Job Specification
YOUTH WORK SUPERVISOR
DEFINITION:
Under direction of a supervisor in a Children's Residential Treatment
Center, Detention Facility, or Group Home, is responsible for
supervision and direction of the resident living program during an
assigned shift; does related work as required.
NOTE: The examples of work for this title are for illustrative
purposes only. A particular position using this title may not perform
all duties listed in this job specification. Conversely, all duties
performed on the job may not be listed.
EXAMPLES OF WORK:
Functions as a team leader of a group of Youth Workers and/or Senior
Youth Workers; conducts staff meetings, defines the team's function
and member responsibilities, develops integrated team approaches to
residents' problems, delegates responsibilities, sets priorities, and
organizes work agenda.
In response to episodes of extreme acting-out behavior, utilizes
appropriate crisis intervention and behavior management techniques
that may include the physical restraint and confinement of residents.
Utilizes professional techniques in individual and group supervision;
establishes clear expectations, holds staff accountable for their
actions, empathizes, deals with resistance, and shares real concerns.
Establishes procedures for providing ongoing individual and group
supervision for resident living staff.
Investigates unusual incidents, and prepares clear, concise, and
accurate written reports.
Assists the treatment staff in the development of overall therapeutic
strategies.
Assigns, evaluates, and supervises the work of a group of Youth and
Senior Youth Workers; confers regularly with other shift supervisors
and members of other sections to plan and coordinate a shift's
activities with other Center programs.
Plans, organizes, and assigns the work of the organizational unit and
evaluates employee performance and conduct, enabling the effective
recommendation of the hiring, firing, promoting, and disciplining of
subordinates.
Prepares written guidelines of job performance for assigned personnel;
conducts regular and special performance reviews for each staff
member, and takes appropriates action to ensure maximum performance
of all assigned staff.
Schedules youth worker staff to ensure maximum coverage.
Plans and prepares written activities schedules in accordance with
overall guidelines and procedures.
Participates directly in Resident Living activities, including leisure
time, resident training, counseling, group meetings, and other shift
functions.
Inspects, supervises, and assists with housekeeping procedures to
ensure maximum sanitation, safety, appearance, and orderliness of the
resident living quarters.
Mediates conflicts among staff and between staff and residents.
Deals with common staff problems, such as absenteeism, abuse of
children, passivity, avoidance of anxiety-producing situations.
Establishes and maintains record keeping and accountability
procedures.
Analyzes behavior of residents to determine patterns and primary
processes.
Negotiates, monitors, and evaluates behavioral contracts with
children.
Conducts group meetings with residents concerning issues relevant to
cottage life.
Counsels residents on an individual basis concerning specific cottage
life problems.
Conducts safety inspections on a regular basis and takes the
initiative to eliminate accident hazards to residents and employees.
Designs all resident living programs to foster effective learning
experiences for the children assigned.
Prepares written reports on resident progress and confers with
representatives of other departments to assess resident progress and
plan program objectives for the individual child.
Conducts investigations of facts and conditions in response to
complaints; prepares and submits a factual and complete report with
recommendations for review.
Will be required to learn to utilize various types of electronic and/or
manual recording and computerized information systems used by
the agency, office, or related units.
REQUIREMENTS:
EXPERIENCE:
Three (3) years of experience in the direct care and/or
training of children with social, emotional, psychological, and/or
behavioral problems in a residential or community centered program.
OR
EDUCATION:
Completion of thirty (30) semester hour credits from an
accredited college, which shall have included at least twelve (12)
semester hour credits in the behavioral sciences.
AND
EXPERIENCE:
Two (2) years of experience in the direct care and/or
training of children with social, emotional, psychological, and/or
behavioral problems in a residential or community centered program.
NOTE: Applicants who do not possess the thirty (30)
semester credit hours but who do possess the twelve (12) specific
credits as indicated above may substitute additional experience for
the remaining education on a year-for-year basis (thirty (30) semester
hour credits equals one (1) year of experience).
LICENSE:
Appointees will be required to possess a driver's license valid
in New Jersey only if the operation of a vehicle, rather than employee
mobility, is necessary to perform essential duties of the position.
Appointees may be required to possess a valid Commercial Driver's
License (CDL) and applicable endorsements for the class and type of
vehicle being operated.
NOTE: The responsibility for ensuring that employees possess the
required motor vehicle license, commensurate with the class and type
of vehicles they operate, rests with the Appointing Authority.
KNOWLEDGE AND ABILITIES:
Knowledge of general principles of supervision.
Knowledge of basic theories and practices of human behavior and
problems associated to group living facilities.
Knowledge of psychopathologies and other adjustment and problems of
childhood and adolescence, and the appropriate responses to the
behavioral manifestations.
Knowledge of programmatic approaches to behavioral management,
including the principles of behavior modification.
Knowledge of individual and group counseling techniques.
Knowledge of first-aid and emergency medical care.
Knowledge of the rules and equipment used in popular games, sports,
and other leisure activities and their therapeutic applications.
Ability to maintain an attitude of objectivity and open- mindedness
concerning new approaches and methods of dealing with children's
problems.
Ability to think clearly and act appropriately in an emergency or
potentially dangerous situation.
Ability to counsel staff.
Ability to assign, evaluate, and supervise the work of others.
Ability to conduct resident and staff meetings and investigations.
Ability to keep abreast of new ideas, attitudes, and skills relevant
to working with problem children.
Ability to understand complex concepts of learning and behavior
modification, and their application to the client population served.
Ability to understand and analyze forms of human behavior.
Ability to work cooperatively and effectively with supervisors,
coworkers, and children.
Ability to participate in recreation activities.
Ability to design and implement effective learning programs for
residents.
Ability to maintain essential records, reports, and files.
Ability to prepare required records and reports.
Ability to conduct safety inspections.
Ability to learn to utilize various types of electronic and/or manual
recording and information systems used by the agency, office, or
related units.
Ability to read, write, speak, understand, or communicate in English
sufficiently to perform the duties of this position. American Sign
Language or Braille may also be considered as acceptable forms of
communication.
Persons with mental or physical disabilities are eligible as long as
they can perform the essential functions of the job after reasonable
accommodation is made to their known limitations. If the accommodation
cannot be made because it would cause the employer undue hardship,
such persons may not be eligible.
This job specification is applicable to the following title code: | | Job
Spec
Code | Variant | State,
Local or
Common | Class of
Service | Work
Week | State
Class
Code | Local
Class
Code | Salary
Range | Note | | 66003 | | C | C | 40 | 15 | 09 | R16 | - |
This job specification is for state and local government use.
Salary range is only applicable to state government.
Local salaries are established by individual local jurisdictions.
10/18/2003 |
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