Milieu Supervisor - Overnights Job Mendota Heights area,Minnesota USA,Healthcare

We are looking for a dynamic Overnight Milieu Supervisor to join our team of professionals at the BRAND NEW county shelter, Aspen House based in Mendota Heights, Minnesota and servicing the area. This is made possible through a collaboration between Dakota and Washington counties. The innovative program will not only provide temporary housing with a 12-bed unit for youth but also incorporate mental health services.

Nexus Family Healing is a national nonprofit network of mental health agencies with over 45 years of restoring hope for thousands of children and families through outpatient/community mental health services, foster care, adoption, and residential treatment.

-Scheduled:
Monday
- Friday 11pm-7am

-Some On Call work will be needed.

Position Summary:

The Milieu Supervisor is responsible to provide trauma-informed milieu leadership and mentorship in the treatment guidance plans through effective communication, organization, and planning of the daily operations of the program and assigned unit.

Primary responsibilities:

Prepares assigned staff work schedules in a timely and proactive manner to ensure adequate staff and client ratios, maximization of the treatment processes, and emotional and physical safety of the clients.

Provides direct floor coverage during staff absences, emergencies and for on-call coverage, as needed, according to program guidelines.

Ensures staff timecards are accurately maintained and approved in a timely manner.

Assists in the planning and scheduling of trauma-informed daily treatment services such as ensuring transportation needs are met, scheduling of family time and contact, special events, functions, and approved program trips.

Ensures that staff are performing their assigned duties and interacting with clients in a calm, therapeutic, and trauma-informed manner while reinforcing program and client related decisions.

Contributes in the development of guidance plans and ensures adherence to guidance plans and provides mentoring and support to the assigned direct and indirect team members.

Provides on the job coaching, training, and mentoring to staff and leads them in the implementation of individualized responses and interventions, and trauma-informed youth interactions, for a calm, positive and therapeutic environment.

Coordinates and ensures that all shift related client and staff documentation is completed in a timely manner using the proper format and ensures all proper notifications are made to leadership, referral agents, and client’s families.

Assists in the development and establishment of program procedures and systems that contribute to efficient, safe, and effective delivery of treatment services to clients and their families.

Initiates, identifies, and analyzes potential or current problems or risk factors on the program and generates alternative solutions and sound decisions, and assists in evaluating long-term changes that support the therapeutic treatment process.

Participates as a multi-disciplinary team member in developing and implementing client treatment plans and interventions.

Ensures that new admissions are entering into a safe and welcoming environment and all admission milieu needs of the youth and family are met.

Monitors the delivery of treatment services to clients for proper follow-through within the program and to ensure family inclusion and communication.

Tracks the daily needs of youth related to clothing, dietary needs, court/treatment plan/referral source meetings, family time and contact and ensures plans are in place to meet such needs in a safe and timely manner to include all necessary documentation related to such activities is provided for the effectively management of said activities.

Leads the assignment of Youth Care Professionals as youths’ “primary” staff in working with youth to conduct youth check-ins, youth advocacy, and communicating the youth needs to the staff team.

Assists in the review of new applicants and participates in the interview and selection of staff/team members, ensuring they have the ability to work effectively with families and are able to utilize strengths-based, trauma-informed practices.

Ensures that new youth…


Increase/decrease your Search Radius (miles)



Job Posting Language