Residential Support Lead & Care Coach

Cape Abilities. Inc; Brewster (MA); On-site; USD 28,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

Cape Abilities, Inc in Brewster, MA is seeking a Lead Direct Support Professional to implement personalized residential supports and maintain a safe, therapeutic environment for individuals served.

You will supervise DSPs, help maintain staffing ratios, assist with individual support plans, coordinate transportation, and ensure regulatory compliance with DPH and CARF while promoting dignity and independence.

Qualifications

• Minimum 3 years prior experience supporting individuals with intellectual and/or developmental disability, traumatic brain injury or other unique challenges in a community-based setting.
• Valid drivers license in the state of Massachusetts.
• Successful completion of all state and Agency mandated trainings.
• Successful completion of Medication Administration Training certification.
• Ability to provide hands-on personal care.

Responsibilities

• Provides personal care and direct care assistance to individuals.
• Supervises and trains Direct Support Professionals.
• Ensure adequate staffing ratios to support program participants in accordance with contracted staffing plans and budgeted resources; utilizes relief staffing as needed while minimizing overtime.
• Works with direct care professionals to ensure awareness of participants individual support plans to assist individuals with achievement.
• Ensures workload is evenly distributed among on-duty Direct Support Professionals and ensures assigned tasks are completed.
• Maintains regulatory compliance with Department of Public Health (DPH) and CARF.

Skills

Hands-on care

Driver license

Experience with disabilities

Medication administration training

Team supervision

Job description

Cape Abilities, Inc in Brewster, MA is seeking a Lead Direct Support Professional to implement personalized residential supports and maintain a safe, therapeutic environment for individuals served.

You will supervise DSPs, help maintain staffing ratios, assist with individual support plans, coordinate transportation, and ensure regulatory compliance with DPH and CARF while promoting dignity and independence.