CWLA Career Center Job Listing #3266 WWW.CWLA.ORG/JOBS Position Title:   Unit Supervisor Agency:   Board of Child Care Job Location:   Date Posted:   CHARLOTTE HALL, MD, MD 2/6/2013 Job Level:   Supervisor Job Category:   Program Management Job Status:   Fulltime Salaried Salary Range:   Not Specified Job Description:   POSITION: Unit Supervisor POSITION RESPONSIBLE TO: Program Director-Alternatives for Youth CATEGORY OF EMPLOYMENT: Salaried / Exempt JOB SUMMARY: Understands and implements policies according to agency standards, effectively works as a member of an interdisciplinary team, and supervises direct care staff. Provides direct childcare services, ensures that twenty four hour, seven day a week, child care services are met. ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES, SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE: • Provides effective supervision to childcare staff to ensure that childcare services are consistently provided based upon the Board of Child Care’s treatment philosophy, mission, practices and policies. • Maintains flexible work hours to include evening and weekend hours at both on site and off site locations. • Ensures that the staff to resident ratio is adequate and consistent with the agency policy and unit needs by providing coverage in units as necessary. • Demonstrates knowledge and understanding of unit systems, and effectively oversees their completion. • Demonstrates an understanding of health and safety standards through weekly on site inspections. • Demonstrates understanding of the various programs at the Board of Child Care in order to adequately orient staff and residents to the program. • Demonstrates the ability to receive, transmit, store and retrieve information as evidenced through written and verbal communication. • Contributes to the prevention and management of challenging behaviors by implementing the Board of Child Care’s behavior management and therapeutic crisis intervention techniques. • Develops therapeutic activities that are consistent with the age and level of functioning of each resident. • Promotes effective communication through the timely submission of documentation and weekly team meetings. • Provides direct feedback to direct care staff through written supervisions, annual and six month evaluations. • Fosters equality and diversity in problem identification and conflict resolution among both staff and residents. • Demonstrates an understanding of daily routines and the need for consistency within the unit. • Demonstrates the knowledge and ability to complete accurate bi-weekly timesheets. • Demonstrates the ability to complete an accurate staff schedule, while minimizing and/or eliminating overtime. • Demonstrates the ability to maintain an accurate account of all unit finances. • Participates as a member of each resident’s Interdisciplinary Treatment Team for the purpose of treatment/discharge planning and reviews. Must effectively communicate both written and verbally with the Interdisciplinary Treatment Team. • Ensures accurate medication administration, documentation and safe storage of medication in accordance with the guidelines of the State of Maryland’s Medication Administration. • Ensures that each direct care staff successfully completes forty hours of professional training per year of employment to effectively meet their position responsibilities. • On a rotating basis, provides effective campus supervision by fulfilling campus supervisory responsibilities at least once per week and provide on call campus supervisor coverage on assigned weekends. • Conducts job related trainings on a yearly basis. • Provides transportation for residents as required. • Perform duties, as requested, to achieve agency goals. QUALIFICATIONS: • Minimum Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited college or university. Masters Degree preferred. • Minimum of one-year group child care experience. • Must be certified in Medication Administration through the State of Maryland within twelve months of employment. (Training provided by agency.) • Must receive the Assessor award through the National Center for Professional Certification (NCPC) within the first twelve months of enrollment. (Training provided by the agency.) • Certification in Basic First Aid and CPR through the American Red Cross. (Must be attained by completion of orientation period.) • Certification in Therapeutic Crisis Intervention. (Must be attained by completion of orientation period.) • Maintenance of an unrestricted Maryland Driver’s License with a safe driving record as defined in agency policy. Resumé Required:   Yes Cover Letter Required:   No Application Required:   No Contact Name/Address:   Monte Ephraim Contact (Phone):   Contact (Fax):   Contact (E-mail):   mephraim@boardofchildcare.org Additional Info:   New Search Job Searching Online Help Back to top      Career Center Homepage