Time required: Full-time, evening/weekend hours

Supervises: Overnight Supervisor, Weekend Supervisor, Residential Support Specialists, and the on-call system.

Summary: The Associate Director of Youth Residential Services (Evening/Weekend) is responsible for oversight of afterschool, evening, and weekend hours within the youth residential program. The Associate Director will supervise leadership positions, including the weekend supervisor and overnight supervisor, as well as program case managers. The Associate Director will also supervise response staff whose primary role is to support residents and houses, model appropriate interaction and assist in maintaining quality student engagement. The Associate Director ensures that all residents are afforded healthy and safe residential environments in which there are ample opportunities to experience community activities, develop relationships, make decisions, learn new skills, and be treated with dignity. This position will need to maintain relationships with other associate directors in order to effective lead the Youth Residential after school time and to effectively participate in supervisory responsibilities with all managers.

Primary Job Responsibilities:

Programming:

· Use evidence-based, trauma-informed supervision with assigned staff members

· Direct the proper development and implementation of students’ IEP and residential portions of Guild treatment plans within residential cohort.

· In coordination with recreation and clinical division, the ARD will lead the development and ensure excellent implementation of residential curriculum including life skills, socialization, and recreation/leisure activities for students in assigned cohort. Including supporting the organization of curriculum and activities as evidenced by master schedules and improved quality of life for student outcomes.

Staffing and Supervision:

· Collaborate with Human Resources for residential hiring and promotions within assigned cohort.

· Develop and implement tools and processes for effective, safe and productive overnight shifts as measured by monitoring output for tasks completed overnight, and ensure all mandatory compliance measures are completed.

· Develop and implement tools and processes for proper student engagement during weekend shifts to ensure a safe and educational environment for all students at The Guild by implementing life skills residential curriculum throughout the shifts

· Work with educational and clinical team members for each house in the training and modeling for staff to implement IEPs, behavior plans and Guild treatment plans.

· Develop and implement tools and processes for each house to understand the unique transition needs from school and community back to the house and vice versa. Support effective, engaging, and safe transitions between environments for students.

· Provide orientation and training to new weekend supervisors, overnight staff, and support staff

Administration:

· Ensure children’s residential programs are in compliance with all mandates of DEEC, DESE and DCF (i.e. staffing ratios, student care and supervision, fire drills, etc.)

· Assist with planning department and division special events.

· Work as part of youth residential administrative team to assign managers and administrators to perform specific pieces of orientation.

· Ensure payroll is completed for assigned staff members.

· Serve as part of the administrative on-call team.

· Oversee the preparation of homes for residential inspections in conjunction with Facilities, other associate directors, and managers.

· Oversee accurate and timely data collection in residences by conducting routine audits of all data in residences.

· Provide on-call supervision and emergency response to Guild residences.

· Other related duties as assigned

Essential Job Functions:

· Regular attendance at work is an essential function of the job including weekends, holidays, and inclement weather situations.

· Demonstrated evidence of mature judgment, good interpersonal skills, a desire to enrich individuals' lives and a willingness to learn from skilled professionals.

· Capacity to provide effective and supportive supervision to multiple staff.

· Physical and mental capacity to work in stressful situations and de-escalate individuals who have limited cognition and complex needs, including physical management of students using nonviolent physical crisis intervention as certified through the Crisis Prevention Institute (CPI).

· Must be able to organize, plan, and prioritize activities with specific attention to higher level strategies while ensuring that details are also effectively addressed.

· Proficiency in written and spoken English is an essential function of the job.

· Pass Guild Driving test to access Guild vehicles for transportations of individuals.

· The ability to manage emergency situations and delegate responsibilities in times of crisis.

Qualifications:

· Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience is required, master’s degree is preferred

· Six years of experience (four years in a supervisory role) with individuals who have mental health diagnoses and/or developmental disabilities

· Knowledge of Massachusetts regulatory standards is required with preferred experience in regulatory compliance with standards from Department of Early

· Education and Care (DEEC), Department of Children and Families (DCF), and Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE).

· Excellent organization and time management skills

· Reliable transportation to multiple residential locations in Massachusetts

· Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite

· Ability to demonstrate supervisory and administrative skills

· A valid driver's license

· Must meet Massachusetts Criminal Offender Record Information (CORI) background check requirements.

· Medication Administration Program (MAP) certification or ability to pass MAP within first 90 days.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $65,000.00 - $70,000.00 per year

Schedule:

• Weekend availability

Work Location: Multiple Locations

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