Residential Director

Overview:
Residential Director 

Salary Range: $(phone number removed) per year (DOE)

 

The Residential Director is responsible for managing, training and leading the Health Care Assistants and Supervisors. The Residential Director takes decisions regarding scheduling, safety, and staffing and is ultimately responsible for the safety, care and supervision of the students and performance of all residential staff in the program.

 

Embark's Stabilization and Assessment program is a residential treatment center dedicated to highly acute adolescents. The program specializes in the stabilization and assessment of adolescent boys ages 12 to 17 and their families. Nestled in the picturesque landscape of Southern Utah and Zion's National Park, our campus in Hurricane, Utah, provides more than just treatment – we offer a warm, home-like atmosphere

Responsibilities:
Directs and manages the Health Care Assistants and supervisors.  Rewards employees for exceptional work.

Delegates responsibility to shift members and supervisors as appropriate.

Works in cooperation with the HR Manager throughout the hiring process and makes the final hiring decision.

Provides on-shift orientation for new hires using the orientation checklist provided. Provides new supervisors with orientation and ongoing training.

Trains shift members and Supervisors on an ongoing basis and formally each week in a shift training meeting.

Evaluates shift members on an ongoing basis and formally with a quarterly evaluation.

Responsible for disciplining shift members, assisting supervisors and supervisors as needed.  Formal methods of discipline include: verbal warning, write-up, probation, suspension, and termination.

Represents the residential department at Treatment Team meeting.

Responsible for student and staff safety.

Conducts safety drills on a quarterly basis and instructs other supervisors to do likewise.

Responsible for executing the program events calendar.

Effectively manages residential budget.

Responsible for the cleanliness of the program.

Communicates frequently by telephone and email to parents about student’s progress, needs, and expectations for that family.

Responsible for implementing treatment team decisions regarding interventions and therapeutic direction.

Qualifications:
Knowledge of Company policies and practices (see training manual).

Knowledge of hiring and discipline policies and procedure.

Knowledge of Health Care Assistant and Supervisor job duties and responsibilities.

Knowledge of the issues and disorders that the students are faced with.

Knowledge of medications distributed to students.

Skill in teaching and motivating both staff and students.

Skill in managing available resources and creating a true team environment.

Skill in communication.

Ability to prioritize and organize.

Ability to work effectively with other professionals such as therapists and nurses.

Ability to lead by example.

Ability to safely hold or restrain an upset or comparative student.

Ability to communicate effectively both orally and written.

Excellence in all Supervisor knowledge, skills, and abilities.

Must maintain certification is CPR, First Aid, and restraint training.

Benefits:
Comprehensive Benefit Program that includes medical insurance, dental insurance, vision insurance, voluntary life and AD&D insurance, long-term disability, 401K with company matching, and paid maternal leave.

Company Paid Holidays

PTO accrual schedule

Embark is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. Embark is committed to enriching the therapeutic and healing experience it offers through the diversity of its employees and community. Embark seeks to recruit and support a broadly diverse staff who will contribute to the organization's excellence, diversity of viewpoints and experiences, and relevance in a global society. 

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