Residential Shift Supervisor

Comprehensive Life Resources•Tacoma, WA

8d•$25 - $35•Onsite

About The Position

Comprehensive Life Resources is looking for a qualified Shift Supervisor to join our Adult Residential Treatment Program in Tacoma Washington. The Park Place Residential Center provides individual treatment and recovery services for adults with serious mental illness who are in need of daily supportive services. Park Place’s services include therapy, psychiatry, counseling groups, case management, peer support, transitional living services, independent living development, substance use support services, and community and life skill building. Shift Supervisors are responsible for supervision and scheduling of Residential Counselors and oversee the after-hours functioning of a 70-bed residential treatment facility. Residential counselors provide residential services to adults with serious mental illness. They facilitate the community adjustment of clients at high risk for institutionalization.

Requirements

High school graduate, GED or equivalent.
Demonstrated ability to work with mentally ill individuals.
WA State credential/license.
Skilled in MS Word and Outlook.
Strong analytical, interpersonal, written, and verbal communications skills.
Demonstrated ability to multi-task, prioritize deadlines, work independently, take initiative, and maintain confidentiality.
Valid Washington State driver’s license; proof of insurance.

Nice To Haves

Ability to work harmoniously with others.
Responds positively to instructions and procedures.
Ability to coordinate own work and work with others.
Ability to understand, encourage and carries out the principals of integrated safety management.
Demonstrates understanding of mental health issues.
Demonstrates professional demeanor and behavior, appearance, communication and uses supervision and consultation effectively.
Demonstrates appropriate boundaries and values.
Ensures daily charting, progress notes on care of clinical and behavioral observations of residents are submitted, completed correctly, and in a timely manner.
Demonstrate empathy, hopefulness, and resourcefulness, in communicating with others.
Promote whole health care as a key to people’s recovery and quality of life.

Responsibilities

Supervise assigned employees.
Recruit, interview, recommend hire, orient, schedule and assign work.
Appraise performance and recommend and provide discipline as needed and as assigned.
Recommend termination of employment as necessary
Monitor all staff on the shift regarding milieu issues and management of residents.
Identify staff needs and be accessible to staff.
Manage crisis situations and decisions related to the appropriate involvement of outside individuals and support services.
Oversee and ensure agency and program compliance with applicable Federal, State, and local laws, licensing, agency policies and procedures, contracts, and all other regulations, requirements, and standards as required.
Verify schedule.
Assure transportation and coverage.
Assign contact persons and people to implement specialized treatment approaches.
Establish and maintain a therapeutic relationship with residents.
Ensure communication among team members during and between shifts.
Ensure the completion of all necessary documentation by the end of the shift.
Actively participate in program meetings and activities as required.
Ensure that employees maintain ethical and professional standards of practice.
Provide services and activities for residential consumers that enhance self-care skills, independence, social skills, and self-reliance.
Assist residential counselors to understand job duties and expectations.
Train team members to complete assigned tasks.
Remind team members to complete time sheets, incident reports, daily progress notes, and other assigned documentation.
May be required to work evenings and/or weekends depending upon program needs.
Perform other duties as assigned.