Program Specialist - Supervisor of Day Program - Human Services

Key Responsibilities

• Ensures safety of participants including appropriate supervision of program staff, implements and enforces fire and safety rules, monitors condition of physical site and ensures safe conditions.
• Responds to emergency situations.
• Assists with administration and documentation of medications.
• Increase vocational skills leading to improved opportunity for vocational placement.
• Assists participants in areas described in their Individual Support Plan and/or Person Centered Plan.
• Affords support to participants to learn positive behaviors that maximize their involvement in community activities and their interactions with others.

Program Responsibilities

• Assists Associate Director in pursuing volunteer opportunities in the community based on program participants' individual interests.
• Maintains open communications with participants, families, supports coordinators, behavioral consultants, and other team members.
• Supervising program staff in these areas.
• Conducts staff meetings, Individual Support Plan meetings, and training sessions as directed.
• Plans, conducts and coordinates recreation and training programs and activities at the center.
• Groups staff to participants to maximize participants' involvement.
• Conducts and coordinates educational, recreational/social and pre-vocational training programs and activities at the program site and in the community.
• Ensures that fire and safety procedures are followed and assists individuals as necessary.
• Provides assistance in emergency situation, including first aid and CPR procedures, to the extent of ability and training.
• Makes sure participants have access to Accessible Cash Accounts on a weekly basis, ensuring all accounts are accurate.

Administrative/Supervisory Responsibilities

• Ensures proper incident management - reports to Point Person, facilitates investigations, acts as certified investigator for other programs as directed, etc.
• Operates in accordance with program's budget.
• Scheduling of program staff to ensure that proper supervision ratios are met for each individual in accordance with their current ISP.
• Initiates disciplinary action to staff when appropriate, according to standards set in CPARC.
• Timely submission of all required paperwork (eg. timesheets, leave slips, evaluations, supply requests, purchase orders and invoices, required reports for program participants, etc.)

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree and 2 years of direct experience working with individuals with disabilities, OR Associate's Degree (or 60 college credits) and 4 years of direct experience working with individuals with disabilities.
• Experience with positive behavior support and staff supervision preferred.
• Must be physically able to assist participants.
• Valid PA driver's license required.

Benefits

• Hourly rate: $19.50
• Excellent fully paid benefits package, including health, dental, and vision insurance at no cost for employee coverage.
• Life insurance, long-term disability, and retirement benefits included.

EEO/AA/M/F/Vet/Disability

Equal Opportunity Employer/Disabled/Veteran