Evening Reporting Center Supervisor
Evening Reporting Center Supervisor
The Evening Reporting Center is a collaborative effort between St. Catherine's Center for Children, LaSalle School and Saint Anne Institute. St. Catherine’s Center for Children works with boys and girls between the ages of nine and 13, LaSalle School serves adolescent boys and Saint Anne serves adolescent girls.
The program serves Albany County youth and their families, identified by Probation, the Department of Children, Youth and Families, or Family Court as an alternative to detention or at risk for juvenile justice difficulties.
Participants attend the year round program for 90 days, up to 20 hours a week, Monday through Friday. Each site provides structured, supervised and age appropriate Positive Youth Development (PYD) activities for at risk youth between the ages of 9 and 17. The program is committed through PYD strategies to helping our youth understand life’s challenges and responsibilities by developing skills to become successful members of the community.
The program introduces youth to skills, activities and opportunities; taps into their strengths; fosters appropriate peer and adult relationships.
Program Activities include:
- Health and Life Skills
- Education and Career Development
- Character and Leadership Development
- Family Focused Engagement
- Community Involvement
- Mentoring
As the supervisor of the ERC, you will manage the operations of the ERC to assure that the program accomplishes its mission of serving at risk youth and their families.
Duties/Responsibilities:
- Develop and maintain a therapeutic, child centered service environment in terms of the after school program
- Supervises the caseworker, and 2 program counselors as well as per diem program counselors who serve as substitutes for the program
- With the Program Counselors and Caseworker develops activity agendas for the youth attending the ERC
- Assures that the Caseworker is connecting families with Sanctuary principles
- Oversee program development for the site, scheduling all routines and recreational activities
- Complete all required documentation and record keeping and ensure that supervisees complete all required documentation and record keeping
- Work collaboratively with Human Resources and the Business Office and ensures compliance with agency policies and procedures
- Participate in required trainings and ensure that supervisees participate in required trainings
- Oversee and participate in deconstruction of serious incidents
- Attends monthly Quality Assurance meetings with the Associate Executive Director for Continuous Quality Improvement
- Additional position-related duties and responsibilities as assigned by the supervisor of Prevention Services
Position Specifications:
- A Bachelor’s degree in human services field with 2 years experience working with youths in a residential setting required.
- Experience working with emotionally disturbed children, preferred Advanced leadership abilities
- Clean and valid New York State Driver’s license required
- Become van certified to drive the Agency’s 8-15 passenger vehicles
- Ability to maintain professional work relationships with Agency and interagency colleagues.
- Demonstrated capacity to assist with the development and implementation of meaningful and pro social activities for youth enrolled in the ERC.
- Capacity to assist the caseworker in the ERC relative to meaningful relationships with families of the youth enrolled in the ERC
We are an equal employment opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law.