IDD Residential Team Leader

RHA Health Services, LLC; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 42,000 - 51,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

PayActiv

Discount program

Paid time off

Health insurance

401(k)

Wellbeing programs

Training

Job summary

RHA Health Services is seeking an IDD Residential Team Leader to supervise Direct Support professionals and group home supervisors, ensuring quality care and compliant operations. The role includes budgeting, staffing, and on-site leadership across facilities under IDD programs.

The ideal candidate has a high school diploma, at least one year of experience with developmental disabilities, and relevant certifications. A flexible schedule and on-call availability are required to meet program needs.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• One year of experience working with people with developmental disabilities.
• Flexible schedule and on-call availability.
• CPR, first aid, NCI and/or MedTech certification preferred.
• Must be qualified as Habilitation Technician II (med certified) or eligible to be designated at first available training after accepting the position.
• Must be at least 18 years of age.

Responsibilities

• Supervises and coordinates activities of Direct Support employees and manages operations, staffing and budget of facilities assigned.
• Interviews and hires Direct Support Professionals.
• Prepares employee schedules ensuring adequate staffing coverage at all times.
• Performs personal care duties performed by Direct Support, such as personal hygiene tasks, meal preparation and goal implementation.
• Monitors staff interactions with people supported across all shifts and maintains harmony between staff and clients.
• Resolves employee issues and conducts performance reviews.
• Ensures employees meet training requirements and attend required events.
• Monitors budgets and stays within guidelines.
• Provides after-hours and on-call coverage as part of the direct care rotation.

Skills

Supervisory experience

Staff scheduling

Budget management

Hiring/interviewing

Direct Support knowledge

CPR/First Aid

Education

High school diploma

Job description

We are hiring for: IDD Residential Team Leader

Type: Regular

If you are a positive and personable individual looking for a satisfying and fun opportunity to make a real difference in the lives of people with intellectual, developmental disabilities, and people facing mental health, and substance use challenges, join our team at RHA Health Services! Supervises and coordinates activities of Direct Support employees and manages operations, staffing and budget of facilities assigned. Seek to understand individuals in the context of their personal history, their social and family networks, and their hopes and dreams for the future. Ensures that people supported have a clean and maintained home and yard.

Salary: $46,488.00/Annually

REPORTS TO: IDD Group Homes Program Manager

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES

• This position supervises Group Home Supervisors and Direct Support Professionals.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Supervises and coordinates activities of Direct Support employees and manages operations, staffing and budget of facilities assigned.
• Interviews and hires Direct Support Professionals.
• Prepares employee schedules ensuring that there is adequate staffing coverage at all times.
• Performs all personal care duties that Direct Support perform, such as personal hygiene tasks, meal preparation and goal implementation.
• Spends adequate amounts of time in the residential facility monitoring and providing feedback to staff on all three shifts in interactions and relationships with people supported, maintaining harmony between employees clients while serving as a positive role model.
• Seeks to understand the individuals in the context of their personal history, their social and family networks, and their hopes and dreams for the future.
• Resolves employee issues and conducts performance reviews.
• Ensures employees meet training requirements and attend required events.
• Monitors select budget items staying within guidelines.
• Monitors and provides feedback to employees during all three shifts in interactions and relationships with the people supported.
• Provides after-hours and on-call coverage as part of the direct care rotation.
• Ensures that people supported have a clean and maintained home and yard.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• A high school diploma or equivalent.
• One year of experience working with people with developmental disabilities.
• Flexible schedule and availability to provide on-call coverage as needed.
• CPR, first aid, NCI and/or MedTech certification, a plus.
• Must be qualified as a Habilitation Technician II (med certified) or eligible to be so designated at the first available training after accepting the position.
• Must be at least 18 years of age.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS AND WORK ENVIRONMENT

• Must be able to regularly lift and carry up to 20 lbs. and occasionally pull at least 40 lbs.
• Must be able to squat, kneel, crawl, crouch, climb, and stoop as part of regular job duties.
• Must be able to use hands and fingers to handle or operate objects, tools, or controls.
• Required to stand and walk for extended periods.
• Must be able to demonstrate proficiency in CPR from floor level, which requires working on hands and knees, bending, standing, and lifting.
• Vision requirements include close, distance, and peripheral vision.
• Must be able to talk and hear.
• Exception – Deaf and Hard of Hearing Programs: For these programs only, employees must be fluent in American Sign Language (ASL). The requirement to talk and hear does not apply.

Pre-employment screening

• Complete criminal background Name checked in the registries. (OIG exclusions database, Child Abuse Registry, and Offenders Against Individuals with Developmental Disabilities)
• Drug testing.
• Education verification and other credentialing based on position requirements.
• Proof of employment history or references (if required).
• Positions that require driving Proof of driver's license, driver's insurance, and vehicle, IF required for providing transportation for individuals.

Benefits

• Payactiv: early access to the money you’ve earned from hours you’ve already worked, before payday!
• Employee perks and discount program: to help you save money!
• Paid Time Off (full-time employees only)
• Health/Insurance (full-time employees only)
• 401(k) retirement savings program
• Wellbeing Programs: Physical, Emotional and Financial Chronic Disease management programs for hypertension and diabetes (for qualifying employees)
• Training: Free CPR, first aid, and job-specific training opportunities *contract/contingent workers and interns do not qualify for any of the above benefits

EEO Statement

RHA is an equal opportunity employer.

In addition, we provide reasonable accommodation to qualified employees who have protected disabilities to the extent required by applicable laws, regulations, and ordinances. If you are an individual with a disability and need a reasonable accommodation to participate in the application process, please contact our solutions center.

About RHA

At RHA Health Services, we help individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities, mental health and/or substance use needs live their best lives. Our mission is to provide a safe and healthy environment while creating opportunities for personal outcomes. For over 30 years, the people we serve and support have remained at the very center of everything we do.

RHA currently provides services in North Carolina, Georgia, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, and New Jersey. Throughout Georgia, New Jersey, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, and Tennessee, we provide high-quality care to individuals with intellectual/developmental disabilities. In North Carolina and Pennsylvania, we also provide behavioral health services to support people with mental health and substance use needs and provide services for those who are Deaf and Hard of Hearing. Since 1989, we have partnered with and celebrated people achieving their personal goals, building meaningful connections, experiencing positive outcomes in health and wellness, and more.

If you share our passion, there is a place for you at RHA Health Services. From inpatient care to community-based services, from in-home support to facilities of all sizes, RHA offers a range of settings where you can apply your unique skillset. Many of our employees also experience opportunities for career growth and continued education.

RHA is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities and the Council on Quality and Leadership, and we are committed to providing the highest quality of care. At RHA, we believe we all deserve the chance to live our best possible lives. We want you to join our team of compassionate professionals.

RHA Health Services – Where Compassion Meets Career.