Fair Futures Supervisor

Little Flower Children and Family Services of New York•New York, NY

8h•Hybrid

About The Position

Coach Supervisors report to Program Directors. The Supervisor’s overall job is to help create a strength-based, trauma-informed environment and provide ongoing management, direction, and support to up to 4-5 Coaches in building relationships with young people and helping them progress towards their goals. To achieve this, Coach Supervisors perform a variety of supervision and management daily duties. However, the work changes often according to the needs of the young people served by the Coach Supervisor’s team. This position offers a hybrid and in fieldwork schedule and is based in Brooklyn office. The role requirestravelacross all five boroughs. This positionmayrequirework outside of normally scheduled working hours. About Little Flower Little Flower Children and Family Services of New York is a human services nonprofit supporting the well-being of children, youth, families, and individuals across New York City and Long Island since 1929. Our staffof more than 500builds well-being by providing prevention services, foster care, residential treatment care, adoption services,programs and services for individuals with developmental disabilities, and medical and mental health services.

Requirements

Coach Supervisorsshould ideally have aBahcelor’sof Social Work.ABachelor’s in Educationor a similar field may be accepted.
Candidates must havea minimum of three years of experience working with at-risk or system-involved youth.
Ability to work from a strength-based, trauma-informed, youth development lens
Able to build andmaintainharmonious working relationships with and among staff
Support staff in developing strong relationships with young people
Provision of emotional support to reduce stress and build resiliency in staff
A love for working with young people
Strong ability to relate to young people and engage them in conversation
Values and promotes diversity
A belief thatchangeis possible
Able tomaintainhealthy boundaries
Able to remain calm during moments of tension and stress
Strong written and verbal communication skills
Strong time-management, organizational skills, and attention to detail
Ability to conduct outreach and build partnership with outside community agencies
Experience in or openness to interpreting data to inform decision-making
Experience in or openness to implementing evidence-based practices
Ability to use Motivational Interviewing techniques
Ability to use trauma-informed techniques
Ability tofacilitatetherapeutic groups

Nice To Haves

Supervisory experience and experience as a Coach is preferred.
MSW or similarMaster’sdegree preferred.

Responsibilities

Model Behavior
Coach & Support Coaches
Coach Supervision
Coach Professional Development
Reporting to the Director
Meeting with young people and assigning Coaches
Matching young people to new Coaches, as needed
Working collaboratively with other professionals, such as foster care staff, school administrators, guidance counselors, etc., as needed
Participating in all Coach hiring
Working collaboratively with other staff and system providers driving towards similar goals in a coordinated fashion
Helping stafffacilitatepeer groups, which can focus on skills such as healthy communication, positive peer relationships, dealing with peer pressure, and service learning
Working with the Program Director to conduct outreach to outside community agencies and provide direction to all program staff
Ensuring that administrative and financial procedures are in place