Youth Treatment Specialist Supervisor - Bakari Center (Milwaukee)

Company: Wisconsin Community Services
Location: Milwaukee
Posted on: March 19, 2026

Job Description:

Youth Treatment Specialist Supervisor Bakari Residential Care Center Wisconsin Community Services WCS is a nonprofit human services organization that works with individuals to overcome adversity. We believe that all services should be person-centered, strength-based, trauma-informed and culturally competent. We seek compassionate, highly motivated, talented candidates to join our dedicated staff Position Summary: Responsible for supervising and assessing youth treatment specialists as they interact with residents and provide for the day-to-day care and supervision of residents at 24-hour Residential Care Center, Type II. The Center is licensed under DCF 52 to provide a Type II residential treatment facility for 24 youth (ages 12-17). Residents include adjudicated youth under Department supervision including youth in the Milwaukee County Accountability Program; Multi-system youth (Delinquency and CHIPS) in transition; Wraparound Milwaukee youth; Youth who are receiving Aftercare upon release from a juvenile correctional facility Essential Functions: - Provide one-to-one supervision of Lead Youth Treatment Specialists and Treatment Specialists to ensure professional growth and development and youths treatment plans are followed and regularly communicate with staff. - Assist with interviewing and training staff. - Provide leadership for operations team and role model for the Youth Treatment Specialists. - Collaborate with the clinical supervisor and clinician to ensure staff are meeting youth’s emotional and behavioral health needs. - Through supervision, ensure youth’s needs are being met by staff and team members. - Lead shift transition meetings, staff meetings, and regularly communicate with staff. - Review and approve on all documentation including communication logs, shift reports, serious incident reports as required by the funding and licensing agencies with the timelines identified. - Provide oversight, structure, and ensure the daily youth programming schedule is always implemented including the co-facilitation of group programming. - Always Ensure youth remain safe and supervised. - Assist with investigations, evaluate and mediate youth and staff concerns and complaints, as needed. - Administer medication and ensure staff are aware of medication changes in collaboration with medical providers and nursing staff. - Uphold and promote a positive and supportive culture for youth and staff. - Maintain confidentiality within all written and verbal communications. - Provide staff coverage for vacations, call ins and staff shortages. - Keep appropriate documentation for all funding sources. - Adhere to state licensing/certification requirements. - Adhere to WCS Policies and Procedures. - Other duties as assigned. Other Duties and Responsibilities: Provide coverage for absent staff and direct service to clients as needed. Other job-related duties as may be necessary to carry out the responsibilities of the position. pm21 PIc2b84523f017-38003-39310863

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