Caregiver/Activity - Team Lead

About the Role

Provides leadership and direction to Long-term Services staff within programs specifically designed to meet the needs of clients with cognitive, physical, and/or behavioral challenges. Responsible for knowledge of and implementing Person Center Plans (PCPs) and behavior plans of each client.

Responsibilities

• Provide supervision and leadership to assigned employees, including interviewing, hiring, orientation, counseling, discipline, required training, performance evaluation, and enforcement of safety standards.
• Electronically review and approve staff time sheets (excluding leave without pay).
• Inform Associate Director of all personnel issues.
• Conduct regular team meetings and provide reports regarding team issues.
• Actively participate as a member of the Long-term Services Leadership (LTS) team, working cooperatively, communicating clearly, and providing leadership for agency staff and clients.
• Participate in the development of agency strategic and operational plans and facilitate development of divisional goals and objectives.
• Work cooperatively with all staff, service providers, families, service agencies, and other stakeholders.
• Assist with budget preparation and maintain respective programs within the allocated budget.
• Responsible for reporting and monitoring health and safety issues regarding clients, staff, physical building, and grounds.
• Responsible for ordering program supplies and maintaining inventories.
• Follow all safety policies and procedures.
• Ensure the development, planning, coordination, and implementation of activities for clients based on client needs (on-site and in the community).
• Interact with clients appropriately and provide a good role model.
• Provide input, monitor, and implement client Person Center Plans (PCPs) and behavior plans.
• Maintain and document daily progress toward client goals and department outcomes.
• Review and initial client timecards.
• Assist Service Coordinator in promoting behavioral changes; develop, implement, and monitor behavior intervention strategies as needed.
• Schedule, monitor, and assist (as appropriate) in the provision of personal care needs (e.g., grooming, transfers, eating, personal cares, repositioning) and activities of daily living, community participation of clients.
• Maintain financial records related to the money in the client’s recreation/program fund.
• Keep Associate Director informed of all pertinent client issues.
• Administer medications as needed.
• Other duties or cross-training may be assigned to ensure the stability of the program, department, or organization.

Supervisory Responsibilities

• Directly supervises employees in Long-term Services programs.
• Carries out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with the organization’s policies and applicable laws, including interviewing, hiring, training employees, planning, assigning, and directing work, appraising performance, rewarding and disciplining employees, and addressing complaints and resolving problems.

Qualifications

• Associate degree or equivalent from a two-year college or technical school and two years of related experience and/or training, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.
• Ability to write routine reports and correspondence.
• Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees.
• Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
• Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs.
• Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists.
• Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.

Skills

• Proficiency in Microsoft Outlook, Word, and Excel; Internet Explorer.
• Certifications in Medication Administration, CPR/AED, First Aid, and Non-Violent Physical Crisis Intervention to be obtained within one year of employment.

Work Environment

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally exposed to moving mechanical parts and outside weather conditions. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate with loud noises on occasion.

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. This position's work is categorized as medium work, involving lifting up to 50 pounds maximum with frequent lifting and/or carrying of objects weighing up to 25 pounds.

Benefits

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Retirement plan