Reports to the Vice President of Children's Services. Partial List of Responsibilities:
Staff management
• recruit, train, and schedule staff
• daily supervision and management of staff
Intake and case plan development
• all intakes and discharges will be approved, planned, and executed by the Unit Director
• case plan and implementation will be completed by the Unit Director
• documentation of all services to children in care
Liaison with Texas Department of Protective and Regulatory Services supervision and placement workers
• ensure open communication with TDPRS employees
• develop plan for children in concert with TDPRS staff
• document significant information on children with TDPRS staff
Maintain the daily care program for children
• daily structured activities
• meal preparation and service
• assessment and therapeutic appointments
• educational services
• medical care
• daily supervision
• group activities, i.e., recreation, training, therapy
Emergency response for shift workers
Ensure meeting and exceeding Licensing Standards for the Emergency Shelter/Assessment Center
Work as a team member with the other unit directors in overall agency leadership
Budgetary planning and management for the Emergency Shelter/Assessment Center Unit
Demonstrate a commitment to:
• Empowering others to solve their own problems.
• The value of a nurturing family as the ideal environment for a person.
• The capacity of people to grow and change.
• Establishing a respectful relationship with persons served to help them gain skills and confidence.
• Working collaboratively with other personnel and/or service providers or professionals.
• Maintaining a helping role and to intervene appropriately to meet service goals.
• Setting appropriate limits.
Demonstrate cultural sensitivity to clients of any ethnic, race, or socio-economic group.
Attend mandatory training on Continual Quality Improvement Process as a team member.
Demonstrate competency, prudent judgment and self-control in the presence of children and when performing assigned responsibilities.
Report suspected abuse, neglect and exploitation to the Child Abuse Hotline and to the designated employee or administrator.
Know and comply with applicable licensing rules and any other applicable laws.
Have daily supervision and on-site administrative responsibility for the overall operation.
Be responsible for or assign responsibility for:
• Overseeing staffing patterns to ensure the supervision and the provision of child-care services that meet the needs of children in care;
• Ensuring the provision of planned but flexible program activities designed to meet the developmental needs of children;
• Having a system in place to ensure an employee is available to handle emergencies;
• Assigning tasks to caregivers that do not conflict or interfere with caregiver responsibilities;
• Administering and managing the operation according to the policies adopted by the governing body;
• Ensuring that the operation complies with applicable licensing standards and any other applicable laws;
• Ensuring a child in care does not act as a caregiver; and
• Ensuring persons whose behavior or health status presents a danger to children are not allowed at the operation.