Assistant Residential Program Director Student Homes
St. Petersburg, FL - USA
Job Summary
This isnt a group home with rotating shift staff. Our homes run on consistent adults who know the kids live daily life with them hold them accountable and stay invested. You run the home day to day and lead the Change Agents (Houseparents) who serve as the primary adults in these young mens lives. And when the program heads offshore you go too.
Salary
$60000 base up to $15000 annual Impact Award
Reports to
Residential Program Director
You lead
The Change Agents in one residential home
Schedule
Monday to Friday 12 to 8pm a shared weekend on-call rotation and two sailing expeditions a year (2 weeks on 1 week off 8 weeks total)
Housing
Housing and meals provided year-round
Benefits
$250/month toward health insurance 401(k) with up to 6% match 15 days PTO
Travel
Domestic and International sailing expeditions
Lead the team
Set clear expectations and coach Change Agents through regular 1:1s
Address performance issues early document them and follow through
Build schedules manage time off and keep coverage solid
Help recruit interview onboard and retain residential staff
Keep youth on track
Know every young persons goals risks school status and treatment needs
Spot early warning signs (disengagement substance use school refusal runaway risk) and act before they become a crisis
Run intakes transitions and discharges so nothing gets missed
Execute the plan
Make sure drug tests appointments meds and case documentation happen on time
Sit in on treatment and case-plan meetings and turn goals into daily expectations
Keep clinical school workforce and residential teams on one consistent plan
Run the home
Own the weekly schedule: school work fitness appointments family contact recreation
Manage groceries meals supplies allowances vehicles and house traditions
Keep the home clean safe welcoming and inspection-ready
Support licensing visits audits and compliance reporting
Go on expeditions
Prepare youth and staff for extended sailing trips
Lead residential supervision while underway
Help kids turn what they accomplished at sea into confidence back home
Experience working with teens ideally those impacted by foster care trauma juvenile justice or behavioral health needs
Experience supervising staff in residential care education behavioral health or youth development
The ability to balance empathy with accountability and clear boundaries
Strong organization across people schedules documentation and competing priorities
Calm judgment de-escalation skills and practical problem solving
Ability to pass background screening driving and regulatory requirements
Comfort with travel and unconventional settings
You wont be administering a program from an office. Youll be in the home for the setbacks and the milestones coaching your team and building the conditions for young men whove had a lot of instability to grow into confident capable adults.
About Company
Based in St. Petersburg, FL, SailFuture serves 200 children and families a year through innovative programs ranging from international sailing expeditions to an entrepreneurship high school.