Job description

Nexus-Indian Oaks is hiring a Unit Coordinator!

A member of the Nexus family of treatment programs, Nexus-Indian Oaks is located 50 miles south of Chicago in the small, rural community of Manteno, Illinois. We offer a unique homelike setting, where boys and girls ages 12 to 21 live, eat, exercise, and go to school on campus. Helping youth face difficult challenges isn’t easy — but for most of us, it’s the most satisfying work we’ve ever done. If you have a passion for changing lives and inspiring hope, please apply!

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Provide structure and supervision of the daily operations of the program/unit to ensure successful coordination and implementation of each resident’s daily treatment services.
• Participate as a multi-disciplinary team member in developing and implementing resident treatment plans and strategies.
• Assist the Clinical Supervisor in the selection, training, ongoing professional development and performance evaluation of staff/team members.
• Manage and monitor the program milieu and collaborate with coworkers to ensure an emotionally and physically safe environment for residents and one that is also positive, respectful, clean and therapeutic.
• Perform other job and work-related responsibilities, tasks and projects as needed.
• Ensure clients’ emotional and physical safety and collaborate with coworkers to maintain an environment that is positive, respectful, clean, strengths-based, and therapeutic.
• Participate with coworkers as a team on implementation of trauma-informed, strengths based treatment plans and therapeutic services.
• Supervise members of the program team by selecting, training, providing direction, and evaluating direct reports.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor's degree required, preferably in a social work, psychology or clinically-related field.
• Minimum of 3 years job related experience in adolescent counseling and/or residential treatment program experience required, plus 1 year supervisory experience preferred.
• Illinois employees must meet the Medicaid qualification for an MHP in addition to the above requirements.
• Valid driver's license required. Must meet state regulating agency and Corporate driving requirements.

Physical Demands:

• Must be able to assist staff in proper restraining of residents.
• Must be able to lift up to 50 pounds unassisted and up to 100+ pounds with assistance.
• Must be able to stand and walk for extended periods of time (2-4 hours).
• Must be able to twist, bend and stretch in a manner conducive to the execution of daily activities within the residential program.

ICARE Values & Behavioral Competencies:

• Innovation: Leading the way and implementing creative, cutting-edge ideas and approaches.
• Compassion: Listening, honoring differences, and showing respect, kindness, empathy care, and concern.
• Agility: Exhibiting flexibility and adapting quickly.
• Responsiveness: Being quick, positive and accurate.
• Excellence: Demonstrating quality results that surpass ordinary standards.

Commitment to Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion:
At Nexus Family Healing, our voices and actions will be focused on recognizing, affirming and respecting people of every race, ethnic background, socio-economic status, sexual orientation, gender expression and faith.
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)
Location: Manteno,Illinois,60950,United States, Manteno, IL 60950

Location: Manteno,Illinois,60950,United States, Manteno, IL 60950

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $25.00 per hour

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