Assistant Facility Administrator

About Youth Opportunity & Lebanon Youth Academy

Youth Opportunity is dedicated to empowering youth with individualized needs to achieve success and independence by establishing solid foundations of physical and emotional well-being, positive social and familial relationships, and education. Through a strong commitment to teamwork, leadership, and organizational culture, our employees are equipped and qualified to create transformative impacts in the lives of young individuals. Lebanon Youth Academy in Lebanon, Tennessee, is an 18-bed residential treatment center for boys ages 12 to 17. The center provides a comprehensive range of services 24/7, including mental health treatment, education, art, music, and recreation therapies. The program employs a trauma-informed approach, offering individual, family, and group therapy sessions, social and life skills training, victim impact awareness, and restorative justice programming. Youth typically stay for 3–6 months, depending on their progress in reducing criminogenic needs and risk factors, addressing treatment needs, and increasing protective factors.

About The Role

We are seeking a highly skilled and compassionate Assistant Facility Administrator to join our team. This leadership role supports overall operations and ensures program excellence, compliance, and staff development.

Key Responsibilities

• Directly or indirectly supervise facility staff, supporting day-to-day operations
• Serve as Facility Administrator designee in their absence
• Help lead facility service delivery to ensure youth and staff safety and a therapeutic environment
• Support implementation of the program’s therapeutic model for youth development
• Ensure compliance with local, state, and federal health, fire, and safety codes
• Assist with performance and quality improvement initiatives
• Support licensing, accreditation, and contract compliance
• Report incidents or concerns in accordance with YOI and customer guidelines
• Assist with recruiting, hiring, and onboarding staff following YOI HR policies
• Follow procedures for purchasing, accounting, and budgeting

Other Duties Include

• Maintain a high standard of professional behavior as a role model for youth
• Participate in required training and professional development
• Report any incidents of concern, including youth-to-youth or staff-to-youth interactions
• Document physical interventions and unusual events per guidelines
• Assist with organizing and leading the local advisory council
• Build strong community partnerships and volunteer engagement
• Perform other duties as assigned

Qualifications

• Required: Bachelor’s degree in social or behavioral sciences
• Required: Minimum of three years’ experience working with at-risk youth and families
• Required: At least two years of supervisory experience
• Preferred: Master’s degree in a human services field
• Preferred: Two years’ experience managing a residential or community-based program

Skills

• Strong leadership, decision-making, and communication skills
• Able to coach staff and lead change in a team environment
• Organized, motivated, and able to work independently

Physical Demands

• Ability to lift/move up to 20 pounds
• Must be able to transport clients and respond to physical needs
• Must be free of communicable diseases as defined by state guidelines
• Must be able to pass a physical restraint technique training

Other Requirements

• Must be able to work long or irregular hours as needed
• Valid driver’s license
• Must meet customer-required criminal background standards

Benefits

• Medical, dental,