Job Information
The Home for Little Wanderers House Manager in Somerville, Massachusetts
Description
Relocation assistance available!
When you join The Home for Little Wanderers, you join a team of professionals dedicated to creating better, brighter futures for kids.
For over 200 years, The Home for Little Wanderers has helped build stable lives and hopeful tomorrows for vulnerable children and their families. Our 25+ community-based and residential programs serve thousands of at-risk youths from birth to age 26. Many of these children have experienced abuse, neglect, trauma, or a disrupted family life. As the oldest child welfare agency in America, we provide them with safe surroundings, permanent loving relationships, and a secure path toward a better, brighter future. To learn more about the incredible impact our employees have on the lives of children and families, click here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DXedSArtYbg
Program Description
The Home for Little Wanderers’ Somerville Village: Support for Higher Education is designed to enable young women who are homeless or at-risk for homelessness to pursue post-secondary education by providing housing, therapeutic, emotional, and educational supports. The program supports 15 adults enrolled in full time college.
How You Will Be Making A Difference
Provide counseling and therapeutic support to clients .
Provide support to client to address a variety of issues which may include, family communication, parenting skills, substance abuse, domestic violence, self-abusive behavior, and past trauma.
Coordinate appropriate resources and services for clients and act as an advocate for the client.
Administer written assessments, summary reports, documentation, treatment planning, and safety planning to appropriate parties in a timely, well written manner. Submit reports, documentation, and billing in a timely manner. Ensure that documentation meets utilization review and quality assurance standards.
Continuously communicate with client collaterals and providers of supportive services. This may include extensive telephone contact and scheduling and attending case conference meetings. Facilitate communication between various providers.
Plan, assess and provide all treatment and clinical interventions in an active co-therapy partnership with collaterals. Work as part of interdisciplinary team to provide quality services.
Attend staff meetings. Present client material, consult with supervisor and team members on challenging and difficult client issues. Participate in regular individual and group supervision. Attend clinical training and safety practice training.
Participate in on-call rotation to provide intervention for client crises off hours.
Complete minor maintenance and cleaning and coordinate scheduling maintenance projects.
Facilitate business relationship with property management and communicate raised issues to program director.
Develop collaborative community and service partnerships to meet resident needs.
Construct daily schedules for the young adults.
Track young adult compliance with program standards, expectations, and rules.
Conduct interviews and tours for prospective residents.
Manage application and intake procedures.
Manage progressive disciplinary process with young adults
Complete housing paperwork and recertifications with young adults
Performs other duties as assigned.
Qualifications
Bachelors Degree in Social Work, Early Childhood Education, Criminal Justice, or Psychology (varies by program) or relevant lived or work experience
Experience with behavior management systems, treatment planning, crisis intervention, case management and providing individual, group and/or family therapy
Excellent written and verbal communication skills. Knowledge of Department Children and Families and other local child and family advocate agencies.
Computer literate including Microsoft Office and Internet Explorer with the ability to learn new software applications
Physical Requirements
Using agency-issued laptops (or equivalent mobile computer). Standard work such as typing and telephone work. Varied work hours should be expected. Light maintenance and cleaning and moving of furniture.
- The above is intended to describe the general content and requirements of work being performed by people assigned to this classification. It is not intended to be an exhaustive statement of all duties, responsibilities, or skills required of personnel so classified.
Valuing Diversity
We are committed to excellence in diversity, equity, and inclusion, while simultaneously creating a culture that supports those values. We believe the differences we bring enhance our ability to provide exceptional service and care to diverse children, families, and communities. Moreover, diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging align with our values and our mission to help vulnerable children and their families build permanent, positive change.
What The Home Can Offer You
In addition to the chance to make a lasting impact on the lives of the youth of Massachusetts, The Home for Little Wanderers offers competitive salaries and a comprehensive benefits package including:
Extensive training to new staff
Tuition Reimbursement
Health and Dental Insurance
403(b) Retirement Plan with employer match
Long-term Disability and Short-term Disability Insurance
Life Insurance
Generous Paid Time Off
Professional Development opportunities
Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities
The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)