Therapeutic Family Lead

**BACKGROUND**

Nightwind Treatment Centre currently operates three inpatient treatment facilities for youth. We are trauma-informed and integrate indigenous healing into our treatment program. We are accredited by the Canadian Accreditation Council and we are proud to be dual licensed as a Residential Facility under the Child, Youth and Family Enhancement Act, and a Residential Addiction Treatment Service under the Mental Health Services Protection Act. We will be expanding our treatment services through Therapeutic Foster Caregiving.

Therapeutic Foster Caregiving is a therapeutic family based; culturally safe, short term out of home placement program intended to support children with complex trauma-impacted care needs. This intensive, accredited, wraparound service incorporates a Therapeutic Caregiver, as the primary change agent, working within a Therapeutic Team to provide individualized trauma informed supports primarily to children aged 13 to 17 years. This model may also support younger children with complex care needs. Therapeutic homes are licensed for up to 2 beds.

**DESCRIPTION**

**Attitudes**
- Maintain and promote the philosophy that “every child will do well if they can” for all staff
- Champion a trauma informed approach by reinforcing for caregiving families and respite staff the importance of healthy relationships and the effective prevention and resolution of conflict

**Environment**
- Support caregiving families and respite staff to establish and maintain a culture of learning, professional growth, trauma informed practice, cultural relevance and overall focus on healing and treatment for persons-served

**Administration**
- Adherence to the high standards of accreditation and licensing expected of a high-quality treatment facility and ensure positive relationships with all licensing bodies and CAC
- Monitor activities to ensure adherence to contractual obligations in Therapeutic Foster Care
- Track and report service days for invoicing
- Support family completion of Treatment Plan and youth progress reporting
- Support family completion monthly safety and risk management reporting
- Support family completion of Daily Progress Reports (DPRs)
- Ensure caregiving families provide care based on duties in Youth Care section of Position Description
- Provide support to other NWTC programs when not required for Therapeutic Foster Caregiving
- Provide administration to the Therapeutic Foster Care program in the following areas:

- Assist respite staff to ensure that policies and procedures are followed
- Support respite staff training
- Participate in Service Team meetings
- Review and assess all referral packages and liaise with the caregiving families and the Service Team regarding potential approvals for intake
- Ensure all youth are participating in their programming
- Coordinate youth intake and transition in and out of Caregiving homes
- Support caregiving families by helping them deliver high-quality services that are relational and trauma-informed
- Ensure all case conferences are completed successfully in a timely manner
- Ensure all youth Progress Reports are completed and shared with stakeholders

**Human Resources**
- Ensure Record Checks and training
- Use effective conflict prevention and resolution procedures
- Support the Service Team to recruit and retain highly qualified respite staff
- Support the Service Team to recruit and retain highly qualified caregiving families aligned with the trauma-informed philosophy of Therapeutic Foster Care
- Exercise effective human resources processes with caregiving families including feedback on their support
- Support grievances, respite staff discipline and investigations as necessary
- Ensure an effective system is in place for training and developing the skills of caregiving families and respite staff

**Finance**
- Follow NWTC Policies and Procedures and ED direction regarding expenses and reporting of expenses including floats and managing receipts
- Follow and monitor the annual budget approved by the Service Team
- Promote effective cost saving measures to maintain high quality care and remain fiscally responsible
- Support payroll, invoicing and expenses for youth, caseworkers and caregiving families

**Quality Improvement**
- Implement priority items in the Strategic Plan
- Ensure effective quality improvement activities are part of Therapeutic Foster Care

**Risk Management & Safety**
- Ensure Risk Management Plan is being followed by caregiving families and respite staff to prevent and effectively respond to risks
- Provide crisis support to caregiving families as needed and serve as NWTC on-call based on regular rotation in consultation with the ED
- Compliance with all safety procedures
- Ensure critical incidents are competed, tracked and reported

**Communications**
- Promote positivity and hopefulness with persons-served, caregiving families, colleagues, stakeholders and members of the public
- Maintain a consistent c