What are the responsibilities and job description for the Shift Supervisors position at CP Unlimited?
It is a time of growth at Constructive Partnerships (CP) Unlimited! The Agency recently expanded its constituency to include housing migrants at a Sanctuary Site in Brooklyn. We are a leading non-profit provider of residential, day habilitation, Article 16, vocational, wheelchair, and transport services throughout New York City and the Hudson Valley to people with intellectual and developmental disabilities.
POSITION SUMMARY:
Shift supervisors will provide and oversee on-site trauma-informed social service delivery at our Sanctuary NYC site. Working cooperatively with hotel operations and security staff, shift supervisors will welcome and engage asylum-seeking families with children, manage daily social service operations, and provide on the ground support and supervision for Case Managers.
Job Responsibilities:
- Supervise teams of 3 to 6 Case Managers.
- Oversee social services operations and seamless transitions from one shift to the next.
- Provide oversight and review to documentation of services generated by case management staff.
- Ensure that case management staff provide culturally sensitive, trauma informed services.
- Ensure appropriate Case Manager and Residential Aide coverage and monitor attendance,
- Manage crises and disputes as appropriate, generate incident reports, counsel clients and or staff as needed.
- Plan and troubleshoot with operations and security staff.
- Coordinate interpretation and translation services as needed.
- Coordinate on behalf of clients/families with the NYC Department of Education (DOE) as needed.
- Coordinate on behalf of clients/families with the Mayor’s Office of Immigration Affairs (MOIA).
- Providing coverage for Case Management staff as needed.
- Manage and update client rosters.
Job Requirements
- Experience supervising case management staff in social services settings, ideally residential programs
- Associate Degree required; Bachelor’s degree preferred
- Three years of relevant social services experience with people who are vulnerable and have experienced significant trauma
- Strong understanding of trauma and how it manifests, as well as experience delivering trauma-informed, culturally sensitive services.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Ability to learn quickly and problem-solve under pressure and within prescribed timelines
- Strong organizational and leadership skills
- Ability to work independently and manage a team
- Working knowledge of immigration laws and procedures.
- Strong understanding of child development, child welfare, and education requirements.
Preferred Requirements
Bilingual in Spanish/English