Bilingual Evening Supervisor - St. PJ's Children's Home

Mission: The Mission of St. PJ's Children's Home is to be a safe and loving refuge for children in crisis and to accompany them on their journey to healing and wholeness, breaking the cycle of abuse and neglect one child at a time.

Summary:

Under the general direction of the Lead Supervisor, the Evening Supervisor is responsible for the coordination and implementation of direct care operations in a manner that promotes best practices and facilitates the optimum delivery of quality trauma informed care and services to UAC. The Evening Supervisor is responsible for assisting with the hiring, training and supervision of direct care staff, and the direct supervision of the direct care staff and leads for the evening shift. The Evening Supervisor must maintain adequate direct care staffing levels at all times to ensure that UAC’s physical, social, emotional, educational, and recreational needs are met in accordance with agency policy, TDFPS Minimum Standards and ORR Policy.

Position Responsibilities:

• *Communicating expectations to direct care staff as it relates to trauma informed care and accomplishing program goals;
• Scheduling direct care staff in a manner that meets licensing requirements and ensures the safety of UAC;
• *Ensuring completion of documentation in accordance with agency policy, TDFPS Minimum Standards and ORR Policy; 
• *Conducting on the floor observations to monitor interactions and model trauma informed care values;
• *Providing direct care staff with timely verbal and written feedback as it relates to job performance;
• Ensuring direct care staff meet training requirements;
• *Reviewing work schedules and assignments;
• Ensuring direct care staff are actively working with UAC in an array of areas to include: social skills, emotion regulation,      academics, problem solving, personal hygiene, life skill development;
• Ensuring a safe, clean and organized living environment for the UAC; 
• Ensuring adherence to medication administration procedures;
• Maintaining confidentiality of personnel and children’s information and records;
• Assuming on-call duties after regular business hours, including nights, weekends and holidays;
• Completing other duties as assigned in absence of the Weekend Supervisor or Lead Supervisor;
• Demonstrating proficiency in knowledge of agency policy, TDFPS Minimum Standards and ORR Policy;
• Actively participating in the enhancement and/or improvement of the living and working environment for residents and      employees;
• Attending administrative staff meetings, staff retreats, and other team building activities;
• Demonstrating knowledge and sensitivity of cultural norms, values and heritage;
• Must be sensitive to the service population’s cultural and socioeconomic characteristics;
• Adhering to safety training and protocols on a daily basis, and taking precautionary measure to ensure the safety and well-being of self, others; 
• Responsible for protecting the confidentiality of any information or material obtained in the service with the organization to include but not limited to client names and information, services rendered to clients, donors’ names and gifts, internal and external investigations or results of any investigations, and financial information;
• Adherence to the Code of Conduct and the Faith and Morals Policy is mandatory;
• Every employee is required to take a solution-oriented approach in their interactions and undertakings, as well as being a team member that promotes collaboration and commitment to the Mission and Vision of the organization; 
• Attendance and successful completion of a 10- day New Employee Orientation is mandated for the position. The inability to meet this requirement will conclude employment with the Agency;
• Other duties as assigned by Program Director. 

Competencies

Competency                                         Description 

Adaptability                                          Ability to adjust to changing conditions and remain   committed to excellence.

Building Collaboration                        Ability to develop, maintain and strengthen internal   and/or external relationships in 

                                                                order to build momentum and accomplish set   goals and/or the organization’s Mission.

Developing Others                              Ability to see the potential in others and engage them in   a way that leads to their ability 

                                                                and willingness to enhance their knowledge,   skills and/or abilities to greater levels of 

                                                                proficiency.

Leadership                                            Ability to exhibit behavior and skills that contribute to   superior performance by 

                                                                motivating others to become engaged and take action.

Performance Management                Ability to coach, set expectations, provide feedback,   track progress, address 

                                                                performance concerns, and provide recognition for set   objectives.

Minimum Qualifications: 

• Education
  • Bachelor’s degree in the behavioral sciences, human services or social service fields; or
  • Minimum high school diploma 
  • Supervisory experience preferred.  
• Experience
  • Minimum of one year experience in the child welfare field working with children and/or adolescents in a social service       setting;
  • Experience working with children in a residential setting is preferred. 
• License and Credentials
  • Reliable transportation;
  • Valid driver license;
  • Valid vehicle insurance.

Able to show proof of immunity to vaccine-preventable diseases transmitted by the respiratory route if working directly with unaccompanied children;

• Varicella: two doses of varicella vaccine (at least 4 weeks apart) OR born in the United States before 1980 with a reported history of chickenpox (verified by an adult present at the time of illness) OR titers indicating varicella immunity OR documentation from healthcare provider verifying previous infection.
• MMR: two doses of MMR vaccine (at least 4 weeks apart) OR titers indicating immunity to all three diseases
• DTaP or TDap: Complete primary vaccination series. If primary vaccination series completed in childhood, one TDaP dose in adulthood.
• Influenza: one dose annually during flu season.

Minimum Knowledge and Skills: 

· Must have the ability to read and interpret documents such as policy and procedures and program standards;

· Must be able to write routine reports and correspondence and speak effectively before individuals and groups;

· *Bilingual: Fluent in English/Spanish with regards to reading, writing, speaking, and comprehension of the spoken language;

· Must be able to perform multiple tasks simultaneously, organize and manage their responsibilities, and prioritize duties and assignments;

· Must possess strong assessment skills and the ability to remain calm and composed in crisis situations; 

· Must be detail oriented, organized, self-motivated, work well independently and on a team;

· Must have good critical thinking and problem solving skills.

Travel Requirements:

Travel requirements for the position includes 10% local and 10% overnight.

Physical Requirements:

The position requires the following physical demands in the frequency noted.

C = Constantly (2/3 or more of the time) O = Occasionally (Up to 1/3 of the time)

F = Frequently (From 1/3 to 2/3 of the time) R = Rarely (less than on hour per week)

Physical Demands                                  Frequency                Physical Demands                       Frequency

Lifting up to 20 pounds                           F                                 Reach above shoulder height       F

Sitting                                                         F                                  Reach below shoulder height       F

Walking                                                       F                                 Driving                                              F

Running                                                      O                                Stooping                                           F

Standing                                                     F                                 Pushing                                             F

Bending waist (forward or sideways)    F                                  Pulling                                               F

Balancing                                                   F                                  Talking                                               F 

Squatting                                                    F                                  Hearing                                            F

Climbing                                                     F                                  Crawling                                          O

Repetitive motions                                   F                                   Other: 

Disclaimer:

This is not necessarily an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, skills, duties, requirements, efforts or working conditions associated with the job. While this is intended to be an accurate reflection of the current job, management reserves the right to revise the job description or to require that other or different tasks be performed when circumstances change (e.g., emergencies, changes in personnel, workload, etc.) ** This is a Grant funded position and salary is dependent on funding availability. Position can be eliminated at any time because of lack of funding to support this position.**

St. PJ’s Children’s Home is an Equal Opportunity Employer. To view this and other employment opportunities please visit The Archdiocese of San Antonio website at www.stpjhome.org. You must apply through the website and complete the application and upload your resume. No phone calls please. If you are chosen for an interview, you will be contacted.