Residential Team Lead/Jackson, TN

RHA Health Services, LLC; United States; On-site; USD 42,000 - 64,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

PayActiv benefits

Employee perks and discount program

Paid Time Off

Health Insurance

401(k) retirement savings program

Wellbeing programs

Free CPR/First Aid training

Job summary

RHA Health Services, a provider of residential supports, seeks a dedicated Team Lead in Jackson, TN to supervise Direct Support employees, manage daily operations, staffing, and budgets, and ensure high-quality person-centered care across three shifts. You will hire, schedule, and coach staff while supporting individuals in building fulfilling lives.

Candidates should have a high school diploma, 1 year of disability-services experience, and CPR/First Aid certification; on-call availability is

Qualifications

• 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 preferred.
• Must be 18 years of age or older.

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 hygiene, meal prep, and goal implementation.
• Monitors staff across three shifts, providing feedback and maintaining harmony between employees and clients.
• Resolves employee issues and conducts performance reviews.
• Ensures training requirements are met and required events attended.
• Monitors budget items within guidelines and manages resources.
• Provides after-hours and on-call coverage as part of the care rotation.
• Maintains clean, safe, and well-kept residential environments.

Skills

Supervisory experience

Staff scheduling

Direct Support

CPR certified

First aid

On-call availability

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Job description

We are hiring for: Residential Team Lead/Jackson, TN 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.

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

• Regularly required to lift 20 lbs.
• Must be able to lift a minimum of 50 lbs.
• Must be able to pull a minimum of 25 lbs.
• Must be able to squat, kneel, crawl, crouch, climb, and stoop.
• Must be able to regularly use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls.
• Required to regularly stand and walk.
• Must be able to demonstrate proficiency in CPR from the floor level requiring to work on hands, knees, bending, standing and lifting.
• Vision requirements include close vision, distance vision, and peripheral vision.
• Must be able to talk and hear.

RHA is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer, prohibits discrimination based on the following protected categories: race, creed, color, national origin, nationality, ancestry, age, sex/gender, marital status, civil status, domestic partnership status, familial status, religion, affectional or sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, atypical hereditary cellular or blood trait, genetic information, liability for service in the Armed Forces of the United States, or disability.

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.

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

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.

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.

To learn more, visit rhahealth.org or email us at [e-mail].

RHA Health Services – Where Compassion Meets Career.