Duties and Responsibilities:
Direct Support Professional Team Leader will serve as the assistant to the Residential Manager. His/her duties will include, but are not limited to, the following:
· Ensure that staff is providing health and safety and proper supervision at all times.
· Ensure that staff are providing active treatment, interaction and person centered activities as scheduled
· Ensure that staff is attending the company and outside recreation events as scheduled.
· Ensure that staff community outings are planned on a weekly basis if possible (delegate to staff) field trips and vehicle request are due prior to community outings.
· Ensure that individuals' monthly weights are taken by the 1 st and the 15th of
each month.
· Ensure that all assigned reports are completed as scheduled and reports should be studied prior to report presentation.
· Ensure that all progress notes, behavior data sheets, overnight sleep charts, and all incident reports (as needed) are completed by the end of each shift.
· Ensure that correct and prompt staff disciplinary actions take place when necessary and are reported to the residential manager. (Staff tardiness, attendance, and client issues, on -call issues.)
· Ensure that all progress notes, data collection sheets are pulled from and replaced in individuals' books by the 1st of each month.
· Ensure that staff are documenting as well as implementing individuals' programs, completing data collection and initialing for training daily.
· Check all individuals' books daily and initial that they have been checked.
· Inform Program Director and Program Manager of any staff call outs, find coverage, lead staff will work vacant shift and/or shifts.
· Passes medications for staff who may be on boarding
· Ensure that staff is adhering to potential (pica), choking, fail risk, guidelines.
· Ensure that there is oral and written communication (completion of communication log and shift change reports) between the shifts.
· Ensure that staff are conducting clothing inventory on a monthly basis, completed by the 15th and ensuring that individuals receive all needed clothing via shopping, volunteer services and follow Medicaid pre-inspection guideline.
· Assist in grocery shopping and meal planning.
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
Good oral and written communication skills. Possess caring and positive attitude; enjoys working with all people; knowledge and demonstrated experience working with development disabilities and sensitivity training, behavior management, risk management (maintenance of a safe workplace), record retention and documentation, crisis management, emergency preparedness, CPR and first-aid will be mandatory.'
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Work Location:
Work Remotely
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $20.00 - $22.00 per hour
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- 401(k) matching
- Life insurance
- Retirement plan
- Vision insurance
Education:
- High school or equivalent (Preferred)
Experience:
- Caregiving: 1 year (Preferred)
License/Certification:
- Driver's License (Preferred)
Ability to Relocate:
- Stafford, VA 22554: Relocate before starting work (Required)
Work Location: In person
