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

Environmental Conditions:

DABSJ strives to be a fully inclusive organization as we support a diverse group of children and families. We are building a diverse team that represents our customers and our community, and recognize that each of us brings a unique perspective to the organization. We welcome differing thoughts, faiths, beliefs, groups, and lived experiences. The diversity and differences of each team member, foster parent, adoptive parent, child, and family make us #DABSJstrongertogether for children and families.

DABSJ is an equal opportunity, at-will employer, and will not discriminate against employees or appl

icants for employment. DABSJ does not discriminate on the basis of race, including but not limited to hair texture and protective hairstyles such as braids, locks and twists; culture, ethnicity, religion, national origin, age, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, height, weight, marital status, veteran status, socio-economic status, disability, or other legally-protected characteristics as required by law.

This job description does not list all duties of the job. Employees may be asked by management to perform other duties as needed. The Company reserves the right to revise this job description at any time. This job description is not a contract for employment and does not infringe upon the Company's at will employment status.