What are the responsibilities and job description for the Team Lead position at Edgewood Center for Children and Families?
NOTE: The California Department of Public Health (CDPH) has issued new requirements for health care and congregant care facilities to decrease the risk of COVID-19 outbreaks. Based on the CDPH public health mandate, all candidates for positions at Edgewood Center must provide proof of vaccination. Edgewood Center will consider applicants with ADA and Title VII exemptions on a case-by-case basis.
Mission Statement: Edgewood is the place to begin for any child or youth to get the mental health care, social services, and academic support they need from highly trained, welcoming professionals.
Team Lead- This is a full-time position (40 hours), located at our Vicente campus in San Francisco.
The work schedule is Wednesday 1030a -10p, Thursday 2p-10p, Friday 2p-10p, and Saturday 8a-10p
Position Summary
A Team Leader is responsible for the provision of direct client services and care coordination for assigned youth and families within a designated program or department. This position is included in the Teamster Local 856 union.
Responsibilities
- Functions as a residential counselor and is responsible for the implementation of agency policies and treatment plans for the children in his/her care.
- Leads planning for the daily shift tasks for Residential Counselors, including groups, activities, intervention strategies and house upkeep tasks.
- Ensures that the expected tasks of residential counselors are completed adequately and is responsible for facilitating active solutions when there are barriers to task-completion.
- Schedules, coordinates, and communicates appropriate break schedules for Residential Counselors
- Will consider mealtimes with the children to be work hours.
- Provides proper physical safety and care of each child in his/her care.
- Records events and prepares materials relevant to treatment of cases in an appropriate format, i.e. daily log entries, notifications, and special incident reports
- Takes responsibility for knowing the contents of policies relevant to his/her roles that impact the children in his/her care.
- Completes specific administrative tasks as assigned such as maintaining cottage outing/activity plans and clothing inventories.
- Attend program wide weekly scheduling meetings.
- Safeguards the dignity and protect the rights and individuality of each child in his/her care and act to enhance the children's self-respect.
- Attends and participates in cottage management team meetings and trainings as assigned by the cottage milieu manager
- Designs, operates, and implements a program of activities, which incorporates cottage values and goals in collaboration with the cottage milieu manager for one side of the week
- Orients relief staff to children's treatment plans and ensures that the staff members are correctly implementing the cottage philosophy regarding treatment
- Meets weekly with the cottage milieu manager to coordinate all cottage functions prior to the staff meeting
- Attends and contributes to weekly cottage staff meetings, assigned supervisory meetings, Care Team meetings, and/or acquires relevant material shared at these meetings
- Provides leadership and facilitates weekly team meetings for one side of the week in the absence of the cottage milieu manager
- Offers coordination and training as delegated by the cottage milieu manager
- Carries out leadership role, to include decision-making in collaboration with or in the absence of the cottage milieu manager
- Attends a minimum of 40 hours of training per fiscal year
- Executes other duties such as playing an active role in the milieu and assisting in shift coverage and other tasks as assigned by cottage milieu manager
- Knowledgeable about different milieus in the Intensive Services Residential Program and be willing to work in them as needed to aid in maintaining campus safety
- Follows Handle With Care principles and teachings
- Responsible for implementing individual client support plans
- Responsible for meeting daily documentation standards and billing requirements
Applied Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
- Ability to physically hold and/or restrain children, following "Handle with Care" principles & techniques.
- Valid California Driver's License required.\ Must apply for, or possess, a National Provider Identification (NPI) Number within one week of date of hire.
- Must apply for, or possess, a National Provider Identification (NPI) Number within one week of date of hire.
- Must be 21 years of age or older.
- Ability to communicate verbally, in supervision, meetings, and with members of the team.
- Demonstrated written proficiency.
- Work experience in a residential, school, day care or child centered agency with focus on children with special needs preferred.
- Ability to develop, cultivate and adapt to the diverse cultural backgrounds of our clients.
- Ability to work collaboratively in a team approach.
- Thinks independently and can make informed decisions when needed.
Salary Information
The hourly rate range for this position is: $24.31 -$34.00 based on counselor level and number of differentials (Language, Degree, and Upnight).
As part of our team, benefits-eligible employees receive an excellent comprehensive benefits package. Benefits for this position are subject to the current CBA.
- 16 days of PTO the first year and more thereafter
- Nine paid holidays
- Five health and wellness days off annually
- 10% additional pay for community-relevant second language fluency
- Medical/Dental/and Vision plans
- 403 B Retirement Plan with agency match
- Employee Assistance Program
- Commuter Benefits Program
- Medical and Childcare Flexible Spending Accounts
- Pet Insurance
- Identity Theft Protection Plan
- Paid employee referral program
- Career advancement opportunities
- Retention bonuses for many positions
- Continuing Education expense reimbursement
- Professional licensing fee reimbursement
- Professional Development reimbursement opportunities
- Verified Public Service Loan Forgiveness Employer
Equal Opportunity
Edgewood is proud to be an equal-opportunity employer. People of color, women, persons with disabilities, and persons who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, or intersex are encouraged to apply. Edgewood maintains a policy of non-discrimination with respect to employees and applicants for employment. No aspect of employment will be influenced in any matter by race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, marital status, ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, physical disability (including HIV or AIDS), medical condition, perceived physical disability, veteran status or any other basis prohibited by statute.
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