Are you a caring and motivated individual? Do you enjoy building relationships and contributing to a positive environment? Do you have a passion for helping individuals develop their independence and achieve personal goals? Aspire is looking for a Team Leader to manage and coordinate direct services supporting people with intellectual and other developmental disabilities living in Aspire community homes.
Requirements
- Schedule and assure proper support ratios according to the needs of the people living in the community home
- Monitor, assign, and manage DSP required duties including documentation within data management systems
- Provide documented supervision to all direct reports to assure total quality, agency, and departmental goals are met
- Manage payroll for assigned DSP team
- Complete a minimum of one working shift per week in assigned homes to keep abreast of and support home operations and provide service modeling
- Provide on-call or leadership support for the Living program as scheduled or as assigned
- Schedule, review and monitor DSP OJT’s to proficiency with DSP’s within 90 days of hire
- Schedule, review and monitor DSP required initial, annual, and as scheduled training
- Partner with Life Consultants and DSP’s to provide optimal services
- Advocate for each individual to ensure each is treated with dignity and respect, given the opportunity to exercise his/her individuality, and has access to explore opportunities of interest to each
- Work with participants to explore and arrange for menu planning, shopping, activities, outings, hobbies, etc., that focus on optimum results as they pertain to physical fitness, entertainment, social interaction, community participation, and education for each individual
- Maintain the physical structure (maintenance, safety, and cleanliness) of the assigned community homes
- Monitor home safety through environmental reviews, safety drills, and policy/procedure implementation
- Manage all community home and participant funds to include LINK cards, house account, and personal funds within budget parameters
- Respond to medical and/or behavioral crisis situations and provide support to fellow team members as needed
- Complete documentation, support, and training to promote optimal service quality
- Ensure compliance with required documentation including, but not limited to the money log, mileage log, review of events, medication tracking and reconciliation, task sheets, safety drills and communication log and Electronic Health Record data
- Maintain Authorized DSP status for all assigned community homes & administer medications as needed
- Provide on-call coverage as scheduled or as assigned
- Provide coverage of open caseloads as needed
- Make recommendations and assist with changes in the development and delivery of new and/or existing policies, procedures, services, etc., to optimize quality assurance, reduce department deficits, and maintain the integrity of the department and Aspire
- Comply with Compliance and Quality Enhancement initiatives and protocols
Benefits
- Health Insurance
- Benefit Time (Vacation, Sick, Personal)
- 13 Holidays
- 403(B) Retirement Savings Plan with matching contribution
- Disability Insurance
- Life Insurance
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
- Voluntary Insurances available
