Shift Supervisor

Position Overview

Turn your passion for helping others into a fulfilling career at one of New York City’s most respected disability services organizations. Services for the UnderServed (S:US) is hiring Shift Supervisors to support people with intellectual/developmental disabilities in living their best life in a safe environment. Join our team to start your career in social services while learning from the best experts in the field. S:US offers:

• Flexible scheduling
• A 10-percent internal promotion rate organization-wide!

ESSENTIAL DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES

The Shift Supervisor is responsible for ensuring that the people have the support and resources necessary to live meaningful lives, and that they align with their needs and aspirations within their respective program and communities.

• Person Centered Planning
• Promotes the independence and self-determination of individuals, utilizing person-centered practices that focus on the individuals’ strengths and preferences while simultaneously addressing their needs.
• Promotes participation in activities of meaningful daily living, such as vocation, recreation, volunteerism, engagement.
• Ensures a positive climate that promotes respect and dignity for people supported.
• Provides opportunities for people support to personalize their environment, schedule and experiences in program.
• Supports the person’s independence, choice and outcomes.
• Provides prompt, efficient, and personalized support to meet requirements, requests, and concerns.
• Regulatory
• Provides habilitation services to each client as prescribed in their service plans (CFA, Individual Service plan, Habilitation plan).
• Responsible for overall functioning of the facility during the absence of the Program Director.
• In the absence of the Program Director, supervises and instructs all Direct Support Professionals on shift.
• Responsible for people supported and agency funds and expenditures during shift (petty cash, recreation etc.).
• Ensures coverage of a shift when a Direct Support Professional is absent.
• Acts as a functioning member of the staff, meeting the needs of the people supported.
• Serves as a role model to staff and people supported and helps to develop best practices to support both the person supported and Direct Support Professional.

Benefits Overview

• Athletic Medical/Dental/Prescription/Vision/Life Insurance
• 403(b)
• Credit Union
• FSAs
• Short-and-Long-Term Disability
• Transportation Plan
• Generous Paid Vacations and Holidays

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or approved equivalent.
• Minimum of 2-3 years’ experience in Intellectual Disabilities/IDD or related field.
• Effective written and oral communication skills.
• Preferred Qualifications & Skills:
• SCIP-R;
• CPR & First Aid is required.
• AMAP certification is required.

Company Overview

We believe in fostering a culture built on our core values: respect, integrity, support, maximizing individual potential and continuous quality improvement. From health and wellness resources to generous PTO, professional development, and more, explore all that we offer on our Benefits Page and see how S:US invests in you . We believe in fostering a culture built on our core values: respect, integrity, support, maximizing individual potential and continuous quality improvement. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, disability, age, sexual orientation, national origin, veteran status, or genetic information and including all other statuses protected by Federal, State and Local laws. S:US is committed to providing access, equal opportunity and reasonable accommodation for individuals with disabilities in employment, its services, programs, and activities, including allowance of the use of services animals. To request reasonable accommodation or if you believe such a request was improperly handled or denied, contact the Leave Team at MyMedicalLeave@sus.org .