Residential Care Supervisor 1

State of Ohio • Batavia, OH

1d • Onsite

About The Position

The Residential Care Supervisor 1 works under the general direction of the Program Director and applies knowledge of I.C.F.M.R. standards of resident care. The role supervises direct service care personnel, including assigning staff and duties, evaluating performance, approving leave requests, providing feedback, addressing corrective action, and attempting to resolve labor conflicts. The supervisor maintains a safe, clean, calm, and well-supplied cottage environment; trains and orients staff; coordinates staff participation in interdisciplinary team meetings; and performs direct care duties as necessary.

The position ensures that resident training, treatment, and services identified by the Interdisciplinary Team are delivered appropriately. It monitors implementation of each resident’s Interprofessional Practice Plan (IPP), reviews personal inventories and needs, participates in IPP development, and ensures staff use appropriate training techniques. The supervisor also monitors campus and building safety, reports malfunctions and unsafe conditions, conducts safety functions such as fire drills and inspections, completes reports, communicates with other supervisors, attends and conducts meetings and training sessions, assists in certification, and supports departments during emergencies.

The role is based at the Southwest Ohio Developmental Center in Batavia, Ohio. Work hours are varied; the position may require weekend or evening work or work at an off-ground location. The selected candidate must undergo a criminal background check and a pre-employment urinalysis drug screen.

Requirements

• At least 24 months of training or 24 months of experience providing care to patients and/or participating in the development and/or implementation of patients’ habilitation plans; experience preferably involves people with developmental disabilities or mental disability.
• Ability to carry out patients’ habilitation plans.
• Job skills include direct support/direct care, attention to detail, motivating others, developing others, teamwork, and verbal communication.
• The final candidate must pass a criminal background check and a pre-employment urinalysis drug screen for illegal drug use.

Nice To Haves

• Experience providing care to people with developmental disabilities or mental disability is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Supervise direct services care personnel, including completing performance evaluations and approving leave requests for at least one cottage and/or shift.
• Serve as backup supervisor of other cottages in the absence of the Qualified Intellectual Disabilities Professional (QIDP) or another Residential Care Supervisor 1.
• Conduct business within applicable laws, rules, standards, and contracts.
• Assign personnel to meet workload needs and assign job duties.
• Evaluate job performance, provide feedback, initiate corrective action when warranted, and attempt to resolve labor conflicts before they become official.
• Direct volunteers and visitors.
• Maintain a safe, clean cottage in good repair and help maintain a calm work environment across campus.
• Train and orient new staff and train staff on policies and procedures.
• Ensure appropriate staff attend interdisciplinary team meetings prepared to participate in developing or revising the IPP.
• Perform direct duties as necessary.
• Gather information about individuals and/or property for facility reports, including injury reports, initial BWC information, unusual incidents, and property damage.
• Ensure adequate materials and supplies are available and adequate staff are available to provide identified services.
• Ensure resident training, treatment, and services identified by the Interdisciplinary Team are provided appropriately.
• Monitor implementation of the IPP for accuracy and resident response to training; review residents’ personal inventories and personal needs; attend planning or development IPP meetings and participate in developing the IPP.
• Ensure direct service staff use proper training techniques, including prompt hierarchy, communication hierarchy, redirection, and reinforcement.
• Monitor resident and staff safety, campus and buildings for unusual or unsafe conditions, and report equipment malfunctions.
• Complete reports and prepare and submit summaries of monitoring observations.
• Perform safety functions such as fire drills, evacuations, and safety or environmental inspections of living areas.
• Assist any department as directed during emergency situations.
• Keep staff informed, communicate routinely with other supervisors, attend assigned meetings, training sessions, and conferences, conduct routine meetings, complete required reports, and assist in the certification process.

Benefits

• Medical coverage.
• Free dental, vision, and basic life insurance premiums after completion of the eligibility period.
• Paid vacation, personal leave, sick leave, and 11 paid holidays per year.
• Childbirth, adoption, and foster care leave.
• Education and development opportunities, including Employee Development Funds and Public Service Loan Forgiveness.
• Public retirement systems, including OPERS, STRS, SERS, and HPRS, and optional Ohio Deferred Compensation.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed