Description

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• Participates in pre-admission screenings. Assists with client admissions, case distribution, progressions, regressions, and exits.

• Coordinates with Placing Agencies to ensure the student’s needs are being met.

• Establishes and maintains a positive working relationship with Placing Agencies.

• Leads therapeutic groups such as Thinking for a Change, ART, Restorative Solutions, Pathways to Self-Discovery, Active Parenting, etc., if applicable.

• Implements and conducts parent support groups with other program staff, if applicable.

• Provides supervision and/or conducts skill building groups and projects.

• Leads the recreation element. Coordinates activities with other program staff.

• Provides transportation for clients to and from the Program and other community locations to ensure program participation, if applicable.

• Develops and maintains client needs assessments and treatment plans.

• Maintains client files in a timely and orderly fashion. Documents all groups in each student file.

• Documents all client, parent, and collateral contacts.

• Identifies contacts in the public schools and other agencies working with the clients for tracking and monitoring services.

• Identifies contacts and opportunities for client employment, if applicable.

• Identifies contacts and implements client community service projects, if applicable.

• Attends court hearings if required. Meets with clients at state-run facilities prior to their release and meets with parents to prepare for the client’s return to the community, if applicable.

• Oversees and assists with the maintenance of program office and employee vehicles, if applicable.

• Community presentations regarding the program, if applicable.

• Covers on-call hours on a rotating basis to respond to emergencies during non-program hours, if applicable.

• Ensures the safety, health and welfare of staff and students always.

• Provides encouragement, guidance and resources to the staff and students.

• Models and ensures all program norms are upheld without compromise.

• Acts as a positive role model and mentor for both staff and students.

• Treats others with respect, confronts negative behavior and supports confrontation.

• Ensures proper safe physical management techniques are always followed.

• Assists other staff members with emergency situations.

• Completes required reports and documentation in a timely manner; collects, collates and summarizes all weekly paperwork. Provides management with required reports and advises of any problematic situations. Maintains and updates the program’s Key Performance Indicators, if required.

• Complies with and implements the Rite of Passage Policies and Procedures as detailed in the appropriate manuals/handbooks.

• Ensures the highest standards are maintained to prevent illegal, unethical, or improper conduct and to ensure the program remains in compliance with agency licensing and Rite of Passage policies and procedures.

• Assists with the correction of deficiencies and quality improvement efforts.

• Attends and participates in all required meetings. Conducts regularly scheduled staff meetings, if applicable.

• Implements and conducts staff training, if applicable. Commits to attending all training and staff development classes in order to ensure sufficient hours of training are completed on an annual basis. Notifies the supervisor if annual training hours are deficient.

• Other duties as assigned, verbally or in written form.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

• BA/BS in Social Services, Education or related field preferred.

• At least one year of experience working with at-risk juveniles and their families or other related experience preferred.

• Reliable transportation and auto insurance

• Previous experience with the Juvenile Justice System and schools preferred.

• Must meet the requirements to be an eligible RT driver. Must possess a current State Driver’s License and have an acceptable driving record for the past three (3) years.

• Ability to pass a criminal background clearance check, drug screen, physical and TB test.

• Ability to perform work with little or no supervision.

• Ability to utilize resources available to complete assigned projects.

• Ability to prepare written reports and correspondence.

• Ability to understand and follow verbal and written instructions.

• Ability to effectively communicate, verbally and in writing.

• Able to work at least 40 hours per week with the possibility of a varied schedule.

• Must be able to maintain a high level of confidentiality.

• Must have excellent organization and time management skills.

• Ability to build and maintain positive internal and external relationships.

• Ability to provide exemplary customer service to all employees and outside constituents.

• Ability to function independently and as a member of a team in a multi-task environment.

• Must be flexible and able to handle multiple priorities, with the ability to adjust to high pressure and rapidly changing business conditions.

• Proficient in the use of computers and associated software.

Qualifications

Behaviors

Preferred

• Team Player: Works well as a member of a group

• Thought Provoking: Capable of making others think deeply on a subject

• Leader: Inspires teammates to follow them

• Loyal: Shows firm and constant support to a cause

• Innovative: Consistently introduces new ideas and demonstrates original thinking

• Detail Oriented: Capable of carrying out a given task with all details necessary to get the task done well

• Enthusiastic: Shows intense and eager enjoyment and interest

• Dedicated: Devoted to a task or purpose with loyalty or integrity

Motivations

Preferred

• Growth Opportunities: Inspired to perform well by the chance to take on more responsibility

• Flexibility: Inspired to perform well when granted the ability to set your own schedule and goals

• Ability to Make an Impact: Inspired to perform well by the ability to contribute to the success of a project or the organization

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)