Team Lead

**Team Lead for Youth Group Home, flexible in availability of hours: Monday to Friday (including holidays), Days, Afternoons, Overnights and On-Call and weekends as needed.**
- Are you looking for a career that can make a difference in the life of children?_

**About the Role and Responsibilities**:
Changes For Hope Inc is an Agency who supports and provides care for youth dealing with issues of healthy connections, trauma, loss, and grief. We provide group care and emotional supports for sibling groups and teenagers using a holistic approach. Changes For Hope focuses on the Physical, Emotional, Mental and Spiritual aspects of each youth in our care, understanding that each is at a different place on their journey.

We are seeking a dedicated and professional Team Lead to work within a very busy and fast paced home-like environment. As Team Lead you are responsible for**:Weekly Budget, Client Monthly Reviews,** **Staff Evaluations,** **Case Conferences, Budget Packages, Client Calendar Organization, Individual Goal Plan Development, Menu Preparation/Grocery Shopping,** **Staff and Client Support/Follow Up and have availability for regular on-call duties, Staff Supervision (formal and on-the-job), Staff Hiring and Scheduling, T Sheets,** **Recreation and other TL duties such as ensuring** **full home cleaning to AHS standards, evaluating the needs of clients, implementing service plans, administering medication and maintaining documentation and appointments**.

Building meaningful relationships with clients, staff and the community makes you an effective Team Lead dedicated to client care. Successful applicants will be conscientious, resourceful, team-oriented and flexible. Experience as a Team Lead working with individuals with **developmental disabilities**, **challenging behavior, **or **high risk, **is preferred.

**Education and Qualifications**:
Your ability to execute creative service plans for children and youth in group care, understanding of AHS and Licensing cleaning standards, understanding of CARF standards, strong written and oral communication abilities along with your well-developed supervision and program implementation skills support you in this important role. You can manage staff and client groups, have use of personal vehicle to drive clients to school, appointments and recreational activities as required and act as a community liaison and you possess the ability to maintain a professional, open and cooperative work relationship with your team and Program Director conducive to meeting the need of the youths.

Your **Diploma/Degree in Child and Youth Care, Disability Studies **(or equivalent) and your strong understanding of **high-risk youth**, **developmental disabilities, and trauma informed care along with 1 year Team Lead Group Home experience **will ensure your success in this position.

**_Must possess current clear criminal record check and child welfare records check. (Within the last six months) and have your COVID 19 vaccinations._**

**A vehicle and valid driver's license are required.**

**Must provide current Driving Abstract (within the last six months)**

Prefer First Aid and CPR, Suicide Intervention, Non-Violence Crisis Intervention, Medication Administration (within the last six months)

Ability to develop household recreation and community access programs for youths.

Must possess the ability to maintain a professional, open and cooperative work relationship with co-workers conducive to meeting the need of the youths

Capable and willing to work with clients who are involved in Children Services

Able to lift 50lbs

**Salary**: $23.00-$25.00 per hour

**Benefits**:

- Casual dress
- Dental care
- Extended health care

Schedule:

- 12 hour shift
- 8 hour shift
- Day shift
- Evening shift
- Holidays
- Monday to Friday
- Night shift
- On call
- Weekend availability

COVID-19 considerations:
All Staff are vaccinated. Regular cleaning of high touch surfaces.

Application question(s):

- Must possess current clear criminal record check and child welfare records check. (Within the last six months) and have your COVID 19 vaccinations.

**Education**:

- Secondary School (preferred)

**Experience**:

- Team Lead: 1 year (required)
- Youth Worker: 2 years (required)

Work Location: One location