Milieu Lead - 2nd shift

Job Description

Job Description

Description:

Nexus Family Healing is actively hiring a 2nd shift Milieu Lead for the Southeast Regional Crisis Center (SERCC) in Rochester, MN! This is an exciting opportunity for an individual who is passionate about mission-driven work while aligning communities and regional partners to provide the right kind of care for individuals experiencing mental health crises across southeast Minnesota.

Nexus Family Healing is a national nonprofit network of mental health agencies with over 45 years of restoring hope for thousands of children and families through outpatient/community mental health services, foster care, adoption, and residential treatment.

At Nexus Family Healing, we embrace diversity, promote equity, and foster inclusion. As a national mental health organization, we serve a diverse group of youth and families, and we strive for our workforce to support and represent that diversity.

Pay, location, schedule:

• $22 per hour
• On-site at 2121 Campus Dr SE, Rochester, MN
• Full-time, 40 hours per week
• 3pm-11:30pm shift, rotating weekends

Nexus’ Comprehensive Benefits Include:

• Four weeks paid time off (PTO) in the first year of employment
• Multiple options for health insurance coverage
• No-cost life insurance
• Short/long-term disability insurance
• 401k match
• NEW – Talkspace Therapy Benefit for the whole family
• NEW – Hinge Health Benefit for the whole family
• NEW – Carrot Fertility Benefit
• Continuous learning and training opportunities
• Advancement pathways and internal promotion
• And much more!

Position Summary: The Milieu Lead is responsible for leading and ensuring that the daily programming of the milieu is carried out in a safe and productive manner by leading the shift, providing mentoring and coaching of team members, ensuring effective interventions are implemented, supporting and ensuring that all care professionals are proactively following youth Individual and Family Guidance Plans and that the team is working toward youth treatment goals and supporting a trauma-informed milieu environment.

Primary responsibilities:

• Lead Trauma-Informed Care: Support and mentor Youth Care Professionals, ensuring a safe, respectful and therapeutic environment for youth.
• Shift Leadership: Oversee daily shift activities, guide staff deployment and maintain consistency in youth routines.
• Milieu Management: Promote a healthy residential culture through coaching, real-time feedback and trauma-informed interventions.
• Policy & Safety Compliance: Ensure adherence to safety protocols, agency standards and support staff development in de-escalation techniques.
• Documentation & Licensing: Maintain accurate records, uphold licensing standards and participate in staff meetings and training.

Required Education, Experience and Licensure:

• High School Diploma or equivalent and some previous work experience.
• Valid driver’s license required. Maintains state regulating agency and company driving requirements.
• Qualified candidates are required to meet the Mental Health Practitioner criteria as defined in MN Statutes section 245.462, subdivision 17 located at
• Must be at least 21 years of age.
• Must successfully pass a DHS background check.
• Must have the ability to build strong relationships with diverse individuals or communities and understand their unique needs and challenges.
• Must be open to meeting the cultural needs of individuals or communities, considering factors such as language, traditions, and values.

Preferred Education and Experience:

• Associate degree or bachelor’s degree in a social work, psychology, or clinically related field preferred.
• 2yrs. previous residential and youth mental health experience strongly preferred.

At Nexus Family Healing, our voices and actions are focused on recognizing, affirming and respecting people of every race, ethnic background, socio-economic status, sexual orientation, gender expression and faith.

ICARE Values & Behavioral Competencies:

• Innovation: Leading the way and implementing creative, cutting-edge ideas and approaches.
• Compassion: Listening, honoring differences, and showing respect, kindness, empathy care, and concern.
• Agility: Exhibiting flexibility and adapting quickly.
• Responsiveness: Being quick, positive, and accurate.
• Excellence: Demonstrating quality results that surpass ordinary standards.

APPLY TODAY TO BE CONTACTED BY OUR RECRUITING TEAM! When you work at Nexus, you have the opportunity to change lives — including your own!