Residential Treatment Center Administrator

Duties and Responsibilities

• Ensure consistency with New Horizons' policies, philosophy, and procedures.
• Support facility personnel.
• Interview, orient, evaluate, train, and supervise program staff.
• Provide clinical services for kids in care.
• Monitor services provided for individuals, groups, and families.
• Lead the treatment team in developing and implementing individualized treatment plans.
• Ensure relevant information is provided to direct care staff for appropriate therapeutic interventions.
• Educate staff on childcare standards and ensure regulatory compliance.
• Maintain staff up-to-date with required training.
• Manage rapport with monitoring agents and coordinate investigations/inspections.
• Aid therapists and clinical director with continued stays, discharges, and placements.
• Ensure kids live in a safe environment and are supervised according to New Horizons' policies and standards.
• Model professionalism and positive behavior for kids, staff, volunteers, and the community.
• Maintain confidentiality of protected health information.
• Maintain professional growth and manage staff to improve individual competency.
• Ensure required documentation and paperwork are completed according to New Horizons' and state standards.
• Provide 24-hour on-call coverage.

Qualifications

• Possess a Master’s Degree (preferred but not required).
• Have a thorough understanding of residential child-care operations and related support functions.
• Be a Licensed Child-Care Administrator or be eligible to become one.
• Have at least five (5) years of experience in residential child-care treatment with direct supervision and development of Direct Care Staff.
• Show strong leadership, effective communication, organizational, and supervisory skills.
• Have extensive experience with crisis intervention.
• Work under the direct supervision of the Chief Operating Officer with discretion and independent judgment.

Physical Requirements

• Capable of fulfilling the physical demands of the position, including considerable walking.
• Good hearing to assess situations quickly and respond appropriately.
• Ability to perform CPR and First Aid.
• Ability to respond to dangerous situations involving kids.