RATE OF PAY: Varies - Commensurate with Experience
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Crosswinds Youth Services seeks an inspiring, insightful, and experienced leader to serve as the Robert E. Lehton Children's Shelter Manager. The Children’s Shelter is Brevard County’s only 24/7 emergency shelter serving Runaway, Homeless, Children in Need of Services, as well as other children requiring short-term supportive residential services. As the leader of our Shelter team the selected candidate must be able to adapt and excel in a fast-moving environment in order to ensure the highest quality care is provided to our youth. The successful candidate will be responsible for the direct oversight of all aspects of the facility, and management of our youth specialist team, ensuring quality and innovative youth friendly programming. The candidate must have the ability to adapt to and apply Crosswinds Policies and Procedures, funder standards and Florida Administrative Code to daily operations.
Primary Responsibilities
- Designs, develops, models, implements, and manages a positive youth centric environment to enhance youth service experience.
- Provides direct supervision to program staff by providing direction, support, and on-going training and development.
- Ensures operational adherence to policy, procedures, standards and Florida Administrative Code.
- Implements and monitors adherence to program specific standard operating procedures.
- Provides corrective teaching or staff supervision as may be appropriate.
- Conducts staff meetings on a monthly basis, and maintains minutes from these meetings for audit and management review.
- Provides direct oversight and supervision of all medication administration practices to ensure safe and accurate medication administration, and policy compliance.
- Directly manages licensed nursing staff.
- Conducts regular reviews of Medication Administration Reports, to maintain accurate, up-to-date records for all youth medications.
- Conducts regular medication inventory and controlled substances audits Reviews and investigates medication-related incidents, ensuring corrective action and appropriate staff re-training.
- Schedules and coordinates staff training related to medication management practices.
- Ensures that programs and services meet or exceed all contractual requirements.
- Reviews and implements any program specific corrective action plans and provides ongoing monitoring to ensure that all appropriate actions are taken.
- Participates in the planning and coordination of all external evaluation efforts including licensure, DJJ/DCF quality assurance, and accreditation.
- Prepares and submits reports as required by internal procedure, contractual obligations and for general administrative purposes.
- Responsible for the enhancement, expansion, and development of program services related to the organization’s mission.
- Develops and maintains collaborative partnerships; Represents organization in coalitions, task forces, and other entities.
- Develops and revises program procedures as needed. Researches trends and best practices as they relate to creating opportunities for youth;
- Conducts programmatic and organizational outreach, as required. Performs shared “on-call” responsibility.
- Performs other related duties as assigned by the Chief Operating Officer and/or the President/CEO.
Essential Qualifications
A minimum of 3 years proven supervisory or management experience is required. A minimum of 5 years working with youth. Experience working in a youth residential setting is preferred.
- Must have a strong understanding of adolescent behavior and family dynamics with the ability to interact and converse freely with others from a variety of backgrounds, especially at-risk youth and parents, without partiality or bias.
- Excellent crisis intervention skills, and the ability to remain calm in crisis situations.
- The ability to inspire trust and confidence of others. Excellent organizational skills with the ability to prioritize needs, and manage simultaneous goals and objectives.
- Strong time management skills, and the ability to deliver assignments on schedule and within deadlines. The ability to schedule and manage staff on a 24/7 work schedule.
- Ability to carry out instructions in written, oral, and diagram forms. Ability to operate a computer.
- Strong writing skills, and the ability to document client service activity as required.
- Knowledge of the functions of various social and welfare agencies.
- Must have a valid Florida Driver License.
Employee Benefits
- Paid Vacation - 10 Days Annually Paid
- Sick Leave - 12 Days Annually
- Paid Holiday’s - 8 Days Annually
- Health Insurance
- Dental Insurance
- Vision Insurance
- Basic Life and AD&D Insurance
- Retirement Plan – Voluntary 403(b) Retirement Plan Match – Up to 2% of Employee Contribution
- Eligible for the Federal Public Student Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) Program
Pay: $60,000.00 - $70,000.00 per year
Education:
Experience:
- Management: 3 years (Required)
- working with youth: 5 years (Required)
Work Location: In person
