Youth Treatment Specialist Supervisor - Bakari Center

Wisconsin Community Services is an Equal Opportunity Employer (M/F/Disability/Vet). Youth Treatment Specialist Supervisor - Bakari Center

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Job Code: 2023-SPECIALI-021

Location:

Milwaukee Department:
Residential Treatment Center

Youth Treatment Specialist Supervisor is responsible for supervising and assessing youth treatment specialists as they interact with residents and provide for the day-to-day care and supervision of residents at a 24-hour Residential Care Center, Type II. The Center is licensed under DCF 52 to provide a Type II residential treatment facility for 24 youth (ages 12-17).

The Center serves adjudicated youth under Department supervision including youth in the Milwaukee County Accountability Program;
Multi-system youth in transition;
Wraparound Milwaukee youth; and youth who are receiving Aftercare upon release from a juvenile correctional facility.

• Provide one-to-one supervision of Lead Youth Treatment Specialists and Treatment Specialists to ensure professional growth, that youths’ treatment plans are followed, and that regular communication with staff occurs.
• Assist with interviewing and training staff.
• Provide leadership for the operations team and serve as a role model for the Youth Treatment Specialists.
• Collaborate with the clinical supervisor and clinician to ensure staff are meeting youth’s emotional and behavioral health needs.
• Through supervision, ensure youth’s needs are being met by staff and team members.
• Lead shift transition meetings, staff meetings, and regularly communicate with staff.
• Review and approve all documentation including communication logs, shift reports, and serious incident reports as required by funding and licensing agencies with the identified timelines.
• Provide oversight, structure, and ensure the daily youth programming schedule is always implemented, including co-facilitation of group programming.
• Ensure youth remain safe and supervised.
• Assist with investigations, evaluate and mediate youth and staff concerns and complaints, as needed.
• Administer medication and ensure staff are aware of medication changes in collaboration with medical providers and nursing staff.
• Uphold and promote a positive and supportive culture for youth and staff.
• Maintain confidentiality within all written and verbal communications.
• Provide staff coverage for vacations, call-ins, and staff shortages.
• Keep appropriate documentation for all funding sources.
• Adhere to state licensing/certification requirements and to WCS Policies and Procedures.
• Other duties as assigned.

Provide coverage for absent staff and direct service to clients as needed. Other job-related duties as may be necessary to carry out the responsibilities of the position.

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Minimal Qualifications:

• A bachelor’s or associate degree from a college or university with a focus on child and youth care work or in a social or behavioral science field.
• Be at least 21 years old (at least 2 years older than the oldest resident).
• At least 3 years of experience in public or private institutional childcare for the type of population the center serves.
• At least one year of experience as a supervisor or satisfactory completion of at least one course for credit in supervisory skill development and personnel management or have 40 hours of documented in-service training involving supervisory skill development and personnel management.
• Have 2 years of experience in licensed institution childcare and be certified as a child and youth care worker meeting standards of the National Association of Child and Youth Care Workers.
• Knowledge and skills to work with population age 12-17.
• Ability to display cultural competence by responding respectfully and effectively to people of all cultures, languages, classes, races, ethnic backgrounds, religions and other diversity factors in a manner that recognizes and values the worth of clients.
• Valid driver’s license, automobile, and insurance sufficient to meet agency requirements.
• Meet all employee requirements including references,…