IDD Day Program Supervisor

RHA Health Services, LLC • Cherry Hill, AR

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About The Position

If you are a positive and personable individual looking for a satisfying and fun opportunity to make a real difference in the lives of people with intellectual, developmental disabilities, and people facing mental health, and substance use challenges, join our team at RHA Health Services! Plans, coordinates, and ensures consistency and quality of training, habilitation, and development programs for persons with disabilities. Supervises classroom and vocational activities by performing the following duties and by coordinating schedules/events of Direct Support employees, Vocational Instructors, etc. Relies on experience, knowledge, and judgment and to lead and direct the work of others.

Requirements

• A high school diploma or equivalent
• Two years of experience working with people with developmental disabilities.
• Must be at least 18 years of age.

Responsibilities

• Formulates training policies, programs, and schedules, based on knowledge of individual people supported needs.
• Devises special teaching tools, techniques, and equipment and creates learning materials geared to each people supported ability and interest.
• Arranges and adjusts tools, work aids, and equipment utilized by people supported in classroom such as specially equipped worktables, computers, typewriters, and other mechanized and non-mechanized aids.
• Instructs people supported in all facets of their individualized programs including but not limited to improving sensory motor and perceptual motor development, perception, memory, language, cognition, and social and emotional development.
• Works with people supported to enhance their motivation, provide consistent reinforcement to learning, continuous assessment of level of functioning, and continuous feedback to people supported and clinical team for all learning activities.
• Ensures confidentiality regarding sensitive material, and includes people supported rights to privacy, employee complaints, supervisor and unit problems, investigations, and legal proceedings.
• Provides input to staff performance evaluations.
• Plans and assists with the implementation of special events within and outside the day program/vocational center.
• Attends mandatory meetings and training sessions as required and scheduled by unit management staff, Administrator or corporate managers.
• Trains staff on day program procedures, modular day training, makes staff assignments, ensures adequate staffing; schedules lunches, breaks and orders supplies.
• Ensures physical conditions in the day program/vocational center are safe and conducive for learning.
• Reports all accidents, hazards, and needed repairs.
• Understands and enforces universal medical precautions by utilizing personal protective and safety equipment.
• Seeks understanding of and follows company policy with regard to personnel, regulations, safety, & blood borne pathogens.
• Understands, teaches and utilizes proper body mechanics while assisting with behavioral intervention techniques, dependent/independent transfers and positioning of people supported regardless of individual weight distribution.
• Conducts fire and disaster drills, sites location and use of exits, and fire extinguisher.

Benefits

• Payactiv: early access to the money you’ve earned from hours you’ve already worked, before payday!
• Employee perks and discount program: to help you save money!
• Paid Time Off (full-time employees only)
• Health/Insurance (full-time employees only)
• 401(k) retirement savings program
• Wellbeing Programs: Physical, Emotional and Financial
• Chronic Disease management programs for hypertension and diabetes (for qualifying employees)
• Training: Free CPR, first aid, and job-specific training opportunities

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager
• Education Level: High school or GED
• Number of Employees: 501-1,000 employees