Shift Coordinator - Afternoon and Overnight Shifts

Position:Shift Coordinator - Afternoon and Overnight Shifts

Location: Moon, PA

Job :138

# of Openings:0

Journey of Hope

Shift Coordinator – Afternoon and Overnight Shifts

Reports to:House Manager

Hours
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Full-Time position – 40 hours per week, 2pm-10pm / 10pm-6am

Location:Moon Campus

Shifts
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Sunday-Thursday or Tuesday-Saturday

General Statement of Duties:The Shift Coordinator assists the House Supervisor in performing administrative and supervisory functions for the Journey of Hope (UC-Unaccompanied Children) Shelter Program. Functioning as a shift leader, the Shift Coordinator is responsible for ensuring adequate staffing in accordance with regulatory requirements and for developing and implementing daily programing that promotes a secure, safe, healthy, trauma informed environment for the children in care.

The Shift Coordinator serves as a mentor for new Youth Care Workers (YCW) and assists with training as needed. Participate in the 24 Hour On-Call Rotation (if needed), serve as direct care staff in the event of insufficient coverage.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Assigns daily shift tasks for the YCWs and monitors schedules to ensure adequate staffing coverage
• Plans and implements daily program activities for the children in compliance with program contracts and cooperative agreements
• Coordinates with various program departments to help facilitate transportation arrangements for admissions and discharges, off-campus appointments, and field trips
• Assists with staff orientation and training of YCWs
• Provides guidance and feedback to YCWs demonstrating an ability to give and follow through with directions which result in an effective solution
• Participates in and assists with facilitating weekly house and community meetings
• Demonstrates high emotional intelligence and good critical thinking skills to be able to calmly and appropriately manage crisis situations
• Role models’ behavior that demonstrates dignity and respect for others and complies with Code of Conduct standards
• Adherence to internal and external reporting guidelines for incidents
• Completion of administrative tasks as assigned by the House Supervisor including preparation and completion of house and client documentation
• Provides ongoing communication of concerns arising during shift through verbal and written communication
• Assigns 1:1 coverage, ensures safety plans are being adhered to and conducts sharps checks on rooms as needed
• Update case management and clinical reports ensuring that accurate census is captured in house documentation
• Facilitates minor intake and discharge process
• Support the safety and wellbeing of children by following program policies and procedures regarding administration of medication to the children, responding to injuries/accidents according to CPR/First Aid guidelines, adhering to medical instructions provided by the medical team
• Maintains a clean, safe and secure living environment for the children in care by adhering to program policies and procedures regarding facility standards (key policy; proper storage of documentation, medication, and dangerous items; report and remove hazards, safety concerns, and malfunctions promptly; inspects, report and eliminate contraband).
• Participate in all required agency and regulatory training within expected time frame
• Works collaboratively with staff, children, families, service providers, and others
• Promptly reports civil or criminal convictions, charges, arrests, investigations, or adjudications that may arise since staff member’s last background investigation. This includes but is not limited to sexual abuse in a prison, jail, holding facility, community confinement facility, juvenile facility, other institution (as defined in 42 U.S.C. 1997), or care provider facility;…