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Job Description Job Description Summary:
The house manager shall oversee the daily operations of the residential program, care of youths, and supervision of staff. House Managers shall assist in coordination of care, staffing patterns, budgets, and environments that support the treatment philosophy. House Manager shall work as part of the Sagamore Services Program Leadership Team to provide the best care possible for the youth in the program.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities - Child Treatment & Development:
Must adhere to the agency philosophy and mission statement.
Develop specific unit treatment goals for each child in conjunction with the treatment team. Attend treatment team meetings and coordinate care with members of youth's team.
Develop, write, update, and implement treatment plans, monthly progress summaries, utilize assessment tools and oversee the implementation of the relationship-based philosophy in collaboration with the assigned Clinician.
Develop specific unit treatment objectives in relation to the overall treatment goals as it relates to discharge plan and return to family, school, and community.
Communicate with each client their goals and objectives in conjunction with their treatment plan.
Ensure child's needs for special services are addressed with the Tx Team, Program Clinician, Milieu Coordinator, and Case Manager
Observe children to detect indication of problems in physical and mental behavior
Assist in the coordination of all children visits with the client's assigned Clinician
Participate in weekly treatment meetings
Represent assigned units in all appropriate meetings as basic treatment goals are developed with the child, family, referring agencies and campus staff in order to re-evaluate, revise, and/or update during the child's time in residential care
Assist in the establishment of individual crisis management plans for each child in their unit with documented plan made available to all treatment team staff within four (4) days of admission
Work with Milieu Coordinator and Operations Director on annual budget to reduce costs and spending as appropriate
Collects, organizes, and analyzes information about children through records, tests, interviews, and professional resources to evaluate their interests, aptitudes, abilities, and personality characteristics for vocational and educational planning
Responsible for revising plan of care and scheduling case conferences
To be accessible to children in crisis
Implement home group activities
To represent the home in all appropriate meetings as basic treatment goals are developed with the child/family referring agencies
Responsible for scheduling the child's admissions and discharge dates in conjunction with the case manager and assigned Clinician
Attend team meeting to keep staff informed of work with individual cases
Understand the cultural diversity of children and team members to better serve our children
Ability to develop mutually respectful relationships with our children and their families
Ability to appropriately intervene to meet the needs of our children and their families and to help our children and their family members gain the skills and confidence to address issues and problems as they take place
Ability to work as a partner with other team members
Review applications and participate in screening and writing reports
Employ and supervise both staff, and supervisors, ensuring that supervision and training is appropriately documented to remain in compliance with state and mental health policy on competency requirements
Train and develop staff and other supervisors in the program philosophy including continuous expression of the value of structure, engagement, nurture, and challenge.
Set staff goals and objectives and review and evaluate job performance
Determine work procedures and manage home schedules in conjunction with the Milieu Coordinator, Clinician, Supervisors, and Case Manager
Maintain work relations and resolves grievances
Provide supervision to supervisors and staff members; and carry out personnel action when necessary
Qualifications:
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Education/Experience
Master's degree in a Human Services field, or a Bachelor's Degree with a minimum of two years of experience in a human services setting.
Supervisory experience preferred.
Required Skills/Abilities
Must have the ability to respond effectively within and cope with an environment that can be extremely stressful on the mind and body.
All potential job candidates must pass a drug screening test and an extensive background check.
Certificates, Licenses, Registrations
Position requires driving agency vehicles as well as transporting clients. A valid NC driver's license, at least three years of driving with a driver's license and clean driving record are required.
Worksite address
pembroke, NC, 28372, US
Who can apply
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