Social Development Director

Serrato Corporation • Flint, MI

13d

About The Position

Plans, supervises, and coordinates residential living and recreation operations and oversees the Student Government Association (SGA) and student leadership program. This role is responsible for ensuring all operational procedures meet specific requirements, approving staff hires, providing training, and scheduling staff to ensure student safety and accountability. The position also involves developing and implementing student leadership and recreation programs, maintaining a safe and clean environment, and ensuring students receive appropriate assistance during difficult times. The Director reports to the Career Development Director and is responsible for tracking student retention, managing department supplies, coordinating an independent living program, evaluating personnel, holding staff meetings, and developing plans to meet performance standards. The role also emphasizes modeling and mentoring Career Success Standards and helping students become more employable.

Requirements

• Proficiency with advanced Microsoft Office applications including Word, Power Point, Outlook, and Excel.
• Computer Literacy with basic computer functions, email, internet, and basic programs such as Adobe Acrobat.
• High level of leadership and management skills.
• Knowledge in developing students with lifelong social and independent living skills.
• Strong communication, organization, and conflict-resolution skills.
• Valid State Driver's License.

Nice To Haves

• Minimum of two years related experience as Senior Residential Advisor or related supervisory experience in a similar environment is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Oversees all residential and recreation operations.
• Ensures all DOPs/SOPs meet PRH requirements, are updated and adhered to.
• Approves the hiring of all social development staff.
• Provides orientation and other job-related training to social development staff.
• Schedules staff to ensure supervision of all areas to assure safety, security, and accountability of students at all times.
• Delegates work assignments, supervises and evaluates staff performance.
• Develops mechanisms to ensure communication and feedback occurs with center staff, department staff, student leaders and students.
• Ensures student accountability procedures are adhered to on a daily basis.
• Maintains a safe, secure, clean, and attractive environment at all times and ensures students are involved in managing their areas and in maintaining cleanliness.
• Inspects dormitory/recreation areas to ensure cleanliness, safety, and attractiveness.
• Completes required reports timely and accurately.
• Ensures staff establishes a high degree of student rapport.
• Ensures staff confronts negative behavior and reinforces positive behavior.
• Ensures staff provides appropriate feedback to students through the ESP system.
• Follows the CDSS plan and Code of Conduct system daily.
• Develops and implements a comprehensive student leadership program in the residential and recreation areas.
• Ensures that a comprehensive recreation schedule is developed with input from students.
• Tracks participation of student recreation activities, ensuring a majority of students participate, and ensures the leisure time learning (LTL) program is implemented.
• Complies with all DOL guidelines, OFCCP regulation, Quality Assurance Plan (QAP), Serrato policies and procedures, Job Corps notices and bulletins, and Center policies and procedures.
• Reports to the Career Development Director on all aspects of residential living/recreation operations and Student Government Association.
• Adheres to required property control policies and procedures.
• Ensures that dormitory logs and files are accurately and completely maintained.
• Maintains and follows all non-health standing orders.
• Ensures that students receive prompt and appropriate assistance in the event of injury, illness, emotional trauma, arrest, trouble at home or other traumatic experiences.
• Administers first aid and emergency medical procedures as needed.
• Maintains a high degree of student discipline in order to maximize social development engagement, participation, and learning.
• Participates in and/or schedules student case conferences, as necessary.
• Tracks student retention by dormitory on a monthly basis.
• Ensures departments have adequate supplies and controls inventories.
• Tracks dormitory performance and uses results for dormitory incentives.
• Coordinates an independent living program that provides instruction in improving skills.
• Evaluates personnel under his/her management and makes recommendations regarding disciplinary actions, promotions, and/or merit increases.
• Holds regular staff meetings at least twice a month, document meetings, and submit documentation to Center Director.
• Develops plans to work towards meeting performance standards and goals.
• Maintains good housekeeping in all areas and complies with safety practices.
• Demonstrates and abides by Serrato Corporation's core values and operating principles.
• Models, mentors, monitors appropriate Career Success Standards.
• Helps students become more employable through continuous reinforcement.
• Participates in PRH mandated staff training. Failure to participate may result in disciplinary action up to and including termination.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Paid Short Term / Long Term Disability and Basic Life Insurance.
• Health care insurance available (medical, dental, vision, critical illness, accident, HSA, and FSA)
• Paid Holidays
• Paid Time Off
• 401(k) retirement plan with company match
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Employee Assistance Counseling Service Programs Available

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager