Admin On Duty (Per Diem)

Company: The Jewish Board of Family and Children's Services
Location: Hawthorne
Posted on: May 4, 2021

Job Description:

Make a bigger difference WORKING WITH US The Jewish Board delivers innovative, best-in-class mental and behavioral health services to over 45,000 New Yorkers each year. We are unique in serving everyone from infants and their families, to children, teens, and adults. That adds up to countless opportunities to use your skills, training, and compassion to make a difference in the lives of others. Similarly, we support our employees through benefits like, professional development opportunities and paid supervision. Some of our other benefits include:

• 15 agency holidays and 15 sick days in addition to generous vacation days
• Health/dental/vision plans that are subsidized up to 80%
• Tuition assistance and educational loan forgiveness
• Access to 403(b) retirement benefits and a pension ABOUT THE JOB Goldsmith Center is a Residential Treatment Facility that serves emotionally vulnerable boys ages 12-21, who are challenged by trauma-related and psychiatric issues. The RTFs provide supervised living units and programs of therapeutic and educational services that emphasize family interaction and strengthening of community support networks. The Jewish Board is seeking an Administrator on duty at our Westchester location. An Admin on Duty, is an essential administrator responsible for the supervision and guidance of all milieu staff, ensuring that proper coverage is maintained and that all program staff and clients are accounted for and the milieu is safe and violence free. As an integral part of the treatment team, the AOD will ensure that all necessary therapeutic interventions determined by the clinical team are carried out. The Administrator on Duty (AOD) will be responsible for ensuring client safety and the security of the program's grounds, cottages, buildings, and offices. Responsibilities include but are not limited to:
  • Direct oversight of day to day operations of the program
  • Regularly inspect the grounds of the facility, including parking facilities, vehicles, non-residential buildings to ensure that no unauthorized persons, activities or immediately hazardous conditions exist.
  • Immediately inform the director, supervisor, or the employee designated as being in charge of the facility of any irregularities noted
  • Assist counselors in emergency resident care situations. Such assistance may include the therapeutic hold of a child or Emergency Safety Intervention (ESI), if needed, or to request additional help through radio, phone, or direct contact. TO QUALIFY: The Jewish Board is currently looking for talented professionals of all cultures, religions, races, and gender expressions with the following qualifications:
    • BA/S in a related field with a minimum 2-3 years of work experience in a residential setting OR a HSD/HSED with a minimum of 5 years working in a residential setting.
    • A Clean Driver license is required We respect diversity and accordingly are an equal opportunity employer that does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, creed, religion, national origin, alienage, citizenship status, age, disability, sex, gender, gender identity or expression (including transgender status), sexual orientation, marital status, partnership status, veteran status, genetic information, or any other status protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.This applies with respect to recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, transfer, training, compensation, termination, assignments, benefits, employee activities, access to facilities and programs, and all other terms and condition of employment as well as general treatment during employment. We will endeavor to make a reasonable accommodation to the known physical or mental limitations of qualified employees with disabilities, without regard to any protected classifications, unless the accommodation would impose an undue hardship on the operation of our business. Any employees who need assistance to perform their job duties because of a physical or mental condition should contact human resources.

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