Program Counselor Supervisor
About The Position
The Program Counselor Supervisor manages, coordinates, and leads day-to-day programming in a juvenile detention facility for youth awaiting court proceedings or serving a sentence after a felony or misdemeanor conviction. Programming includes indoor and outdoor activities, workshops, youth- and family-focused events, daily living activities, and schedules. The supervisor leads a unit of program staff and participates in staff orientation, in-service training, coaching, and supervision to support professional development. The role works with ACS-contracted vendors, partner program staff, volunteers, and facility operations staff to develop and deliver enrichment, prosocial, vocational, internship, and after-school programming that supports youth engagement and reduces idleness. It also ensures that program schedules, statistical reports, data entries, recurring reports, and programming logs are completed, distributed, maintained, and used for planning and evaluation. The supervisor maintains collaborative relationships with the Department of Education, ACS-contracted behavioral and mental health staff, and DYFJ facility staff to support youth behavior management. The role represents the programming unit in detention and milieu-based meetings and conferences concerning care and behavior plans and discharge recommendations. In support of the Director of Programs, the supervisor also collects and tracks data, identifies trends, reviews incidents and policies, facilitates tours for external guests, and helps address coverage and facility coordination issues. The candidate must be willing to travel among ACS secure detention facilities and attend meetings and events, including evenings and weekends.
Requirements
- A master's degree in social work from an accredited school of social work and four years of full-time, paid professional experience in a child care institution or in group work with children in a child care setting, including two years in an administrative capacity; or
- A master's degree from an accredited college in sociology, psychology, education, public administration, or a closely related field and five years of full-time, paid professional experience in a child care institution or in group work with children in a child care setting, including two years in an administrative capacity; or
- Education and/or experience equivalent to the stated alternatives; all candidates must have two years of administrative experience in a child care setting.
- Willingness to travel among ACS secure detention facilities and work evenings and weekends.
Responsibilities
- Lead, manage, and coordinate day-to-day programming in a juvenile detention facility, including activities, workshops, youth- and family-focused events, and daily living activities and schedules.
- Supervise a unit of program staff and participate in staff orientation, in-service training, coaching, and professional development.
- Collaborate with vendors, partner program staff, volunteers, and facility operations staff to develop and implement youth and family events, enrichment and prosocial programming, vocational programming, internships, and after-school activities.
- Ensure completion, distribution, and maintenance of program schedules, statistical reports, data entries, internal reports, and programming logs.
- Maintain ongoing working relationships with the Department of Education, behavioral and mental health staff, and facility staff to support the youth behavior management system.
- Represent the programming unit at detention and milieu-based meetings and conferences concerning care and behavior plans and discharge recommendations.
- Assist the Director of Programs with data collection and tracking, trend identification, incident and policy reviews, external tours, and operational coverage and facility coordination issues.
- Travel among ACS secure detention facilities and attend meetings and events, including evenings and weekends.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Manager
