DSP V - Home Supervisor

Date: Sep 14, 2026 | Location: San Antonio, TX

About the Role

The Direct Support Professional V – Home Supervisor (DSP V) provides senior‑level oversight of daily operations and quality programs at a State Supported Living Center (SSLC). The role includes arranging work schedules, supervising DSP staff, ensuring compliance with policies, and maintaining a safe, sanitary environment for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities.

Responsibilities

• Attend work regularly; may work specific, rotating, extended, or overtime shifts and serve on‑call as needed.
• Oversee daily operations and delivery of quality programs on the assigned home.
• Arrange work schedules to ensure adequate supervision and direct‑care coverage; make daily adjustments in collaboration with other DSP Vs.
• Provide leadership, planning, assignment, and supervision of DSP staff; hire, train, coach, and promote professional growth.
• Model and coach DSP IV “Charge” staff to build supervisory skills and ensure effective monitoring of habilitation, behavior management, crisis intervention, and mealtime coordination.
• Ensure care, treatment, training, and support activities are completed and documented in collaboration with other disciplines.
• Provide consultation, guidance, and support to staff for working with individuals who exhibit challenging behaviors.
• Maintain a physical presence on the home to ensure safe, sanitary living conditions, proper infection control, health‑care needs, risk‑management compliance, and optimal quality of life.
• Report and document unusual incidents; oversee continuous quality‑improvement activities and recommend operational changes to the Unit Director.
• Guide DSP staff in understanding and implementing program procedures, policies, and Texas Administrative Code (TAC) regulations.
• Attend interdisciplinary team meetings, scheduling meetings, morning unit/home meetings, and staff meetings; prepare required reports and documentation.
• Conduct emergency drills (e.g., CPR, fire) and ensure staff understand their roles.
• Administer first aid and perform Safety Utilization of Restraint (SUR) techniques as appropriate.
• Ensure infection‑control and risk‑management policies are correctly implemented; address safety hazards, enter work orders, and teach others to do the same.
• Oversee reporting of significant events (fires, abuse, injuries, unauthorized departures) and review related documentation.
• Serve as Assistant Unit Director/Unit Director in their absence and support disaster response, recovery, or Continuity of Operations (COOP) activation as needed.
• Drive a state‑owned vehicle as required.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Clear verbal and written communication in English.
• Sound judgment and decision‑making in critical incidents.
• Calm, rapid response in emergencies.
• Proper body mechanics, posture, and lifting techniques.
• Strength and flexibility to perform CPR and SUR safely.
• Mastery of basic individual‑care and training techniques.
• Flexibility in handling varied work assignments.
• Knowledge of individual‑care techniques, treatment, therapy, and developmental programs.
• Familiarity with ICF/IID (Intermediate Care Facilities for Individuals with Intellectual Disabilities) standards.
• Ability to provide individual care, administer first aid/CPR, conduct SUR, communicate effectively, and train others.
• Ability to work collaboratively with staff and as a team member.

Benefits

• 100 % paid employee health insurance for full‑time eligible employees.
• Defined benefit pension plan.
• Generous time‑off benefits.
• Numerous opportunities for career advancement.
• Additional details available on the “Benefits of Working at HHS” webpage.

Pay

• Salary Range: $4,381.12 – $5,921.16 per month.
• Pay Frequency: Monthly.
• Salary Group: TEXAS‑A‑18.

Schedule

• Shift: Evening (primary); Additional shifts: Days (first), Evenings (second), Nights (third).
• Full‑time, non‑exempt position.
• Telework: Not eligible.
• Travel: Up to 5 %.
• Regular/Temporary: Regular.