Cottage Team Lead — 3rd Shift Youth Care

BETHANY CHILDRENS HOME INC; Ryeland (PA); On-site; USD 48,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Bethany Children’s Home in Womelsdorf, PA is seeking a Cottage Support Staff Team Lead for the 3rd shift. The role supervises cottage teams, ensures daily schedules, and maintains safety and compliance across residential youth services.

You will coordinate incident reporting, staff assignments, training, and performance management while supporting youth ages 6 to 20. A bachelors or associate degree in behavioral sciences with relevant experience is required.

Qualifications

• Be 21 years of age or older.
• Be fluent in the language(s) spoken by a majority of the youth in care.
• Have acceptable written and verbal communication skills.
• Have acceptable organizational and computer skills.
• Demonstrate acceptable interpersonal and problem-solving skills.
• Possess a strong commitment to helping youth succeed by helping them reorient their lives, nurture their reunification efforts and enable them to make a successful transition to their next placement.
• Possess ability to establish rapport and relate sensitively with consistency to multiracial and multicultural groups of young adults.
• Demonstrate the ability to organize and prioritize duties and responsibilities efficiently.
• Possess a valid Pennsylvania Driver’s License with a clear 3-year driving history.
• Successfully pass a pre-employment drug screen and background check.
• Submit to a health assessment demonstrating fitness for duty, certified by a physician no more than 30 days prior to commencing employment and comply with a two-year renewal.
• Provide current PA Child Abuse, PA Criminal History and FBI Fingerprinting clearances prior to commencing employment and comply with a two-year renewal.
• Performs primarily light work in a climate-controlled residential setting with frequent outdoor supervision.

Responsibilities

• Completes incident and shift reports.
• Ensures cottage compliance with regulations and other program requirements.
• Completes daily staffing assignments
• Responds to crisis and emergency situations.
• Reviews medication logs and provides appropriate follow up
• Conducts pre-shift meetings
• Plans and implements a daily schedule of activities.
• Assists with completing all incident reports, HCSIS and ChildLine reporting.
• Assists with referrals and admissions in the absence of Case Manager.
• Plans for cottage budget, trips, activities and oversees all cottage expenses
• Actively supervises youth, as needed in ratio
• Is responsible for all training, onboarding and performance management for supervised Team Members.
• Conducts regular supervisions using a strengths-based approach no less than once biweekly.
• Maintains accurate recordkeeping and submits timely approvals for benefit time and payroll records.
• Adheres to and engages in hiring and progressive disciplinary procedures.
• Assess Team Member competencies using the results from performance improvement activities.
• Previous supervisory experience; AND
• A Bachelor’s degree in the behavioral sciences or related field; AND
• A minimum of one year of experience in child welfare, youth work or related field; OR An Associate’s degree... AND three years...
• Demonstrates a commitment to achieving a standard of excellence with procedures and outcomes.
• Communicates effectively by balancing listening and talking, speaking and writing clearly and influencing others.
• Demonstrates excellent teamwork skills by being helpful, accountable, respectful and approachable.

Skills

Age 21+

Fluent with youth language

Written & verbal communication

Organizational skills

Interpersonal skills

Commitment to youth success

Multicultural awareness

Time management

PA Driver’s License

Background checks

Fitness for duty

Clearances (PA Child Abuse, FBI, etc.)

Education

Bachelor’s degree in behavioral sciences/related fields

Associate’s degree in behavioral sciences/related fields

Job description

Bethany Children’s Home in Womelsdorf, PA is seeking a Cottage Support Staff Team Lead for the 3rd shift. The role supervises cottage teams, ensures daily schedules, and maintains safety and compliance across residential youth services.

You will coordinate incident reporting, staff assignments, training, and performance management while supporting youth ages 6 to 20. A bachelors or associate degree in behavioral sciences with relevant experience is required.