Facility Lead - STRTP

Job Description

Job Description

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The Facility Lead provides compassionate, hands-on support to residents in a group home setting, ensuring their daily needs are met and their well-being is prioritized. This role includes assisting with personal care, facilitating activities, administering medications, and ensuring compliance from all regulatory bodies. The Facility Lead plays a vital role in helping residents achieve their individual goals, promoting their independence, and enhancing their quality of life. In addition to providing direct care, the Facility Lead takes on overseeing the work of other staff members, conducting staff training, and supporting the team with operational processes. 

 

Qualifications :  

1. High school diploma or GED required.
2. One year experience in care and/or education of children.
3. Must be at least 22 years old.
4. STRTP Administrator Certification preferred.
5. A valid California driver’s license is required of staff who have regular driving duties, and the driving record must meet the requirements of their position and be approved by the agency’s insurance company.

 

Essential Job Functions :

1. Ability to multi-task, delegate responsibility, be open and flexible to change and hold staff accountable.
2. Ability to communicate ideas in oral and written form. 
3. An ability to instruct in group and individual settings.
4. Protect and honor individual integrity through confidentiality.
5. Ability to work in a harmonious manner with subordinates, supervisors, and others.
6. Ability to work effectively with cultural/ethnic diversity.
7. Physical capability to restrain children, lift over 20 lbs., and engage in physical activity including various sports, sitting, walking, bench climbing, kneeling, twisting, reaching, etc.
8. Physical, mental, and emotional health adequate to perform duties.
9. Transport children in agency transportation to arranged outings.
10. Maintain current Medic First Aid certification and respond appropriately to medical incidents, ensuring the health and safety of clients and staff.
11. Participate in and successfully complete the 28-hour initial Therapeutic Crisis Intervention (TCI) training and maintain certification through a minimum of 12 hours of annual refresher training.
12. Consistently apply TCI principles to manage crises safely and effectively, in alignment with trauma-informed care and agency protocols.

 

Responsibilities : 

1. Provide training and guidance/mentorship of frontline staff.
2. Implement department/program objectives.
3. Promote a healthy working environment that values staff and equips them to succeed while making sustainable decisions in a way that strengthens both our workforce and our impact.
4. Responsible for implementing operational strategies and initiatives.
5. Responsible for executing organizational strategies and initiatives.
6. Set and enforce limits and appropriate consequences for clients.
7. Properly administer medication for the therapeutic treatment of clients.
8. Facility point person in Supervisor’s absence.
9. Carryout individualized plans and work toward objectives agreed upon by clinical staff and/or placement worker where applicable.
10. Assist in resolving group and/or individual client conflicts.
11. Assist in client school learning programs and activities.
12. In collaboration with Program Supervisor, manage inventories for all house supplies and children's clothing and belongings.
13. Safeguard the dignity of each child and protect the rights and the individuality of each child to enhance his/her self-respect.
14. Complete all required documentation with specific timeframes, utilize proper agency forms, ledgers, and logs in accordance with governing procedures.
15. Maintain adherence to clinical program policies, procedures, and other regulatory guidelines.
16. Report any event that may impact health, safety, and welfare of clients including issues of suicidal or homicidal intent and child abuse, verbally and with internal incident report form.
17. Report containment’s, illnesses, missed medication, restrictions and other incidents daily to supervisor.
18. Responsible for preventing and controlling infection.
19. Responsible for maintaining a culture of quality and safety.
20. Effectively use de-escalation skills and techniques for crisis prevention.
21. Properly administer the C-SSRS to help prevent suicide.
22. Effectively use Therapeutic Crisis Intervention techniques for crisis prevention and/or intervention.
23. Interaction is appropriate and sensitive to client’s culture. Interaction is appropriate with client’s developmental level.

 

Other:

1. Attend all required meetings and trainings.
2. Report any suspected child or dependent adult/elder abuse or neglect immediately to direct supervisor or utilize the chain of command if supervisor is unavailable.
3. Report any client imminent danger to self or to others or gravely disabled immediately to direct supervisor or utilize the chain of command if supervisor is unavailable.
4. Other duties as assigned.