Group Home Director - Seven Hills Foundation

Harrington Way, an affiliate of the Seven Hills Foundation, is a community treatment program for male youth with trauma related complex behaviors and is currently hiring a Group Home Director for the program.

Be a part of the Harrington Way team where you can make a difference and have a positive impact in a child's life!

Every staff is a leader in developing a healing environment that promotes a healthy life and teaches social skills to our students.

Benefits for Full-time employees: 

• Health Insurance:Offered through Blue Cross Blue Shield, with generous company contribution.
• Enhanced Retirement Plan:25% - 33% Employer match based on tenure. 
• Student Loan Assistance: Consolidation, counseling, & limited employer contribution!
• Discounted Tuition with College & University Partnerships!
• Tuition Assistance:Reimbursed or prepaid college coursework!
• Home Mortgage Initiative: Favorable down payment (3-5%), reduced closing costs co-paid by Seven Hills!

Work-Life Balance:

• Generous Accrued Paid Vacation:3 weeks in your first year!
• Vacation Cash-Out Option
• 3 Paid Personal Days
• 11 Paid Holidays 
• Accrued Paid Sick Time

Paid training! Excellent Benefits! Opportunities for Advancement!

The Group Home Director is provided a paid 10-day New Employee Orientation and receive training on CPR/First Aid, Crisis Prevention Intervention & Trauma-Informed Care. They also receive program-specific training at the worksite.

The Group Home Director’s responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Evaluating, coordinating, and directing the treatment milieu and services provided to the students in our care.
• Responsible to ensure that Department of Early Education (DEEC) and Care and Department of Children and Family (DCF) regulatory standards are met, and that policies and procedures are operationalized.
• Responsible for providing direct supervision of management staff and oversight of supervision for direct care staff and functions as an integral member of the administrative team.

The Group Home Director position should have strong experience with:

• Leadership
• Meetings and communication management
• Staff resource and development
• DEEC and DCF Residential programming, policy, and procedure oversight
• Health and safety
• Documentation and reporting
• Service delivery/therapeutic planning, and licensing

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in human service management, clinical, social work, counseling, or related fields preferred; and four to ten years related experience and/or residential management; or equivalent combination of education and experience preferred.
• Valid driver's license.

• Must pass Criminal, DCF Abuse and Neglect, Sex offender Registry and Federal
  Fingerprinting background record checks.

• Knowledge of collaborative, team-oriented management styles, interdisciplinary teams, treatment planning, employment laws, regulations, policies and ethical concerns relating to confidentiality, reporting risk management, youth participation and confrontation, juvenile court systems, social systems, legal paraments, therapeutic/legal interface.
• MAP certification required within 6 months of hire.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Ability to work as a creative, engaged, dedicated member of the Harrington Way team.

Thank you for your interest in Harrington way! We value every applicant. If you experience any difficulty in applying or need assistance, please contact Chesney O’Neill by Email coneill@sevenhills.org