Program Manager - Bartlett Campus

Youth Villages is a nationally recognized non-profit organization helping youth, young adults, and families live successfully. With a high-performing and dedicated staff of over 4,000, services in 26 states and D.C., and an annual operating budget of over $400 million, the organization serves more than 40,000 individuals annually.  Our commitment to helping youth, young adults, and families find success spans 40 years and includes a comprehensive array of evidence-based programs and services implemented by Youth Villages and our partner organizations and complementary systems change efforts, including state and federal policy, national advocacy, and research. We seek individuals with a strong sense of purpose who are passionate about making a difference in the lives of youth and families.

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Requirements   Bachelor's degree required  Six months of leadership experience is required. One Year of leadership experience is preferred. Ability to work evenings Excellent communication skills Ability to train and lead staff Ability to manage multiple priorities simultaneously Basic computer knowledge Ability to maintain a flexible schedule Clinical experience is preferred   Additional Benefits   Medical, Dental, Prescription Drug Coverage and Vision 401(k) 2 weeks paid vacation 12 paid sick days per year 11 paid holidays Paid Parental Leave Mileage & Cell Phone Reimbursement (when applicable) Tuition reimbursement and licensure supervision Growth & development through continuous training Clinical and administrative advancement opportunities     Youth Villages is an equal opportunity employer and provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.   Youth Villages is committed to not only advancing diversity, equity, and inclusion in the workplace but also in our work with children and young adults. We know that children, families and young people of color can face inequity in child welfare and justice systems, and we train our employees to build the skills they need to work with the communities that we serve, as well as, other employees from different cultures and backgrounds. Youth Villages is opposed to racism in any of its forms and is committed to inclusion, equity, and diversity. We believe that respect for each other is crucial in the work that we do each day. Program Overview   Youth Villages’ Residential Treatment programs serve children with emotional and behavioral problems.  Our residential campuses provide the setting for an intensive treatment program that combines the unique balance of structure and freedom. This enables children and their families to identify, understand and cope with their individual needs and develop the skills necessary to succeed in less restrictive settings.  We have three different types of facilities—Intensive Residential Centers, Open Campuses, and Group Homes.  Located in Tennessee and Georgia, all of these facilities utilize the Re-Education of Emotionally Disturbed Children therapy model (Re-Ed).    Position Overview Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following : - Oversees and manages treatment milieu to ensure that life skills and leisure activities are in keeping with Youth Villages' treatment philosophy and treatment protocols. - Oversees educational program for assigned group including quality of teaching, behavior management, and adherence to the treatment model. - Supervises staff and maintains staffing levels for all shifts within the cottages to ensure safety of youth. - Develops and implements evening and weekend programs in accordance with treatment protocols. - Implements on-the-job training for staff supervised and ensures that ongoing training occurs. - When necessary, participates in staffing to help plan and evaluate treatment programs. - Ensures that all necessary reports, reviews, and other forms of documentation are completed in a timely manner. - Adheres to licensing and JCAHO standards. - Carefully monitors cottages for cleanliness and safety, staff for compliance with any special treatment procedures. - Assists in periodic evaluations of program policies and procedures. - Maintains policy, professional growth, and quality of service within each assigned group. - Monitors admission and discharge process to insure adequate utilization of resources and to maintain projects census. - Provides input on a regular basis to the activities of all services to each child in the program. - Monitors budget for assigned groups. - Provides input for budget planning. - Participates in treatment team meetings and ensures follow up of staff interventions. - Work with the Program Director and other supervisors in planning, leading, and carrying out an ongoing in-service training program for staff. - Evaluates program and staff effectiveness and designs and implements solutions on a systematic basis, empowering their teams to do the same. - Place staff in cottages on one-on-one assignments as needed. - Functions as campus supervisor when scheduled. - Assists in carrying out employee discipline as needed. - Develops daily crisis schedule and assist when needed. - Collects and passes out vehicle keys as needed. - Works with staff to ensure that standards of therapeutic environment, plant technology, and safety management are followed. - Works with the Program Director, Clinical Consultant, Director, Clinical Services Director and others in matters pertaining to major critical events. - Supervises and directs the collection off statistical data related to the treatment program. - Evaluates group therapy components and leads sessions as appropriate, with a focus on teaching problem solving, perspective taking and social skills as needed. - Serves as consultant to counselors in all areas of treatment assessments, treatment plans, and therapeutic interventions. - Approves work schedules, vacations and time off for counselors, supervisors, and other staff. - Provides liaison services with Department of Children Services, Mental Health and other community / state resources to ensure appropriate support services to residents and their families when appropriate. - Evaluates and refers youth for psychiatric and psychological consultations, obtaining assistance for program leadership staff as needed. - Ensures the proper assembly, and timely completion of documentation for residents' charts. - Meets with youth on individual and group basis as needed to assess and plan individual and group behaviors as needed. - Informs staff of pertinent development with families - Establish oning experiential opportunities for residents and staff with the assistance of recreational therapy. - Ability to maintain adequate cottage cleanliness - Adherence to documentation cycle time - Establish on ongoing training schedule and monitor staff development - Appropriately focuses discussion and activities on group processes - Implement ongoing safety monitors - Monitor and coordinate staff coverage. - Assists the Program Director as necessary. Additional Information   The supervision and treatment of youth requires prolonged periods of walking and standing and physical agility. May be required to run and climb flights of stairs. Must be able to participate in physical interventions with youth when necessary. Must frequently lift and / or move up to 50 pounds, and occasionally lift and / or move more than 100 pounds. Will be required to complete Crisis Prevention Institute (CPI) and CPR training. Applicants are required to pass an agility and strength evaluation. Applicants must have valid driver’s license.

Youth Villages is an equal opportunity employer and provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

Youth Villages is committed to not only advancing diversity, equity, and inclusion in the workplace but also in our work with children and young adults. We know that children, families and young people of color can face inequity in child welfare and justice systems, and we train our employees to build the skills they need to work with the communities that we serve, as well as, other employees from different cultures and backgrounds. Youth Villages is opposed to racism in any of its forms and is committed to inclusion, equity, and diversity. We believe that respect for each other is crucial in the work that we do each day.