Residential Facility Administrator

Come work with us as our Residential Facility Administrator, and contribute to the positive transformation of the at-risk teens in our adolescent residential academy program located in Yanceyville, NC, and give them a second chance to succeed. We are seeking employees who are passionate about serving and making a difference in the lives of others.

Make more than a Living, Make a Difference

We are proud to offer:

• Low-Cost Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance
• 19 days of Paid Time Off the first year
• 11 paid holidays
• Retirement savings plan with employer match up to 5%
• Flexible spending accounts
• Paid short-term and long-term disability
• Group Term Life and AD&D Insurance
• Voluntary term life insurance

Extra Benefits:

• Meals provided when on duty

Salary Range: $75,000 to $80,000

This position serves as an Administrator for the Residential Academy At Yanceyville. The Residential Facility Administrator will ensure safe, successful therapeutic environment for clients served. Through supervision of leadership team and staff, position will direct all program components; these include, but are not limited to educational, clinical and counseling services, family services, and day to day operations. Incumbent will seek ways to adapt services to meet emerging needs in youth and family services, and will direct financial management, quality improvement, community relations, and facilities maintenance at assigned program/facility. Incumbent will also ensure program operates within Eckerd policies and state and local contractual and licensing requirements.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree, from an accredited College or University, in the social or behavioral sciences required. Master's degree in Human Services field preferred.
• Five years' experience working with youth and families at risk required. Two years supervision experience required. Two years' experience administering a residential or community-based program preferred.
• Must be able to work long or irregular hours, and must be capable of on-site response to all manner of emergencies arising at any hour of any day. Must be able to restrain client in accordance with approved techniques. Depending on the assigned program/facility, position may also occasionally expose incumbent to working outdoors for extended periods of time, and exposure to the elements.
• Must be able to meet requirements for Eckerd's Auto Insurance and be able to drive for business purposes.

Duties & Responsibilities

• Direct program/facility service delivery, with emphasis to maintain safety for clients and staff, and ensure maintenance of therapeutic environment in accord with Eckerd policies, practices, and standards, as well as those of local and state contractual agreements.
• Ensure program's therapeutic model advances the emotional stability, education, and overall positive development of youth in program.
• Lead program/facility performance and quality improvement initiatives and processes.
• Implement approved policies and objectives to ensure effective operation, including action follow-up to audits for compliance with internal and external standards.
• Report measures regarding program delivery and outcomes; distribute as needed to Eckerd Leadership.
• Lead program/facility efforts to maintain licensure, contract and accreditation standards.
• Engage in referral development and related activities to ensure program maintains census targets.
• Recruit, develop, and lead a local advisory council, ensuring proactive participation and engagement of council members.
• Identify, develop, and expand opportunities for current support funding, including special events, corporate and civic contributions, foundation grants, and individual donors.
• Participate in recruitment, selection, performance management, and retention efforts for program.
• Supervise, direct, motivate and evaluate performance of program leadership and immediate subordinates; Implement staff training and development programs, and evaluate staff growth plans and development.
• Develop and recommend operating budget for program and ensure operation within budget allocations; Recommend adjustments during the budget cycle as appropriate to ensure efficient fiscal management.
• Direct program growth and transformation activities to ensure Eckerd is seen as provider of choice to referring and contracting agencies.
• Maintain proactive communications with supervisor to ensure appropriate program maintenance and effective decision-making.

*This job description is intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by a person assigned to this job. It is not to be construed as an exhaustive list of all job duties that may be performed by a person so classified.

Our Program Location:

Boys Residential Academy at Yanceyville

437 Main Street | Yanceyville, NC 27379

About our Residential Academy:

Eckerd Connects' Short-Term Juvenile Justice Residential program is a complete rehabilitative experience delivered in 4 to 6 months to 40 adjudicated male youth, ages 13 to 17, referred by the North Carolina Department of Public Safety Division of Juvenile Justice. This residential treatment concept combines promising and evidence-based practices with a strong family transition component and signifies a public-private partnership with the Division of Juvenile Justice which has produced an innovative shift in the way youth are served in North Carolina's juvenile justice system. Intensive, short-term services include individualized treatment and academic plans that combine formal and experiential education, community service, behavioral health, and family counseling in a non-punitive environment designed to address the youth's behavioral challenges through a strength-based approach. Youth also receive accredited education on-site and work together in small group settings with assigned counselors.

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