Residential Overnight Administrator on Duty

Job Description

Job Description

Job Overview

The Overnight Administrator on Duty is responsible for monitoring and improving the services delivered to the children in the Residential Treatment Program during the overnight hours in order to ensure the delivery of safe, structured, enriching and individualized programs for each child in Residential care. The Overnight Administrator on Duty works under the direct supervision of the Director of Residential Services, and in collaboration with program staff to ensure proper implementation of TCI principles, the use of the Sanctuary Model, and to maintain fidelity to the Agency’s mission, vision and Core Values. The Administrator on Duty supervises and provides consultation, guidance, and hands-on support to agency personnel. The Overnight Administrator on Duty responds to potential crisis situations with rapid assessment, intervention, and support enabling Direct Support Professionals to respond and resolve the situation in a constructive manner. The Overnight Administrator on Duty is a member of the Residential Leadership Team and will work collaboratively with all departments.

Schedule : Sunday-Thursday 10pm-7am

Essential Duties

Key duties of this position include, but are not limited to, the following :

• Assure that residents are always supervised by staff, based on their age and level, to assure everyone’s safety.
• Understand, reinforce, role-model and consistently use all TCI Training and techniques
• Have advanced knowledge of crisis assessment & intervention, and be available to staff as needed during emergency situations
• Respond to and / or delegate resources to support with high-risk situations requiring additional interventions.
• Ability to communicate effectively with local authorities, members of the community and all disciplines of the agency in a professional and timely manner.
• Participate actively in all aspects of recruiting, interviewing, hiring, and training Direct Care staff and Crisis Response staff.
• Consistently monitor staff performance in all job tasks, providing feedback, instruction, support, and / or disciplinary action as needed
• Develop a SELF-based assessment of each resident’s individual history, issues and needs, and communicate this assessment with all colleagues on the treatment team
• Train and orient new staff on all job tasks and responsibilities
• Submit reports that are concise and timely.
• Supports overall strategic plan of the organization.
• Transport staff and youth when necessary.
• Use the Detex system to consistently monitor night staff performance with scanning and provide feedback as needed to keep this consistent, and produce reports from the system.
• Ability to adhere to our organization’s core values and commitments.

Essential Qualifications

Key qualifications include :

Physical / Travel Requirements

The employee must be able to meet these requirements with or without a reasonable accommodation.

Disclaimer

Nothing in this job description restricts Andrus’ right to modify the duties / responsibilities of this job at any time, with or without advanced notice.

EEO Statement

Andrus is an equal opportunity employer.