Coordinator Residential Service (890-294)

About the role

The Coordinator of Residential Services (CRS) oversees the program, staff, and services delivered to residents in residential placement. The CRS is responsible for upholding and maintaining the quality of service provided by the program/YCS, being accessible to residents and families, serving as a resident advocate, coordinating and overseeing all programming, facilitating site orientation for new hires, completing assessments of residents, providing workshops to residents, and engaging residents in treatment goals.

Responsibilities

• Oversee supervisors and residential assistant staff to ensure they provide quality daily hands-on care and supervision of assigned clients.
• Document client observations and behaviors.
• Provide role modeling to adolescent population.
• Teach and interact.
• Provide recreation, promote socialization skills.
• Uphold and maintain the quality of service provided by the program/YCS.
• Be accessible to residents and families.
• Serve as resident advocate.
• Cookordinate and oversee all programming for the clients of the facility including supervision of the recreation schedule for all shifts and special events.
• In the absence of the Site Administrator, oversee daily operations of the facility.
• Participate in professional development.
• Supervise residential assistants, supervisors and support staff.
• Produce and implement all RA staff schedules.
• Facilitate site orientation for new hires.
• Complete assessments of residents, provide workshops to residents, and engage residents in treatment goals.

Requirements

• Valid NJ Driver's License
• High School Diploma/BA preferred
• 3-5 years of experience providing direct care to youth in a behavioral health agency or institutional setting with a High school diploma.
• 1 year of experience providing direct care to youth in a behavioral health agency or institutional setting with a Bachelors.
• Leadership, communication, creativity, teamwork, flexibility, positive outlook, ability to engage residents and build relationships.