What are the responsibilities and job description for the Residential YTC Supervisor position at Tennyson Center For Children?
*New Hire Sign on Bonus: $500 after 90 days; additional $1000 after 6 months
Job Summary and Purpose |
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The Youth Treatment Counselor (YTC) Supervisor is responsible for supporting a therapeutic residential program that fosters youth resilience, healing, informed by best practices, and a deep understanding of trauma informed care. This Supervisor will be responsible for the supervision and support of the direct care staff and timely documentation tracking and review. A successful Supervisor must have a broad knowledge of best practice milieu skills and modalities for working with children with intellectual disabilities, neurodevelopmental delays, complex trauma, knowledge in child development, and of the relationship between trauma and neurobiology, and a critical thinking lens grounded in a trauma informed client centered philosophy. They must have a strategic mindset, be able to develop, mentor, and train staff; and excellent organizational, prioritization, and time management skills. |
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Essential Job Functions
- Collaborate with the other program supervisors to identify and support training of agency policies and procedures, Therapeutic Crisis Intervention (TCI), Trauma Informed Care (TIC), and Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) therapy interventions as directed by Tennyson’s Residential BCBA.
- Provide milieu management through on the floor training, shadowing, and mentoring.
- Debriefing and providing constructive feedback to ensure clean, safe, and therapeutic learning environments that align with treatment plans.
- Maintain a trauma informed milieu to provide healthy and supportive home environments for children.
- Respect racial, ethnic and cultural differences of all clients and staff.
- Hire, retain, train, and develop staff.
- Apply change, risk and resource management principles to increase positive behavior change strategies and provide individualized care to each resident.
Other Job Functions
- On the floor coverage as needed to support staffing ratios.
- Annual performance evaluations of direct care staff.
- Provide training and resources for staff and support staff via phone and in person with questions, including evenings as needed.
- Support TCC philosophy, clinical direction, and supervisory decisions.
- Support staff in work-life balance and role model healthy professional boundaries.
Physical Requirements
- Physical requirements include the ability to exert up to 50 pounds of force; physical condition to enable walking, standing, sitting, stooping, kneeling, crouching, or crawling; stamina to be on feet and active for full workdays; ability to speak or exchange information in an audible manner.
Working Conditions
- This position does not work remotely.
- Residential living setting and office setting.
- Minimal travel may be required to support residential clients and staff during community outings.
- Minimal on-call shifts required to support milieu staff.
Minimum Qualifications
- Bachelor of Arts degree in Human Services or 4 years related experience required.
- Experience working with children K-12 with emotional and or intellectual disabilities and other learning challenges preferred.
- Experience in co-regulation strategies and intervention approaches with youth.
- Proven experience in teamwork and collaboration.
- Bilingual candidates encouraged to apply.
- All candidates must have (or qualify to obtain) a current Colorado driver’s license.
- All positions require criminal CBI background check, FBI fingerprint check, State of CO child abuse check, DMV driving record check, pre-employment drug test, pre-employment physical, academic credential verification, and reference check.
Benefits
For employees working 30 or more hours:
- Medical, Dental, Vision Insurance Options (Kaiser, Delta Dental, EyeMed)
- Health Savings Account (with High Deductible Health Plan)
- Generous PTO 13 paid holidays
- Retirement Plan with Pension Plan: Tennyson will match up to 4% of annual salary
- Voluntary Benefits through Colonial Life: Accident, Cancer, Disability, Critical Illness, Life Insurance
- Employee Assistance Program
- Employee Referral Bonus
- Professional Development Assistance
- Staff Appreciation Events
- Some positions may qualify for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program. For more information, go to https://www.colorado.gov/pacific/dhr/student-loan-forgiveness-programs
EEOC
Must demonstrate eligibility to work in the United States in compliance with federal law, all persons hired will be required to verify and eligibility to work in the United States and to complete the required employment eligibility verification form upon hire. Tennyson Center for Children currently does not sponsor work visas.
Tennyson Center is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer; we celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. We seek applicants of diverse backgrounds and prohibit discrimination based on race, religion, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, national origin, disability, military status, conditions relating to pregnancy or childbearing, and/or any other status protected by federal, state, or local laws. If you have any questions, please email our team at HRServices at Tennysoncenter.org. We appreciate your interest in Tennyson Center for Children.
Don’t meet all the requirements? We encourage you to still apply if you think you are the right person for the position. We are keen to speak to people who connect with Tennyson Mission and Values.
Salary : $27 - $30
