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Youth For Tomorrow is a 501 (c) (3) and a faith based, non-profit organization, founded in 1986 by Hall of Fame Football Coach Joe Gibbs. The organization is large, diverse, experienced and committed to serving at-risk youth.

Benefits

YFT offers competitive pay, continuing education, and ongoing trainings. We offer a comprehensive benefit package for full-time employees such as medical, dental, vision, group life insurance, and up to a 5% retirement match. We also offer supplemental insurances such as life, short-term disability, critical illness, accident insurance and legal resources. We have 9 paid holidays and personal time off accruals.

Residential Department- Courage House.

Role and Responsibilities

Supervision of Staff

• Supervision of staff includes oversight responsibilities of the supervisor such as scheduling, directing, monitoring, and evaluating the individuals work activities. It also includes individual development activities such as counseling, mentoring, consulting, instructing and demonstrating job related functions. Regular supervisory contact with individuals is essential in the establishment and maintenance of adequate job performance.
• On-call to manage shift coverage when necessary. House Coordinators are responsible for covering shifts if all other efforts have been exhausted and there is nobody available to cover
• Provide oversight to ensure documentation for the home in order to remain in compliance with licensing, accreditation, and placing agency requirements. Such as the following, but not limited to: EMAR audits, temperature logs, room searches, house inspections, supervision logs, fire drills logs, etc.
• Create and manage the master employee schedule for the assigned home.
• Responsible for scheduling staff in order to maintain required licensing staff to resident ratios.
• Orientation, training, and supervision of direct care workers. Direct and oversee care workers in their duties. Notify employees of upcoming training and compliance items. Document contact on the supervision log.
• Conduct supervision with regularly assigned staff twice per month, and once a month with relief staff. Additional supervision may be conducted as needed. Document and maintain supervision logs. Provide supervision logs to the Human Resources office annually with performance evaluations, or upon transfer of supervisor or termination of staff.
• Conduct group/ house supervision with assigned staff on a monthly basis and maintain meeting minutes.
• Provide oversight, collaboration, and teamwork with house staff to ensure the home is free of any health or safety hazards. This includes, but is not limited to: food disposal, proper food storage, deep cleaning, sanitation logs, work orders for damages and necessary repairs, etc.
• Provide oversight, collaboration, and teamwork with house staff to ensure the implementation of social skills, life skills, acculturation, recreation, leisure, psycho-educational groups, etc. as necessary per licensing requirements of the home.
• Provide oversight and quality assurance on required documentation in FAMcare, such as, but not limited to: daily shifts notes, behavior reports, serious incident reports, PRTF interventions (if applicable), etc.
• Conduct monthly fire drills and other evacuation drills as needed.
• Ensure availability for crisis situations on YFT campus during off hours while coordinating with Residential Leadership.
• Attend and participate in scheduled House Coordinator Meetings.

General Duties

• Parent (guide, nurture, discipline, encourage, and counsel) the young men/women under care.
• Responsible as Team Leader for assigned residents and Residential Counselors.
• Oversee physical care of residents.
• Develop acceptable habits and attitudes of residents assigned.
• Manage resident behavior.
• Provide healthy and appropriate role modeling.
• Use techniques, trategies, methods, and resources to instill appropriate social skills in students.
• Plan instruction to meet individual and group needs.
• Help meet the goals and objectives of any required service plan.
• Have direct responsibility for guidance and supervision of the residents.
• Demonstrate an ability to tolerate and resolve frustrated or strained personal and interpersonal conflicts; always maintaining awareness to observe, interpret, and respond appropriately to various adolescent behaviors.
• Plan, develop, facilitate, and interact with residents during all floor time activities inclusive but not limited to various seasonal and off floor time events such as fund raisers, camping, etc.)
• Responsiblefor the care of residentsat all times when on duty.
• Supervisor and oversee daily resident chores.
• Monitor and supervise the lunch period during an academic day.
• Supervise residents within the school and provide crisis management with students who are disruptive to the learning environment.
• Work closely with the School Principal along with other YFT staff to ensure the Education program remains successful.
• Supervise study periods and provide academic assistance.
• Cover classes for teachers as directed by the Principal.
• Supervise in-school suspensions.
• Keep fellow Teachers, House Parents, Therapists, and Case Managers informed of students progress and specific areas of concentration for each student.
• Conduct monthly fire drills and other evacuation drills as needed.
• Ensure availability for crisis situations on YFT campus during off hours while coordinating with Residential Leadership.
• Participate in weekly staff meetings to include but not limited to Evaluation Team and Residential Staff meetings.
• Ensure medications are properly stored, administered, and recorded.
• Secure appointments and provide transportation to outside professionals (medical, dental, judicial, job interviews, off-campus employment, off-campus school classes, bank, etc.)
• Input appropriate student behaviors in FamCare.
• Report, in writing, (narrative format) daily issues, concerns, progress, and other points of interest in the Daily Log which is passed on to the following shift of staff.
• Maintain a bookkeeping system for residents monies.
• Responsible to implement day-to-day routines established within the overall program/model of YFT which is subject to change.
• Influence, negotiate, instruct, advise, coordinate, and manage the daily operations of assigned hall/facility.
• Conduct thorough bi-weekly room searches for each resident with particular attention given to contraband and cleanliness.
• Support personally and professional other components of the program; i.e.; Education and Counseling.
• Lead five (Monday-Friday) hall/facility meetings per week.
• Pursue continued professional growth and training opportunities.
• Maintain appropriate follow-up with any resident who is employed off-campus to include checking in with the job supervisor, performing random drop-ins at the work site, and reviewing weekly work schedules and pay stubs.
• Attend all training mandated by YFT.
• All duties and responsibilities will support meeting the structured program of care outlined in DBHDS and DSS state standards (DBHDS: 12VAC 35-46-800; DSS: 22 VAC 40-151-720).
• Other duties as assigned by the CEO, Vice President of Programs, or Associate VP of Programs

Required Trainings: All Mandatory training required by licensing or government agencies and YFT

Qualifications

A baccalaureate degree