Shift Supervisor - Community Connections

About the role

The Shift Supervisor for the Community Connections department is a semi-professional role focused on team-based management and supervision of staff and individuals in community-based settings, providing support to individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities to engage in their scheduled daily activities.

Responsibilities

• Assists the Program Supervisor, schedules staff in accordance with mandated staff to individual ratio; makes work assignments, inspects and evaluates the work of subordinates, reviews and instructs personnel in the care, treatment and habilitation of persons served.
• Assists in the orientation of new employees and participates in the continued in-service training and practical instruction of personnel.
• In the absence of the Program Supervisor and Team Manager, supervises direct support staff and evaluates performance in accordance with established agency policy.
• Circulates and implements directives of the Team Manager and Program Supervisor and maintains necessary records and reports.
• Provides support to persons served in dressing, bathing, personal hygiene, house cleaning, laundry, transfers, lifts, positioning/repositioning, other activities of daily living, and community outings.
• Assists individuals served in securing and effectively managing funds; ensuring the individual’s choice of how these funds are spent, budgeting, etc.
• Assists with the purchasing of groceries, medical, and cleaning supplies; assist in the preparation and training in food preparation in compliance with dietary needs; supervises meal activities and assists individuals served as necessary.
• Assists the individuals requiring supports in participating in varied meaningful vocational, domestic, and leisure activities in the community of their choosing.
• Administers oral, rectal, vaginal, optic, ophthalmic, nasal, and topical medications, after certification by The Arc of the Ozarks and Missouri State officials.
• Observes, reports and records changes in the physical condition, behavioral response, and emotional status of each individual served and progress on outcomes listed in the personal plan. Prepares and/or supervises the preparation of necessary records and reports.
• Acts as a direct support staff and demonstrates direct support activities to staff through practical instruction, participates in the continued in-service training.
• Implements outcomes and strategies of individual personal plans under the supervision of the Team Manager and Program Supervisor; provides supports as identified in the personal plans; contributes observations to the individual’s team; attends review meetings when assigned.

Requirements

• Diploma from an accredited high school or equivalent.
• Six months experience providing direct care, treatment, and habilitation in the human service field.
• Experience providing direct care, treatment and habilitation to individuals who have intellectual disabilities, developmental disabilities, and/or behavior disorders is preferred.

Qualifications

• Mileage reimbursement for use of personal vehicle for client activities.
• Potential for annual wage increases based on performance.
• Excellent opportunities for growth and promotion within the organization.
• Setup for success with paid initial and ongoing training certifications (CPR/ First Aid, MANDT verbal and physical de-escalation, Paraclete, Level One Med Aide, etc.).

Benefits

• Competitive pay and benefits.

Pay

Positions starting at $22.50 per hour!

Schedule

Part time