Residential Unit Supervisor

Company: Seneca Family of Agencies
Location: Oxnard
Posted on: February 9, 2020

Job Description:

OverviewSeneca's Ventura County Crisis Services program offers a spectrum of behavioral health care crisis services to support youth and their families. These services provide safe refuge for young people who have experienced profound mental health needs including psychiatric evaluation or hospitalization. Services include crisis stabilization and short-term acute residential treatment, as well as transition and planning services to return youth to a setting in the community with stability.

The Unit Supervisor works closely with the Management Team to ensure a fully-staffed, effective team of crisis counselors and relief staff. The Unit Supervisor consistently maintains an administrative presence on the unit overseeing all services and supporting the staff. The Unit Supervisor creatively implements ideas to engage youth and families. The role is multifaceted with clinical, supervisory, and facility duties. Given the dynamic environment of a residential facility, the Unit Supervisor to maintains composure while managing, redirecting and de-escalating stressful situations.

Seneca Family of Agencies is committed to providing traditionally marginalized communities a network of outstanding mental health, community based, and educational services. Celebrating diversity and creating a culture of inclusion increases creativity, innovation, problem solving, and teamwork. Seneca's agency-wide DEI Advisory Board, Employee Resource Groups, and Language Practice Groups help our employees provide culturally and linguistically relevant services to the families we serve. For more information on our Diversity, Equity and Inclusion initiative, click here!Responsibilities

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• Assist in clinical coordination of Crisis Residential Adolescent Milieu including group facilitation, oversight of treatment plan implementation and coordination of care with milieu counselors and medical staff.
  
• Supervision of assigned mental health counselors on a weekly basis.
  
  
• Works closely with Crisis Clinician; collaborating on daily curriculum, development of behavior plans, treatment progress and safety planning.
  
  
• Case management including referrals to community partners and local support groups, collaborating with outpatient therapists, school staff and caregivers.
  
• Complete staff observations in order to provide consultation and support to direct care staff.
  
• Facilitates intakes of youth in crisis, providing support to their families while establishing good rapport with youth.
  
  
• Assists program administration in oversight of the program's physical environment to ensure it meets quality and licensing standards at all times. Ensures a safe, clean, structured, and orderly unit where therapeutic programming can be implemented.
  
• Coordinates of daily staffing patterns and facilitates on-boarding and training of new direct care staff.
  
  
• Participates in weekly managers meeting and treatment team meetings.
  
• Assists in quality assurance activities
  
  
• Ensures MediCal billing productivity for the team and accurate service documentation.
  
• Oversees daily milieu management including supply and food ordering, transportation needs, incident reports and maintenance requests.
  
  
• Monitors overtime and approves timecards.
  
• Available for direct care coverage as needed.
  
  
  Qualifications
  
  
  
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  • Bachelor's degree required.
    
    
  • ASW, AMFT, LPCC, LMFT, LCSW preferred.
    
  • Spanish/English bilingual abilities a plus!
    
    
  • Valid California driver's license with a clean driving record and be insurable by Seneca's insurance policy.
    
    
  • Clearance of TB test, physical exam, fingerprints and any other mandatory State/Federal requirements.
    
  • Prior knowledge of MediCal billing required.
    
    
  • Ability to work as a member of multi-disciplinary team.
    
    
  • Experience working with youth in mental health setting, residential preferred.
    
  • Supervisory experience preferred.
    
    
    Schedule
    
    
    
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    • Sundays and Wednesdays 9am - 5pm
      
    • Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays 11:30am - 7:30pm
      
      
      Benefits
      
      
      
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      • Competitive salary
        
      • Comprehensive employee benefits package, including medical, dental, vision, and chiropractic coverage, as well as partially paid premiums for dependents.
        
      • Employer-paid Employee Assistance Plan
        
      • Scholarship opportunities, ongoing training, and professional development opportunities
        
      • 5 weeks of flexible Paid Time Off
        
      • We provide a 403b retirement plan
        
        
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