Residential Life Skills Lead

Residential Life Skills Lead

Catholic Charities St. Vincent's School for Boys was founded in 1853 and rooted in our faith traditions of charity and justice, supporting families, adults, and youth through social service and opportunities for healthy growth and development. Our values are respect, compassion, accountability, and integrity. Our commitment is to support changing lives in the communities we serve; promoting a fulfilling and supportive environment;

and involving the community in carrying out our mission. This program focuses on four underlying philosophies that are central to the services provided:
Housing First;
Trauma-Informed Care, Person-Focused Care, and Social Determinants of Health.

Salary: $28.00 per hour

Location:

Onsite 5 days a week

The Residential Life Skills Lead, (RLSL) provides trauma-informed, housing-first leadership and oversight to the Residential Life Skills Specialists Team supporting Transitional Age Youth (TAY), ages 18–24, who are homeless or at risk of homelessness in Marin County. This role operates in partnership with Marin County Department of Health and Human Services within Marin's Transitional Housing Program model. The Residential Life Skills Lead will help create an environment where young adults experience safety, connection, empowerment, and hope, where staff receive reflective supervision, guidance, and consistent support.

This role blends staff supervision, residential operations, quality assurance, and hands-on support during crises to ensure a healthy, safe, and emotionally attuned residential environment.

Trauma-Informed Practice Expectations:

• Safety & Trust:
  Maintain predictable, emotionally safe environments and support staff responses that reduce stress and build trust.
• Clear, Calm Communication:
  Model transparency, consistency, and respectful, regulated communication.
• Young Adult Voice & Choice:
  Promote meaningful choice, shared decision-making, and active listening.
• Curiosity Over Punishment:
  Guide staff toward restorative, non-punitive, problem-solving responses.
• Emotional Regulation Support:
  Model grounding and co-regulation while coaching staff to respond with empathy and presence.
• Strengths-Based Practice:
  Recognize resilience and progress and ensure dignity-affirming, neutral documentation.
• Cultural Humility:
  Affirm identities, promote inclusion, and engage in ongoing learning and self-reflection.
• Reflective Leadership:
  Participate in reflective supervision and foster collaboration and continuous improvement.

Oversight of Residential Common Area (Milieu) & 24/7 Support Model:

• Maintain staffing schedules that ensure consistent 24/7 supportive presence.
• Oversee shift handovers and ensure accurate, trauma-informed documentation.
• Support daily routines, house meetings, safety checks, and community-building.
• Promote physical, emotional, and psychological safety in the residential environment.

Program Operations, Safety, & Contract Compliance:

• Ensure county contract and agency requirements are met.
• Oversee emergency protocols and incident escalation procedures.
• Review and approve incident reports for tone, accuracy, and trauma-informed framing.
• Ensure timely 24-hour funder notifications and 48-hour incident report submissions.

Monitoring, Evaluation, & Quality Assurance:

• Review monthly data, including behavioral trends, skill-building progress, and documentation quality.
• Recommend program improvements based on YAA recommendations.
• Participate in contractor monitoring visits, audits, and quality improvement efforts.

Young Adult-Centered Team

Collaboration:

• Ensure staff support youth ISPs and Housing Stabilization Plans consistently.
• Facilitate communication between staff, clinicians, housing case managers, and partners.
• Promote warm handoffs and coordinated support across the care team.

Crisis Management Leadership:

• Provide calm, trauma-informed leadership during crises.
• Support staff in applying de-escalation and grounding strategies.
• Participate in post-incident debriefs to identify learning and improvement opportunities.

Staff Training & Professional Development:

• Participate in ongoing training including trauma-informed care, de-escalation, cultural humility, and…