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About the Role
Spectrum provides treatment and detention support for youth aged 12 - 20 in a highly secure facility. We are looking for experienced supervisors with strong leadership skills to provide coaching, resolve issues, and serve as a link between subordinates and upper management. You must be organized and able to respond to challenges with decisive action.
The Staff Trainer is pivotal in ensuring the effective training and development of our direct care staff. This position is responsible for the delivery of required training, including classroom instruction and on-the-floor training. The Staff Trainer role is essential, providing on-the-floor training that directly impacts the professional growth and performance of our team.
This role coordinates Youth Worker and Security staff scheduling. This position manages Spectrum Juvenile Justice Services’ (SJJS) ABC schedule for all three shifts, ensuring adequate staffing and mandated staff ratios are maintained.
This work is done under the supervision of a Center Director. Ensures that proper welfare, safety, and security are provided to the residents in custody and that staff-to-resident ratios are maintained throughout the campus as specified by contract and State of Michigan laws and child welfare licensing requirements.
QUALIFICATIONS:
Must be a great communicator, guiding and training supervisors and employees. Successful Facility Managers know policies and are well-versed in facility processes. Must be able to write well and communicate across departments to ensure that operations function well at all times.
- $1,000 Sign-on Bonus
- Monthly Attendance bonuses
- Quarterly Bonus Program
- 12-week rotating schedule (which features a 4-day weekend every 4 weeks)
What we offer
- Blue Care Network Medical and Rx,
- Blue Cross Blue Shield Dental,
- Blue Cross Blue Shield Vision,
- 403(b) with employer match,
- $25,000 Life Insurance,
- Short-term Disability,
- 10 paid Holidays (including Juneteenth),
- Paid Time Off,
- Employee Assistance Program,
- Advancement opportunities.
The youth in this program may receive individual counseling emphasizing personal accountability and restorative justice. Facility Managers must meet the following requirements.
- A bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university and 2 years of work experience in a child-caring institution.
- Two years of college from an accredited college or university and 3 years of work experience in a child-caring institution.
- A high school diploma and 4 years of work experience in a child-caring institution.
Must complete and return a record of no findings on the DHHS Central Registry Clearance, a criminal history background check free of felony convictions, a physical examination which indicates satisfactory health status free from communicable diseases including TB, and physical ability to perform the functions of this job description with or without accommodation. Must have reliable transportation and a valid State of Michigan Driver’s License.
Our Approach
At Spectrum, we believe dignity and respect are simple human gifts. We believe they belong to everyone. Since 1976, Spectrum has worked to strengthen children, families, and communities across Michigan.
Spectrum Juvenile Justice Services utilizes the Forward Focused Treatment Model©, the first evidence-based clinical treatment program developed for adolescents with serious offending behaviors. The cognitive-behavioral treatment model is based on current research in adolescent brain development and juvenile justice treatment and includes trauma-focused assessment and treatment. Treatment is guided by a developmentally informed conceptualization of each youth’s risks and needs and utilizes a multimodal and multi-pronged approach.
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