Description:
Job Description: SHIFT SUPERVISOR - NIGHT WATCH
Time commitment: 40 HOURS PER WEEK
FTE: 1.0, SALARY, EXEMPT FROM OVERTIME
Reports to: RESIDENTIAL DIRECTOR
The Night Watch Shift Supervisor is responsible for the direction of the night-watch mentors as well as the
physical safety and security of each student during nighttime hours. They complete direct-care duties as
well as train night-watch mentors to meet the needs of the organization.
Duties and Responsibilities:
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Orientates and trains new mentors
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Attends weekly training meetings on Telos’ policies or procedures with his/her staff
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Creates rewards and discipline for mentors on shift
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Generates night watch mentor shift assignments
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Coordinates scheduled activities/appointments
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Is trained in medication administration as per Telos’ policies and procedures
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Administers medications as ordered by the doctor
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Charts in each student’s medical record under mentor
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Assists/Leads AWOL procedures
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Supervises mentors and students in emergencies
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Performs and assists in searches of students upon admission, after off-campus passes, and when AWOL students return
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Enforces the Telos security and visitation policies and procedures
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Provides training to night watch mentors as needed, but at least once a month
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Communicates and reports to the Residential Director
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Performs all the responsibilities of a mentor
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Monitors and maintains boundaries surrounding lights-out and bedtime protocols
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Enforces student rules as needed
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Supports and assists all other Telos departments in various job descriptions (i.e., nursing, general cleaning and maintenance, answering telephones) as allowed by staffing ratios
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Participates in assigned committees or special assignments
Restrictions/Prohibitions:
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No sleeping
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No apartment abandonment
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Must provide your own food or eat snacks set aside for Night Watch
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Only one headphone in at a time while on shift
Requirements:
Qualifications:
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Timely
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Dependable and reliable
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Minimum of six months of experience in a behavioral health-related field
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Ability to hold appropriate boundaries
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Ability to receive feedback
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Ability to receive and carry out instruction
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Genuine care and concern for others
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Ability to stay awake and perform duties through the night
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Exceptional relationship skills
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Capacity to train staff
