Bring your skills and talents to a role where you’ll have the opportunity to change the lives of youth impacted by trauma and assist in long-term healing. We are looking for motivated, caring and dedicated professionals to fill this role!

This Position Will: Ensure appropriate coverage and provides supervision to residential units and group homes; oversees Master Schedule in cooperation with Director of Milieu Development. Ensures additional staff/supervisor/crisis management support is in place when needed.

The Milieu supervisor or designee provides support and regularly tours Lake Villa campus units and conducts/delegates regular on-sight visits of North Chicago, Walter Cherry, and Becker, for non-crisis and crisis support, needed breaks, ensuring diligent execution of youth supervision and milieu stability, crisis situation support and safety/well-being of residents and staff. Reviews CCTV surveillance in real time to assess shift management and crisis responses.

Ensures LPs are summoned within established timelines for post restraint/seclusion well-being check and initial youth debrief. Conducts initial well-being and debrief check-in with staff. Consults with Administrator on Duty (AOD) and/or Vice President of Risk Management pre/post shift to determine need for extraordinary intervention (non-emergency related to SASS and/or local police). Ensures all staff working are trained and aware to obtain immediate first responder support in emergency situations.

Works with Administrator on Duty (AOD) and Safety/Risk Management Manager to proactively prepare for weather or other situations that could be disruptive the needed shift-change coverage. Executes and coordinates appropriate shift-change communication with both 1st and 3rd shift leadership.

Works with Administrator on Duty (AOD) or designee and Safety/Risk Management Manager or designee to execute agency response in emergency situations and facilitate appropriate collaboration/cooperation with authorities and community-based partners during high-risk and emergency incidents.

The Ideal Candidate Will Possess:

REQUIRED:

1. Bachelor’s degree in social work, psychology, or related mental health field or equivalent experience. Exceptions will be considered based on agency need and experience related to position.
2. Two years’ residential treatment experience.
3. Good working knowledge of Agency Behavior Treatment Plan
4. Current TCI certification
5. Obtain (within 6 months) and maintain TCI Trainer Certification
6. Experience utilizing various PC-based software including word processing and spreadsheet software.
7. First Aid and CPR certification within the first 90 days.
8. Valid driver’s license.

Salary:

$26.46 to $33.46 hourly

Founded in 1897, The Allendale Association is a private, not-for-profit organization dedicated to excellence and innovation in the care, treatment, education and advocacy for children and youth with serious emotional, mental and behavioral health challenges.