Lead Staff Home Support Specialist

Harbor Supported Living Services Inc•Pleasure Point, CA

1h•Onsite

About The Position

The primary focus of the Lead Staff Home Support Specialist is to support individuals in their homes and community by providing supervision, training, companionship, behavioral support, and other duties as deemed necessary by the person receiving support and that person’s circle of support. This role also involves providing crisis support, ensuring the safety of persons receiving support and others involved with Harbor SLS, and providing customer service.

Requirements

Satisfactory oral and written communication, math, and computer skills.
A high school diploma or its equivalent.
The ability to maintain CPR/First Aid certification.
Ability to assist the individual with activities of daily living including bathing, toileting, and other self-help skills.
Ability to lift 50 or more pounds frequently.
Ability and willingness to support individuals with challenging behavior.
Ability to read and interpret documents, write specific reports and correspondence, apply mathematical concepts to practical situations, solve complex problems, and interpret written and verbal instructions is required.

Nice To Haves

A minimum of one year of experience with adults who have developmental disabilities (or similar experience) is strongly preferred.
Position may require a California driver’s license, a good driving record, and a registered and insured vehicle.
Department of Justice, or criminal background check.
Familiarity with SLS programs and persons receiving support is also beneficial.

Responsibilities

Assists facilitator to create schedules and ensure shift coverage as needed.
Schedules monthly house meetings, creates agenda with team support, and ensures staff attendance.
Collects monthly paperwork from home and turns it into office by deadline.
Completes Monthly Service Reviews and Quarterly Safety Checklists.
Responsible for the review and upkeep of all household safety supplies.
Updates house binders at least once a month, ensuring all paperwork (office forms, data collection forms, medication information, etc.) is up to date and available.
Oversees and prompts completion of daily notes from direct support staff and sets an example for accurate and timely completion of notes.
Picks up medication, reviews for accuracy, creates and updates medication log as needed, at least monthly.
Posts monthly activity calendar, records all planned activities and meetings on house schedule, and posts any other Harbor correspondence.
Ensures the person receiving support’s safety in the home and community.
Assists persons receiving support in achieving personal, behavioral, educational, or vocational goals as identified in the Individual Service Plan.
Assists with some light household duties such as cleaning, cooking, and household management (may include yard upkeep) to maintain the household in accordance to the guidelines determined by the person receiving support and person receiving support’s circle of support. No significant amount of time should be designated to these tasks.
Provides necessary support for persons receiving support to meet personal needs.
Provides skills training when applicable.
Maintains current CPR/First Aid certification.
Participates in all mandatory training.
Responds to crises in accordance with Harbor’s policy and training.
Assists persons receiving support with any medical needs or appointments.
Provides supervision and support to persons receiving support in the home and community.
Communicates and coordinates services with facilitator and Harbor’s management team.
Develops and maintains written documentation, as requested.
Complies with Harbor’s goals, policies, and procedures.
Makes all decisions based on agency Mission and Values Statement.
Completes all other duties as assigned by the supervisor.
Stay within Santa Cruz County boundaries near a vehicle and within cell phone coverage while on-call.
Determine periods of time when on-call with your facilitator at least on a periodic basis.
Respond by phone ASAP but no later than 15 minutes after receiving a message or call while on-call if the situation involves members of the community, support staff coverage emergency, the individual being supported, a Workers’ Compensation injury, the police, or a life threatening emergency.
Contact and coordinate emergency substitute support as necessary.
Provide direct service support in the event that it is required.
Complete an incident report within 24 hours when appropriate.
Contact the facilitator the next business day when an incident occurs involving the client they serve.
Attend scheduled planning meetings to review the status of the people being served by Harbor.