Assistant Manager - LGBTQ+ Youth Living Program

Receive a $1,000.00 Sign-On Bonus within 1 year of employment!

FSRI is always looking for candidates that want to make a positive impact on the community we serve in!

Position Summary: Greenville House is a semi-independent living program for 5 youth 16-21 who identify as part of the LGBTQ+ community.  The Assistant Manager along with the manager and residential administration promote a welcoming and healing environment for youth who identify as LGBTQ+ and who have experienced trauma and may be dealing with complex issues such as family and peer rejection, community violence, abuse and neglect, abandonment, and mental health struggles.  This position works collaboratively with House Manager and management team to ensure safety, stability, and professional guidance to staff and to residents in our care that has been placed through the Department of Children, Youth and Families. This position requires the individual to promote leadership skills to properly supervise TST Milieu Counselors in the residential treatment setting. The Assistant Manager will have a positive demeanor, integrity, empathy, nonjudgmental attitude and is culturally sensitive to the program's needs. Monitor residential program with maintaining Trauma Systems Therapy (TST) in the milieu setting. Will provide direct care to residents and develop and facilitate daily groups and activities for youth in the program.  The Assistant manager is part of the youth’s treatment team and will work alongside mileu counselors and clinical staff to ensure the delivery of youth’s individual treatment plans, while promoting a sense of community and normalcy for residents.   

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in social work-related field and/ or significant residential/childcare experience required, supervisory experience preferred
• Willingness and capability to work flexible hours including evenings and weekends as needed in any FSRI residential program.
• Knowledge of and sensitivity to cultural, socioeconomic and demographic issues
• Capabilities to implement appropriate behavior management techniques; including clinical verbal de-escalation and passive physical restraint
• Excellent communication skills
• Requires current driver’s license, reliable transportation, and proof of automobile insurance

• Bilingual skills are compensated by an additional 6%, above base pay.

Physical Requirements:

• This position requires residential and community visits, employees in this position must have the ability to:

• Travel to and from community locations and residential site locations, which could include using walkways, stairs and/or elevators.

• Ability to utilize a computer and Electronic Medical Record to complete documentation. 

• Ability to lift up to 20lbs.

• Ability to communicate effectively.

• Ability to push or pull 10 lbs or more

• Ability to pick up 10 lbs or more

• Ability to be trained in and implement de-escalation techniques utilizing Handle with Care when necessary.

Don’t meet every single requirement? Here at FSRI, we’re dedicated to building a diverse and inclusive workplace. If you’re excited about one of our career opportunities, but your experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification, we encourage you to apply anyways. You may be the perfect fit for this or another opportunity!

We offer our employees a comprehensive benefits package that includes health, dental and work life benefits.
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About Us: Dynamic and innovative, Family Service of RI (FSRI) is a statewide organization with a 130 year track record of success in improving the health and well-being of children and families all across our state.  We are passionate about our mission to advance equity, opportunity and hope across ALL communities – we succeed by lifting others.  FSRI’s diverse and inclusive teams – working across Health, Healing, Home and Hope pillars, are experts in their fields – every day designing and delivering cutting edge strategies to save and improve lives.  We provide services statewide, and currently operate in 3 locations in Providence; and in 4 locations in East Providence, Smithfield and North Smithfield.

Family Service of Rhode Island provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, or status as a covered veteran in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws.

FSRI determines pay based on a candidate's relevant and transferable experience, certifications, licenses, degree and language ability.