DSP IV - Campus/Shift Coordinator

About the role

The state supported living centers serve people with intellectual and developmental disabilities who are medically fragile or who have behavioral problems. The centers provide campus-based direct services and supports at 13 centers located throughout the state.

Responsibilities

• Attends work on a regular basis and may be required to work a specific shift schedule or, at times, even a rotating schedule, extended shift and/or overtime in accordance with agency leave policy and performs other duties as assigned.
• Ensures adequate facility coverage and staff/individual ratios. Moves staff where needed to ensure appropriate coverage to meet the needs of the facility. Reassigns staff to non-contact positions in accordance with agency and local policy and procedures. Communicates issues with the appropriate administrator when necessary to facilitate calling in additional staff and/or holding staff over.
• Affords assistance in transporting of individuals going on scheduled activities and in emergency situations, as needed.
• Serves as the contact person for abuse/neglect allegations, serious incidents and responds immediately to ensure the safety and health of individuals. Monitors and documents the use of restraints and may be required to participate in restraints.
• Serves as the first responding staff on the scene of a critical incident. Coordinates and/or assists with unusual incidents to ensure compliance with appropriate rules and standards.
• Conducts special audits/reviews and monitoring as scheduled or requested by facility administration to ensure on-going service delivery and the health and safety of individuals served and to improve the quality of services at areas targeted for improvement through facility corrective action plans. Instructs, trains, and provides in-service to facility staff on approved policies, procedures and guidelines.
• If required by facility administration, serves as a home supervisor for a home/unit due to prolonged vacancy, performing administrative and programming duties that include supervising and evaluating direct care staff within the unit.

Requirements

• Valid Texas driver’s license or ability to obtain it no later than 90 days after hire date, is required.
• High school graduation or high school equivalency (e.g. GED) is preferred.
• Two (2) years’ experience working in the field related to this position (working with people with intellectual and developmental disabilities, mental health issues or physical disabilities).
• Experience in a lead or supervisory role.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of individual care techniques and of treatment, therapy, and developmental programs.
• Knowledge, or ability to gain knowledge, of the facility policies and procedures.
• Knowledge of basic scheduling techniques, considerations, and facility-coverage strategies.
• Ability to communicate verbally and in writing in a clear and concise manner.
• Ability to react quickly and calmly in an emergency.
• Ability to train staff in job related subject areas.
• Ability to master basic techniques of individual care and training.
• Ability to be flexible in handling work assignments.
• Ability to provide individual care, to administer first aid or cardiopulmonary resuscitation, to conduct Safety Utilization of Restraint (SUR).
• Strength and flexibility to safely perform Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) and Safety Utilization of Restrain (SUR) techniques to restrain and prevent harm to that individual or others until the harmful/violent behavior subsides.
• Physical ability to perform direct contact duties and to complete regular rounds over a wide area.

Skills

• Ability to communicate verbally and in writing in a clear and concise manner.
• Ability to react quickly and calmly in an emergency.
• Ability to train staff in job related subject areas.
• Ability to provide individual care, to administer first aid or cardiopulmonary resuscitation, to conduct Safety Utilization of Restraint (SUR).
• Ability to be flexible in handling work assignments.
• Ability to provide individual care, to administer first aid or cardiopulmonary resuscitation, to conduct Safety Utilization of Restraint (SUR).
• Ability to perform direct contact duties and to complete regular rounds over a wide area.

Benefits

• 100% paid employee health insurance for full-time eligible employees.
• A defined benefit pension plan.
• Generous time off benefits.
• Multiple opportunities for career advancement.

Pay

$4,094.50 - $5,094.16 per month

Schedule

Evening shifts, with potential for additional pay for evenings, nights, and weekends. May also be eligible for additional pay for work performed on maximum security locations.