Supervisor

• $55,604/ Year
• Full Benefits Package

Duties:

• Assists in planning, organizing, and directing program operations.
• Schedules and supervises the work of Assistant Supervisors, Youth Specialists, substitutes or unpaid personnel on assigned shifts.
• Serves as member of the Supervisory Team to ensure program effectiveness, staff accountability, professional personnel performance, and the implementation of adequate problem solving strategies.
• Participates in the selection, training, evaluation and discipline of personnel, volunteers and interns.
• May be delegated the primary responsibility for managing one or more of the Center programs or services dependent upon the shift assigned.
• Manages and evaluates the daily program activities for residents.
• Assists with coordinating and monitoring effective community-based and institutional-based prevention and/or rehabilitation programs.
• Participates in the development and enforcement of policies and procedures, rules, and regulations.
• Assists with budget management to identify fiscal needs and monitor allocations for areas of responsibility.
• Makes appropriate intake decisions regarding referrals to Secure Detention, Alternative Detention Program or the Residential Treatment Program.
• Arranges supervised transportation for residents and assures that all appointments are kept consistent with security limitations.
• Manages services in the absence of the Center Director and Clinical and Treatment Services Manager and serves as building supervisor in the absence of other supervisors while in the facility.
• This description is intended to illustrate the type and level of work being performed by persons assigned to this job. It may not be a comprehensive list of all duties and responsibilities required by a person so classified. 

Education and Experience:

• Bachelor's Degree in a human service field and a minimum of three years of professional experience in a juvenile facility, child caring institution, child placing agency, criminal justice agency, social service agency, school or mental health facility; OR
• Master's Degree in a human service field and one year of professional experience in a juvenile facility, child caring institution, child placing agency, criminal justice agency, social service agency, school or mental health facility.

Special Requirements:

• May be required to work weekends and holidays or be on call.
• May be required to fill in for other supervisory vacancies as needed.
• May be required to provide after hours, weekend and holiday assistance to police agencies, the Juvenile Center, Court, and the Prosecuting Attorney's Office.
• Must pass a pre-employment physical, drug test, and a criminal/civil record check.
• Employee will be fingerprinted.

Required Knowledge and Skills:

• Capable of maintaining confidentiality, effective working relationships with other employees, and effective interaction with the general public.