Assistant Manager Day Services - Day Program

People's Arc of Suffolk•Westhampton Beach, NY

9h•$23•Onsite

About The Position

Under the supervision of the Assistant Director, this employee is responsible for planning, coordinating, implementing, reviewing program plans and participating in daily activities for individuals assigned to their caseload. The role also involves providing mentoring, support, and in-classroom supervision to DSP staff, actively participating in daily activities and community integration, and acting as a liaison between home and program.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree and a minimum of 1 year experience working with the intellectually disabled, or High School Diploma/GED plus a minimum of 2 years experience working with the intellectually disabled population.
Demonstrated excellent oral and written communication skills.
Readiness to learn and utilize relevant agency computer applications.

Responsibilities

Provides mentoring, support and in-classroom supervision to DSP staff in providing meaningful and varied activities for the program day. Includes actively participating in staffing ratio’s, coverage, hands on activities and community integration opportunities.
Acts as liaison between home and program to communicate any needs for program. Receives updates if there are any situations that need to be addressed or may need to be followed up on in program.
Organize, conduct, and writes team meetings as needed.
Complete monthly notes in Medisked and submits according to OPWDD regulations.
Runs Medisked reports as required to ensure that daily data is completed within the proper time frame.
Attends scheduled Coordinator meetings.
Works with Care Manager to schedule annual and semi-annual meetings with program/care givers to ensure necessary assessments are completed and that meeting space is available.
Writes the Staff Action Plan (SAP) or Habilitation Plan in Medisked, based on the needs established in the individuals Life Plan.
Completes all of the necessary annual/semi-annual documentation (Personal Page, Supports, etc) and forwards all meeting documentation to Day Services Information Specialist (DSIS).
Reviews finalized SAP and supports with staff to ensure proper implementation.
Ensures that completed SAP/supports are distributed prior to effective dates (to residences where necessary for PWW IRA). Distribution is done by the assigned Program Assistants.
Ensures that individual’s information is correct and updates records in Medisked as needed.
Participates with daily program and community integration activities.
Assists individuals who have toileting needs.
Assist with transferring or lifting of the individuals.
With required and specific training, performs AMAP and SCIP responsibilities as needed.