Assistant Residential Director

Seven Hills Foundation•Barre, MA

3h•$59,080 - $68,080

About The Position

The Assistant Residential Director is responsible for providing supervision to treatment team staff including direct supervision of management staff and oversight of supervision for direct care staff. They evaluate, coordinate, and direct the treatment milieu and services provided to students. The Assistant Residential Director ensures that regulatory standards are met and that policies and procedures are operationalized. They also function as an integral member of the Administrative Team.

Requirements

Master's degree in human service management, clinical, social work, counseling, or related fields
Four to ten years related experience and/or training in sex offender treatment and/or residential management
Equivalent combination of education and experience
Knowledge of collaborative, team-oriented management styles
Knowledge of interdisciplinary teams
Knowledge of treatment planning
Knowledge of employment laws, regulations, policies and ethical concerns relating to confidentiality, reporting risk management, youth participation and confrontation
Knowledge of juvenile court systems
Knowledge of social systems
Knowledge of legal parameters
Knowledge of therapeutic/legal interface
Knowledge of various theories of sexual deviance

Responsibilities

Promotes the consistent achievement of Stetson School standards of care on the team.
Ensures a safe and therapeutic milieu is provided at all times.
Ensures that all staff model and demonstrate caregiver qualities that treat all students with dignity and respect.
Promotes staff interventions that support the Stetson School's ACORN approach.
Ensures that team staff work within the Family Engagement model, and treat all family members and visitors with dignity and respect.
Ensures that telephone and mail contact with family or other identified supportive adults in accordance with the individual service plan and program rules and standards.
Prevents interactions that are not sanctioned within the rules, practices, and policies of Stetson School.
Prevents actions and disparaging comments that may be considered horseplay, roughhousing, and/or derogatory comments and demeaning gestures.
Monitors staff to student interactions including professional boundaries, and responds to any concerns according to program procedures.
Acts as a role model and reinforces pro-social behaviors in students and staff.