Resident Life Coach Supervisor

Resident Life Coach Supervisor: Assistant Director of Supportive Housing

The Door empowers young people to reach their full potential by providing comprehensive youth development services in a diverse and caring environment. At The Door, youth can access health care and education, mental health counseling and crisis assistance, legal assistance, college preparation services, career development, housing supports, arts, sports and recreational activities, and nutritious meals 2013; all for free and under one roof.

The Door operates two Supportive Housing sites, East 9th Street (The Foyer), which consists of 28 individual studios and 12 one 2013; bedroom, for families, and The Lee, which consists of 55 units: studios and shared suites providing social service supports for the young adults that reside in the Supportive Housing Programs, located in the Lower East Side and Alphabet City. The Door's Supportive Housing program ideally serves young adults aged 18 2013; 26, some residents range in upper 20's to early 30's, who are experiencing homelessness and may struggle with managing mental illnesses and substance use. Some clients may also be aging out of foster care or may have young children of their own. The goal of supportive housing at The Door is to support the residents in maintaining permanent housing, maintaining ADL's, developing appropriate coping skills, and working towards greater independence.

The Resident Life Coach Supervisor will be responsible for providing direct management and oversight for residents and staff at The Lee and 9th Street Foyer.An empathetic, interpersonal, solution driven leader who understands how trauma, development, and mental illness can impact a young person's abilities. Eager to provide leadership support to actualize the client's skill development, personal growth, and long-term stability for the program's success. Your expertise is rooted in clinical skills, developing, facilitating, and supervising educational, social/emotional, and recreational programming. You have a task-related managerial approach. ResponsibilitiesDirectly supervise 4 Resident Life Coaches and two resident aides and provide individual delivery of services to the residents of the housing program, ensuring goal focused skill development and support of residents. Tasks may includeMonitoring and reviewing case documents (case notes, service plan and psychosocial assessments, etc.) completed by Resident Life Coaches, with an attention to ensuring, accurate, timely and high-quality compliance.Ensure that the Resident Assistant (RA) are developing groups that fit the needs of the resident.Follow up with the Resident Assistant to complete inventory checks, complete wellness checks, and identify residents who are high risk and that need wellness checks.Ensure timely communication between all shifts. Follow-up shift reports being completed by the Resident Aides. Click on the URL for more information.