Program Manager - Genesis chez None

FUNCTIONS:

To oversee all the unit programming, supervise residential staff assigned to that unit.  Provide TCI Training. 

RESPONSIBILITIES:

Recruit, supervise, train and evaluate residential counselors

    Conduct interviews for potential new staff and facilitate department orientation.

    Provide informal supervision through daily role modeling, feedback, and on the job training for unit residential counselors

    Provide formal supervision by meeting with residential counselors on a regular basis. Formal supervisions may include written documentation.

    Create a formal agenda and facilitate staff meetings.

    Provide annual written performance evaluations for inclusion in employees’ personnel files.

Ensure effective unit programming

    Create and distribute weekly unit work schedules, ensuring adequate and effective staffing is provided for unit programming and for all assigned meetings.

    Ensure implementation of program policies and procedures.

    Ensure therapeutic, trauma-responsive, age-appropriate routines, including chores and privileges.  Create weekly outing plan.  Record life skills training in each resident’s NYS Connections progress notes.

    Ensure that the living unit is a clean, safe, therapeutic and trauma-sensitive environment.

    Track unit inventories, submit purchase orders and maintenance requests as needed.

    Submit monthly meal and snack reimbursement reports. Distribute weekly allowance and monthly treat money.

    Maintain an effective communication system, both written and verbal, on the unit and throughout the agency.  Ensure that unit logs and other documents are accurate and thorough.

    Participate in making recommendations for reviewing and evaluating the residential program.

Provides for effective treatment planning

    Develop ICMPs and other individual treatment plans for each resident in conjunction with other departments within the agency.

    Ensure written unit reports are prepared and submitted to residents’ treatment meetings.

Other responsibilities

    Assume Administrative Oncall duties in a 5-week rotation cycle with the other Program Managers.

    Review, approve and submit biweekly timesheets for Residential staff

    Maintain TCI trainer status. Attend yearly updates.  Provide TCI training formally and informally.

    Complete regular SOAR Surveys

    Abide by the NYS Justice Center and the SAI Codes of Conduct/Ethics.

    Perform any additional responsibilities as assigned by the Director of Residential Services.