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Youth Treatment Specialist Supervisor - Bakari Center

Wisconsin Community Services
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    Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States
  • US
    Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States
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Youth Treatment Specialist Supervisor
Bakari Residential Care Center
Wisconsin Community Services

WCS is a nonprofit human services organization that works with individuals to overcome adversity.
We believe that all services should be person-centered, strength-based, trauma-informed and culturally competent. We seek compassionate, highly motivated, talented candidates to join our dedicated staff
Position Summary:
Responsible for supervising and assessing youth treatment specialists as they interact with residents and provide for the day-to-day care and supervision of residents at 24-hour Residential Care Center, Type II. The Center is licensed under DCF 52 to provide a Type II residential treatment facility for 24 youth (ages 12-17).  Residents include adjudicated youth under Department supervision including youth in the Milwaukee County Accountability Program; Multi-system youth (Delinquency and CHIPS) in transition; Wraparound Milwaukee youth; Youth who are receiving Aftercare upon release from a juvenile correctional facility
Essential Functions:
  • Provide one-to-one supervision of Lead Youth Treatment Specialists and Treatment Specialists to ensure professional growth and development and youths treatment plans are followed and regularly communicate with staff.
  • Assist with interviewing and training staff.
  • Provide leadership for operations team and role model for the Youth Treatment Specialists.
  • Collaborate with the clinical supervisor and clinician to ensure staff are meeting youth’s emotional and behavioral health needs.
  • Through supervision, ensure youth’s needs are being met by staff and team members.
  • Lead shift transition meetings, staff meetings, and regularly communicate with staff.
  • Review and approve on all documentation including communication logs, shift reports, serious incident reports as required by the funding and licensing agencies with the timelines identified.
  • Provide oversight, structure, and ensure the daily youth programming schedule is always implemented including the co-facilitation of group programming.
  • Always Ensure youth remain safe and supervised.
  • Assist with investigations, evaluate and mediate youth and staff concerns and complaints, as needed.
  • Administer medication and ensure staff are aware of medication changes in collaboration with medical providers and nursing staff.
  • Uphold and promote a positive and supportive culture for youth and staff.
  • Maintain confidentiality within all written and verbal communications.
  • Provide staff coverage for vacations, call ins and staff shortages.
  • Keep appropriate documentation for all funding sources.
  • Adhere to state licensing/certification requirements.
  • Adhere to WCS Policies and Procedures.
  • Other duties as assigned.
    •   Other Duties and Responsibilities:
    Provide coverage for absent staff and direct service to clients as needed.  Other job-related duties as may be necessary to carry out the responsibilities of the position. pm21

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    • Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States

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