Director of Competency
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Job Description
Who We Are Looking For:
Are you the Director of Competency we have been looking for In this position you will be able to convey your passion for helping others by leading a dynamic multi-disciplinary team and bring an energetic and positive approach while working with our students!
Meadowridge Academy is a residential treatment setting for adolescents that specializes in trauma informed care. Meadowridge provides 24-hour comprehensive care including a school on site a full clinical staff nursing staff and direct care staff.
What Youll Do:
Provide supervision to all recreation and competency staff members.
Oversee all activities and recreation programming to develop and maintain rich and varied programming both on and off site.
Work with the Competency Team to develop creative individual competency building plans for each student.
- Work with the Administrative Team and participating in on call functions as necessary.
Collaborate across departments to ensure student goals plans and individualized needs pertaining to competency recreation and wellness are being adequately addressed.
Facilitate family community and natural support connections/permanency connections that meet the cultural and linguistic preferences of the individuals served.
Complete all documentation in a timely manner according to policies and procedures; assume responsibility for the completeness of the Student Record for assigned students.
Attend all mandatory or assigned in service training provided to comply with annual training requirements.
Lead Competency Department meetings.
Provide orientation for new staff to ensure they understand the philosophy policies and procedures of the program.
Why JRI
- Be who you are! JRI is strongly committed to providing an inclusive diverse and welcoming environment for our employees and the people we serve.
- We offer a $2000 bilingual bonus to new hires who speak a second language other than English!
- Reimbursement is available for employees to cover the registration costs and annual fees for any professional license required for work such as LMHC LCSW LICSW RN and more!
- Access to our excellent Blue Cross medical and Delta Dental benefits.
- Retirement benefits including 401K matched up to $800 a year and pension after 5 years of employment.
- Professional development opportunities such as tuition reimbursement up to almost $4000 per year and discounted tuition rates to select partnership colleges and universities!
- Wellness benefits including access to employee resource groups (including multicultural affinity groups LGBTQ advocacy employee engagement groups etc.) self-care resources and an Employee Assistance Program.
- Generous paid time off up to 19 days for full time employees in your first year and much more!
Requirements:
- Must be 21 years of age.
- A minimum of a Bachelors degree in social work psychology counseling or a related field from an accredited college or university is preferred but not required.
- Experience working with specialized populations of adolescents required.
- Experience working in a residential program or mental health facility preferred.
- Knowledgeable in growth and development; able to obtain and interpret information in terms of the needs of emotionally challenged mentally ill or adjudicated adolescents; understanding of the range of interventions and treatment required by this population.
- Available to work evenings holidays weekend shifts as necessary.
- Able to work alone in an unsupervised environment.
- Able to participate in on call responsibilities.
- Maintain a valid drivers license.
- At JRI you will learn to provide the safest therapeutic atmosphere for our students!
- Background and driving record checks will be performed.
JRI is strongly committed to providing an inclusive diverse and welcoming environment for our employees and the people we serve. Persons from diverse backgrounds including women communities of color the LGBTQ community and people with disabilities are encouraged to apply. JRI is an equal opportunity employer.
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Required Experience:
Director
Employment Type
Full-Time
