Direct Support Lead _1254
About The Position
ResCare Community Living, a part of the Sevita family, provides quality services that empower individuals, enhance independence, and help people live well. Since 1974, we’ve supported individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities to live more independently at home and in their community. With our dedicated team and experienced staff, we provide person-centered services that help people build skills, overcome challenges, and reach their full potential. Sevita is a leading provider of home and community-based specialized health care. We believe that everyone deserves to live a full, more independent life. We provide people with quality services and individualized supports that lead to growth and independence, regardless of the physical, intellectual, or behavioral challenges they face. We’ve made this our mission for more than 50 years. And today, our 40,000 team members continue to innovate and enhance care for the 50,000 individuals we serve all over the U.S.
Requirements
- High School Diploma or equivalent
- Two years’ experience in providing direct services in the human services field.
- Current driver's license, car registration and auto insurance if providing transportation for individual receiving services.
- Current CPR/First Aid Certification as required.
Nice To Haves
- Travel required as needed
Responsibilities
- Participates in client training to assure client objectives and company goals are achieved.
- Participates in community outings, house orientation to all new employees, serve as a role model to all house staff assuring that documentation is completed accurately and timely.
- Replaces, reassigns, or cancels staffing assignments as needed.
- Facilitates residential staff problem solving, provides direct residential staff supervision, and initiates residential staff corrective action interventions, as required.
- Coordinates and completes participant and staff accident/injury/incident report investigation forms for incidents that occur during shift.
- Assumes immediate leadership role in implementing personal intervention, active treatment, and crisis prevention as needs arise during shift/while on community outings.
- Successfully completes mandatory training. Responsible for attending annual/Semi-annual refresher/re-certification courses prior to certification expiration.
- Assists with house staffing needs and staff recruitment as required.
- Reviews client progress, coordinating and implementing shift objectives and making recommendations to the supervisor.
- Provides for the delivery of services such as skills training, job coaching, behavior management in accordance with the Individual Plan (IP) and/or treatment team.
- Provides coaching and leadership to LST’s to ensure that the therapeutic goals are met and that programs are facilitated in a respectful manner.
- Understands and ensures adherence to company policies and procedures; also ensure compliance with relevant external regulatory statutes and standards.
- Performs other delegated duties as assigned
- Leads assigned staff, including performance evaluations, scheduling, orientation, and trainings, as required.
- Resolves employee problems within position responsibilities.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
High school or GED
