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JOB DESCRIPTION
JOB TITLE: Unit Coordinator
JOB CATEGORY: Hourly
DEPARTMENT: Residential Treatment Center
REPORTING: Position reports to: Residential Director and Assistant Residential Directors
Subordinate staff: Team Leaders
Child Care Worker
BASIC FUNCTION: The Unit Coordinator in Training ensures adequate staffing in the milieu, provides direction and coaching to assigned employees, and oversees his/her assigned unit. The Unit Coordinator is responsible for the general milieu of the program, including the unit, child care workers, and clients. The Unit Coordinator monitors his/her unit to ensure that the policies and procedures of JTC are followed, and any infraction of those policies and procedures are appropriately addressed. All staff discipline is determined and applied by the Unit Coordinator, as well as reviewing all client discipline applied. The Unit Coordinator assists in the development of programming, and is responsible for the development and implementation of the wing schedule. The Unit Coordinator will provide training to new child care workers on his/her wing, as well as arranging or conducting ongoing training. The Unit Coordinator will act as a coach to the child care team on his/her unit, strengthening the team and building skills to meet expectations.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:
Personnel ManagementProvides coaching and direction to the Child Care Workers and Team Leaders under the supervision of the Clinical Director.ÂDirects the employment of the Team Leaders, and Child Care Workers on assigned wing, with the approval of the Clinical Director and the Chief Executive Officer.Ensures that Child Care Workers, Team Leaders, and receive appropriate training and supervision.Participates in all team meetings.Serves as a member of the RTC Administrative on-call team.Prepares and posts the staff work schedule, ensuring the ratio is met at all times.Provides coaching, direction, and annual reviews for Team Leaders and Child Care Workers. Approves all discipline for Child Care Workers.Â
Program ManagementAssists in the development and revision of the JTC program, focusing on his/her assigned wing.Provide orientation to new clients, reviewing their client handbook and orienting them to the unit.Responsible for maintenance of the assigned wing.Review all discipline that occurs on the unit to verify that it was appropriate to the behavior, in accordance with the program plan, and in the best interest of the client.Responsible for ensuring client clothing is purchased and documented monthly.Oversees the planning, organizing, and implementation of special events.
Ensure the program plan approved by DCFS is implemented and reflects
current programming. Ensure TCI, the point system, levels, and overall
behavioral treatment techniques are implemented as written
Ensure that team leaders enforce the posted client daily schedule, including groups, activities, transition times, and other daily living needsLegal ResponsibilitiesOversees the RTC programs with informed regard for the rights of children.Informs the Clinical Director of problems that arise regarding program issues and makes suggestions as to the responsible and informed courses of action to be followed.Long-Range PlanningAssists the Clinical Director in strategic planning by providing input as to trends or needs in the residential field.
Professional LeadershipAssists in preparing agenda for team meetings and prepares the agenda for Supervisory meetings.Meets regularly with the Clinical Director to discuss RTC functioning and to assist in problem solving.Ensures RTC compliance with agency and licensing standards.ÂMakes recommendations to the Clinical Director concerning RTC program issues.Quality ImprovementContributes to quality improvement through active participation in Quality Improvement activities.
QUALIFICATIONS:
Must meet the definition of a mental health professional as defined in Part 132, Medicaid Community Mental Health Service Program.At least two years of successful supervisory experience. (preferred)At least two years of experience in a residential treatment setting. (preferred)Ability to lead others effectively, work cooperatively in an interdisciplinary team structure.Ability to meet DCFS driver eligibility requirements is preferred.Must pass DCFS and Illinois State Police criminal background checks.Demonstrated competence in serving a culturally diverse population. Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively with a diverse workforce.Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $24.00 - $26.00 per hour
Benefits:
401(k)Dental insuranceHealth insurancePaid time off
Schedule:
12 hour shift8 hour shiftHolidaysMonday to FridayOn callOvertimeWeekends as needed
Experience:
supervisory: 3 years (Preferred)
Work Location: In person
Company DescriptionTCI is a high-end, 48-bed, residential facility, licensed by DCFS in the State of Illinois. TCI provides an intensive, 24-hour therapeutic treatment environment for young men from the ages of 12-19. Through milieu therapy, we promote a community-based, systematic approach that focuses on positive behavior interactions, interventions and supports within the parameters of a safe, secure and structured milieu environment. Within our milieu environment, our goal is to build self-esteem, teach individual accountability as well as appropriate coping, social and problem-solving skills so that our youth gain the tools necessary to interact appropriately with others in various social settings. Through Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), our clinicians take a goal-oriented approach at turning previously held maladaptive and distorted thoughts, undesirable feelings and responses, and inappropriate behaviors into those that are more befitting allowing our youth to successfully execute their environment now and in their future endeavors.Company DescriptionTCI is a high-end, 48-bed, residential facility, licensed by DCFS in the State of Illinois. TCI provides an intensive, 24-hour therapeutic treatment environment for young men from the ages of 12-19. Through milieu therapy, we promote a community-based, systematic approach that focuses on positive behavior interactions, interventions and supports within the parameters of a safe, secure and structured milieu environment. Within our milieu environment, our goal is to build self-esteem, teach individual accountability as well as appropriate coping, social and problem-solving skills so that our youth gain the tools necessary to interact appropriately with others in various social settings. Through Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), our clinicians take a goal-oriented approach at turning previously held maladaptive and distorted thoughts, undesirable feelings and responses, and inappropriate behaviors into those that are more befitting allowing our youth to successfully execute their environment now and in their future endeavors. Read Less