Associate Director of Residential Care

Description

Hello! Thank you for your interest in joining the Wellspring team as the Associate Director of Residential Care . As a statewide nonprofit serving families in need of support, we take a whole-person approach to our organization and delivery of our services -- because we believe we must find the strengths in people and build on these for lasting change to occur.

When you join our team as the Associate Director of Residential Care, you’ll work alongside a dedicated group of social workers, therapists, direct care staff, and administrative professionals—all committed to supporting children and their families at our New Directions Campus in Farmington Hills. To be considered for this role, you’ll need either a master’s degree in a human behavioral science, education, or business administration from an accredited college or university with at least two years of experience in a child caring institution, child placing agency, or similar organization—or a bachelor’s degree in one of those fields along with at least four years of relevant post-degree experience in a similar setting. It is preferred that you currently hold an LMSW, LLMSW, LPC, or LLPC in the state of Michigan, or that you’re actively pursuing one - supervision is available for limited licenses. Additionally, this role also requires a minimum of four years of leadership or supervisory experience within a child caring institution or child placing agency.

As the Associate Director of Residential Care, you will:

• Provide supervision and direction for Residential Shift Supervisors, Senior Youth Specialists and Cooks. Oversight of hiring, performance reviews, training, performance management and engagement of Direct Care staff.
• Coordinate weekly work schedule so proper staffing and gender ratios are maintained, including calling in additional staff as required so living units are staffed safely at all times. Assure that all scheduled work time and assigned overtime is awarded in accordance with collective bargaining agreement and within agency budget limitations.
• Plan and coordinate training for direct care staff and monitor implementation, in consultation with the Campus Director, Clinical team and Supervisors.
• Manage and oversee program implementation including all policies and procedures pertaining to care of residents. Conducts and/or supervises perform regular audits of all required documentation, video reviews of activity on all shifts, and regular inspections of living units to assure they are maintained in clean and sanitary conditions
• Provide role modeling to staff by intervening directly in crisis situations to assist and support staff to make safe and therapeutic decisions while managing difficult resident behavior. Use crises situations as a platform to instruct staff in appropriate de-escalation and prevention of problem situations. Routinely conduct and document debriefing sessions around use of emergency restraint or other crisis situations. Review video of any use of CPI physical interventions.
• Participate in the development and administration of program policies and procedures.
• Serve as a liaison and maintain a positive relationship with outside organizations as it relates to the Residential Program; i.e. Department of Human Services, Department of Child Welfare Licensing, etc.
• Monitor and evaluate the residential program to ensure that performance is consistent with facility policies assist in reviewing, monitoring and evaluating statistical data and reports relative to the residential program.
• Serve actively on the Residential PQI team; organize and execute relevant quality improvement activities.
• Maintain availability to intervene in crisis situations after normal business hours and on weekends
  
  
  

Why Choose Wellspring?

You may be wondering why Wellspring would be a good option for you. Here are some of the benefits to being part of the New Directions team at Wellspring:

• You'll be a part of a dedicated and caring multidisciplinary team of therapists, nurses, education specialists, psychiatrists, behavioral analysts and administrative staff that have a strong reputation within the local community and the state of Michigan
• You'll have training and peer support as needed
• You'll have reoccurring leadership development opportunities
• You'll be on a team that is focused on non-coercive, strength-based and trauma-informed care
• Your starting salary will be between $80,000 - $90,000 / year, based off experience, education and licensure
• You will work full-time, on-site, and be available for after hours communication
• You'll have access to Wellspring benefits such as Health, Vision & Dental insurance, Retirement plans & matching (403b), PTO/Vacation time, Paid Holidays, etc.
• You'll have the flexibility to be paid on demand with DailyPay
• You'll have access to Wellspring SupportLinc, which is an employee assistance plan
  
  
  

You will be reporting to this location:

Wellspring Lutheran Services - New Directions

28000 W Nine Mile Rd

Farmington Hills, MI 48336