Bilingual Overnight Coordinator, St Rose of Lima Chicago 60659 - Maryville Academy

Join the Maryville Academy Unaccompanied Children’s Shelter and improve the lives of children and families! We have a full time opening for a Bilingual Overnight Coordinator.

About Maryville Academy

For more than 140 years, Maryville has been committed to providing protection and guidance to children. As the world has changed, so have the needs of the families and children we serve. Maryville has adapted by focusing on our community’s most critical issues. Today, our range of programs includes residential care, mental health services, healthcare and family support services, as well as a variety of educational and youth development offerings. Maryville’s mission is to help children and families to reach their fullest potential by empowering intellectual, spiritual, moral and emotional growth.

About the Unaccompanied Children’s Shelter

The Overnight Coordinator will monitor the job site, intervene in crisis situations, and supervise overnight personnel during the night time hours. Engaged primarily in the performance of managerial duties. Customarily and regularly directs two or more employees.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• Monitors the occurrences in site specific programs and ensures that all staff are present, awake, and functioning;
• Provides feedback and direction to their subordinates regarding implementation of the Maryville Model, policies and procedures, and professional conduct through daily informal consultations;
• Maintains communication with therapists, consultants, and program personnel to ensure effective follow-through;
• Assists in providing training to overnight personnel, which may be home specific or required for workshop completion compliance;
• Implements crisis intervention techniques as needed and may serve as the NCI monitor and assist in other crisis as necessary;
• Evaluates and provides home specific feedback regarding the transportation of all youth to school;
• Assists with tracking of AWOL youth;
• Monitors and assists home with verification of population;
• Maintains an ongoing daily communication log which is to be used a reference guide;
• Transports youth in a Maryville van as needed;
• Writes a Daily Unusual Incident Report Summary for the Management Team;
• Documents any issues or concerns in the program communication log;
• Collects, reviews, and submits Medicaid documentation; provides feedback to program management team regarding errors and/or deficiencies in said documentation;
• Participates in continued performance quality improvement;
• Performs other work related duties as assigned.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:

Education/Experience:

• Bachelor’s Degree in human service related field from an accredited college or university preferred, plus two years of residential child care experience;

OR

• High School Diploma / GED plus 60 college credit hours and five years of residential child care experience;
• Minimum of one year of experience appropriate to population being served;
• Minimum of 25 years of age.

Skills /Knowledge:

• Certified in the Maryville Model of Youth Care;
• Must possess a valid Illinois drivers license in compliance with the driving standards as identified on form CFS-671;
• Ability to communicate effectively, verbally and in writing, with Maryville youth, supervisors, coworkers, subordinates, support agencies, and a variety of internal as well as external consumers;
• MHP Designation.

Physical Demands:

• Required to frequently sit, stand, bend, stoop, walk and drive for extended periods. Ability to walk up and down stairs;
• Required to lift/move objects and/or youth weighing in excess of 40 pounds;
• Must possess ability to provide physical restraint to youth;
• Must have visual, hearing, and learning capabilities sufficient to perform the essential functions defined above.

Environment and Scheduling:

• Will perform work in and in association with Maryville program settings, as well as, but not limited to schools, recreational facilities, court rooms, hospitals, correctional/detention institutions, and various community settings;
• May maintain an on-call status via a pager;
• Duties involve contact with youth who may be threatening, aggressive and/or under the influence of drugs or alcohol;
• Must be flexible in training and scheduling and available to work additional hours as necessary.

Why Join the Maryville Family?

Maryville employees get to make a difference in the lives of children and families. In addition, full time employees also receive:

• Competitive pay
• PPO health insurance options
• Vision Insurance
• FSA and HSA
• 403(b) match
• Paid vacation and sick days
• 9 paid holidays a year
• After one year of service you will be eligible for dental insurance, long term disability and life insurance and tuition reimbursement.

For more information about all of the services that Maryville provides, please visit our website at www.maryvilleacademy.org.

Maryville Academy is an Equal Opportunity Employer. No applicant for employment shall be discriminated against because of age, race, color, religion, sex, marital status, national origin, veteran status or disability.