Cottage Supervisor

Cottage Supervisor

The Cottage Supervisor manages assigned staff and cottage operations to ensure youth served are safe, properly supervised and thriving and that agency and programmatic standards are maintained. Management position responsible for the supervision and management of a CHN Kids Village Cottage, providing quality care and services to children and adolescents in a therapeutic residential setting.

Essential Functions:

1. Oversees daily operation and delivery of high quality and trauma informed services to youth residing in the Kids Village program cottage(s).
2. Ensures adequate staff: youth ratios are maintained in the cottage at all times.
3. Provides supervision, feedback and coaching to direct reports to assist them with job proficiency and effectiveness.
4. Provides leadership and models expected behavior, and participates in rotation of duties such as SOD and crisis intervention when needed on campus.
5. Demonstrates and supports staff proficiency in application of Crisis Prevention Institute (CPI).
6. Implements Trauma Informed and Positive Behavior Interventions and Supports child centered approach to care; and provides training, support and guidance for all team members to do the same.
7. Completes all required supervisory tasks and reports in accordance to procedure, contract requirements and CHN standards.
8. Manages and supervises caregivers to ensure the timely and efficient completion of duties, documentation and tasks
9. Follows agency requirements in response to critical incidents including Mandated Reporting. Complete incident and injury reports for campus (both workers comp and critical incident reports) within shift it occurred shift.
10. Complies with CHN requirements for vehicle use documentation and maintenance.
11. Ensures campus routines are followed and participates in planned activities.
12. Accessible 24/7 for emergency needs related to cottage youth or to secure/provide shift coverage when necessary to ensure adequate staff: youth ratios.
13. Monitors compliance with required MyEvolve (electronic medical record) documentation.

1. Functions as a member of the PBIS team on campus, continually reinforcing consistency and alignment with PBIS values as well as full participation in established campus/cottage routines.
2. Ensures cottage and staff compliance with safety and cleanliness standards and licensing requirements such as fire drills, medication administration, safety checks, etc.

1. Demonstrate critical thinking a problem solving skills to address cottage, campus or youth issues.
2. Operate as a team member with other Cottage Supervisors to maintain a safe milieu and to respond to emergent needs on campus or while with youth in the community.
3. Responsible for monitoring campus activities, staffing, ensuring a safe, effective environment is maintained.
4. Participates in organization's Continuous Quality Improvement Efforts, Positive Behavior Intervention and Support (PBIS), PQI data, Residential Care Reports and COA compliance or other reports/data collection as directed.
5. Completes and or assists with HR functions related to, minimally, timecards, staff schedules, progressive discipline, and hiring.
6. Perform other duties as assigned.

***THESE ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS ARE NOT TO BE CONSTRUED AS A COMPLETE STATEMENT OF ALL DUTIES PERFORMED. EMPLOYEES WILL BE REQUIRED TO PERFORM OTHER JOB RELATED MARGINAL DUTIES AS REQUIRED***

Minimum Qualification Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in social work or in a related area of study from an accredited college or university and at least two (2) years of experience working with children; or two (2) years of college and three (3) years of experience working with children; or at least five (5) years of experience working in child welfare without a post-secondary degree.