DIRECT SUPPORT PROFESSIONAL TEAM LEAD

Citizen Advocates; Town of Harrietstown (NY); On-site; USD 25,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

Citizen Advocates in Saranac Lake, NY is seeking a Team Lead to supervise Direct Support Professional staff, ensure residents' health, safety, and welfare, and promote community inclusion.

The role oversees DSP shifts, coordinates tasks, handles emergencies, trains staff, administers medications as directed, and supports individualized programming. This position may involve travel to hospital visits and requires a valid high school diploma or GED with relevant experience.

Qualifications

• Must have a high school diploma or GED with three years’ experience working with people with developmental disabilities/mental health needs.

Responsibilities

• Overall responsibility for supervising all DSPs during shift.
• Organize duties to be completed during shift and delegate to staff according to ability and time.
• Make decisions on unanticipated occurrences during shift.
• Assist in determining when to contact nurse or administrator on call.
• Schedule breaks for staff.
• Provide on-site onboarding, training, and support.
• Assist residents with personal care using appropriate level of privacy.
• Provide first aid and nursing assistance as necessary or as requested by nurse or supervisor, reporting nursing and medical needs to a supervisor as needed.
• Lift, transfer and position as prescribed.
• Monitor and dispense medications and adhere to physician’s orders.
• Provide programming as written by Program Coordinator.
• Demonstrate cultural beliefs in daily interactions.
• Communicate programming information to Program Coordinator and Residence Manager as needed.
• Ensure staffing ratios are met at all times.
• Utilize the least restrictive prompting at all times.
• Follow behaviors plans and crisis management plans as written.
• Participate in staff, team, and residence meetings.
• Attend appropriate training in accordance with the agency's personnel policies and maintain required certifications.
• Perform any related duties as assigned.
• Complete timely and accurate documentation as required.
• Contemporaneously and accurately document programming as per policy and procedure manual.
• Accurately document client care and medical information as prescribed.

Skills

Confidentiality

Putting individuals first

Building and maintaining positiveRel

Professionalism

Ethical conduct

Organization

Patience

Education

High school diploma or GED with 3 years’ experience

Job description

Job Details

• Job Location: Raybrook Community Living - Saranac Lake, NY 12953
• Position Type: Full Time
• Salary Range: $18.00 - $23.00 Hourly

Summary / Objective

A Team Lead trains and supervises the Direct Support Professional staff, ensures individuals' health, safety, and welfare, enhances the quality of individuals' lives, and supports community inclusion.

Essential Functions (Job Duties)

Overall responsibility for supervising all DSPs during shift.

• Organize duties to be completed during shift and delegate to staff according to ability and time.
• Make decisions on unanticipated occurrences during shift.
• Assist in determining when to contact nurse or administrator on call.
• Schedule breaks for staff.
• Provide on-site onboarding, training, and support.

Ultimate responsibility for client programming and care

• Assist residents with all aspects of personal care using appropriate level of privacy.
• Provide first aid and nursing assistance as necessary or as requested by nurse or supervisor, reporting nursing and medical needs to a supervisor as needed.
• Provide individual assessment and instruction to residents in daily living skills.
• Lift, transfer and position as prescribed.
• Monitor and dispense medications and adhere to physician’s orders.
• Provide programming as written by Program Coordinator.
• Demonstrate cultural beliefs in daily interactions.
• Communicate programming information to Program Coordinator and Residence Manager as needed.
• Ensure staffing ratios are met at all times.
• Utilize the least restrictive prompting at all times.
• Follow behaviors plans and crisis management plans as written.
• Participate in staff, team, and residence meetings.
• Attend appropriate training in accordance with the agency's personnel policies and maintain required certifications.
• Perform any related duties as assigned.
• Complete timely and accurate documentation as required.
• Contemporaneously and accurately document programming as per policy and procedure manual.
• Accurately document client care and medical information as prescribed.

Miscellaneous

• Assist with residence cleanliness and upkeep as instructed.
• Follow universal precautions protocols.
• Demonstrate flexibility with scheduling.
• Protect client confidentiality.
• Participate in required trainings.
• Professionally represent Citizen Advocates, Inc. with families, other organizations and the community.
• Follow program policy and procedure manual as written.
• Demonstrate Citizen Advocates cultural beliefs and encourage a supportive workplace environment

Qualifications Competencies

• Confidentiality
• Putting individuals first
• Building and maintaining positive relationships
• Professionalism
• Ethical conduct
• Organization
• Patience

Job Demands

Must be able to lift fifty (50) pounds, move intermittently throughout the day, provide personal care to clients, work in stressful situations, and work in a team environment.

Position Type / Expected Hours of Work

This is a full-time position.

Workweek schedule: Community Living is a 24-hour operation 7 days per week. Schedule determined by supervisor to meet location/departmental needs.

Hours and schedules may vary depending on Company need and workload. Employees will be given as much advance notice as possible when such changes occur.

Travel

Travel as needed; mostly for hospital visits. Travel as far as Albany, NY.

Required Education and Experience

• High school diploma or
• GED with three years’ experience working with people with developmental disabilities/mental heath needs.

Other Duties

Other Duties: Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

Employment at Citizen Advocates is “atwill”. You are free to resign at any time and for any reason sufficient to you, just as Citizen Advocates is free to terminate your employment at any time and for any reason. We do not guarantee continued or permanent employment.