Imagine how it would feel to lead a team that's reimagining what education can look like for high needs youth.
ABOUT THE ROLE
As a Milieu Supervisor at Bridges Services, you’ll lead a team of School-Based Counselors to create a safe, empowering, and therapeutic learning environment for students with complex needs. You'll provide coaching, crisis support, and ensured interventions align with students’ IEPs. This role blends leadership, behavior intervention, and relationship-building to help students thrive both academically and emotionally.
ABOUT BRIDGES
Seneca’s Bridges Services is a unique, short-term intervention program that supports students across Seneca’s four Non-Public-School (NPS) campuses who need a highly individualized, relationship-centered environment to re-engage in learning. Bridges offers a calm, supportive setting serving K–12 students with high staff-to-student ratios. Our flexible, multidisciplinary approach allows us to meet students where they are—whether they need stabilization, a step-down from a more intensive setting, or time to reset and heal—so they can build the skills and confidence to return to a less restrictive environment. The name “Bridges” reflects our purpose: helping students move from where they are to where they want to be.
ABOUT SENECA
Seneca Family of Agencies has been nominated among the Bay Area’s Top Workplaces for nearly a decade. We’re committed to providing traditionally marginalized communities with a network of outstanding mental health, community-based, and educational services. We are committed to building a diverse staff, and our programs actively engage in conversations and training on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion to promote equity and justice for the youth and families we serve.
Responsibilities
- Collaborate with teachers, therapists, and other specialists to deliver integrated support
- Build therapeutic relationships that help students engage and achieve personalized goals
- Support academic instruction by assisting with individual and group activities as directed
- Implement classroom modifications and accommodations based on student’s individualized education plans (IEP) and other plans
- Deliver direct behavioral intervention that reduces behaviors impeding school success and promotes positive behaviors for learning and community participation
- Maintain a safe environment by supervising students effectively at all times
- Utilize crisis communication and de-escalation techniques as per Seneca's crisis response training
- This may include intervening with the students’ behavioral program through physical management of the student
- Foster a positive culture for students by participating in activities that celebrate success and promote joy.
- Communicate effectively with families and all others involved in the daily life of the student, including other Seneca programs or outside agencies
- Complete required data collection and service documentation to measure the effectiveness of services, inform team decision making, and/or engage in service billing
Qualifications
- Education/Experience requirements:
- Bachelor's degree OR
- Associate degree and one year of relevant experience OR
- High school diploma and two years of relevant experience
- Applicable experience is defined as working with youth in a mental health or classroom-facing capacity
- Minimum of one (1) year of experience working in a special education, educational, behavioral/mental health, or related setting required
- Own vehicle required, Valid California driver's license and insurability with Seneca's automobile policy
- Previous experience supervising, training, or mentoring staff preferred
- At least 21 years of age
- TB test clearance, fingerprinting clearance, and any other state/federal licensing or certification requirements
Schedule
- Schedule:
- Monday to Friday: 8:30 AM- 5:00 PM
- Travel throughout Alameda County is required
- 5 weeks of paid time off, 11 paid holidays, and 14 paid school break days
Benefits
- Starting at $31.52 - $34.02 per hour
- Actual salary dependent on creditable experience above the minimum qualifications
- Salary increases each year
- Additional compensation provided upon passing a bilingual language proficiency exam
- Comprehensive employee benefits package:
- Medical, dental, vision, chiropractic, acupuncture, and fertility coverage
- Short and long-term disability, family leave, and life insurance
- Partially paid premiums for dependents
- 403b retirement plan
- Employer-Paid Assistance Plan
- 5 weeks of paid time off, 11 paid holidays, and 14 paid school break days
- Mileage reimbursement for on job travel
- Seneca is a Public Service Loan Forgiveness certified employer
- Abundant promotional opportunities across California
- Specialized training and development opportunities along with up to $2500 in scholarships and partially paid MSW, MFT and SpEd credential