Salary $35,568 - $1,000 Sign on Bonus!

Houston North / Tomball / Spring area

Integrated Community Services (ICS) is hiring a full-time Direct Care Supervisor to Supervise of Direct Support / Caregiver Staff assisting individuals with intellectual disabilities in group home settings in the Spring area.

Integrated Community Services house and serve over 300 individuals with intellectual disabilities statewide in group homes, natural-residential settings, and in the foster care model from six regional satellite offices.

Our program provides a rewarding job experience for anyone interested in promoting the independence of people with disabilities. The Direct Care Supervisor will work under the supervision of the Director of Residential Services with input from the Registered Nurse, and in a strong team atmosphere. The ideal candidate would have Supervisory, Caregiving, Direct Support and/ or Direct Care, C.N.A. or Home Health experience. To support our population of individuals one must be fun, clean, mature, dependable, organized, respectful, and patient in challenging situations.

Shift: Sunday - Thursday Hours: 11AM to 7PM (with 1 hour lunch).

Direct Care Supervisor Duties include:

• Coordinating schedule of group home direct support staff in all group homes throughout the 7-day week; preparing the schedule in Microsoft Excel every week, 3 weeks in advance.
• Coordinating and assisting caregiver staff with purchasing, including but not limited to groceries, over-the-counter medications, fuel for vehicles, and house hold supplies and decorations.
• Communicating with Director of Direct Support Services daily regarding issues and concerns related to group homes and group home caregiver staff, and implementing Director's instructions to address those concerns.
• Hiring: Posting ads for open positions, screening and selecting caregivers, and assisting with all new-hire documentary, orientation, and initial training.
• Coordinating with Maintenance Specialist to facilitate proper maintenance in homes (e.g., reporting problems, availability to let outside repair people in).
• Rounds at group homes to monitor efforts of Direct Support Staff to ensure overall home cleanliness, quality interactions between caregiver staff and individuals, following of diets and other special instructions for client care, following of set schedules for daily routines and recreational activities, following of detailed instructions for medication pass and related procedures, ensuring of safety precautions associated with activities of daily living for high risk individuals, providing supportive and respectful interaction with assigned individuals, following of instructions for all related documentation (e.g., time sheets, training records-goals and objectives, medication administration records, daily service activity logs, incident and accident reports, other medical data, and other documentation, as needed.
• Ongoing follow-up visits to determine and ensure Direct Support Staff can demonstrate all above-mentioned skills thoroughly and effectively.
• Coordinate with Nurse daily to determine medical appointment instructions for the upcoming day; coordinating with Director daily to determine and resolve scheduling conflicts.
• Plan and monitor recreational activities, and provide support to Direct Support Staff, as needed (e.g., attend outings, assist with activity transportation, etc.).
• Report all issues and concerns to Director of Direct Support Services and/or Nurse (as appropriate), and implement all related instructions to resolve problems.
• On-call to address group home issues.
• Other duties, as assigned.

Benefits:

• Health Insurance (after 90 days)
• 401K (after 1 year)
• Vacation (2 weeks after 1 year, 3 weeks after 5 years)

Qualifications:

• Valid and current Texas Driver's License
• Clear Background Check
• Clear DMV Check
• High School Diploma or Equivalent Proof of Education
• No confirmation of Abuse/Neglect/Exploitation of an elderly or disabled person
• No history of Medicaid fraud.
• Experience working with people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (group home experience preferred)
• Experience in supervising group homes (and caregiver staff)
• Strong communication and team-participation skills; friendly, positive attitude.
• General computer skills (not necessarily expert); be able to use Word, Excel, Outlook, and general internet navigation.

Apply Online at icltexas.com/careers or In-Person at 18 Augusta Pines Drive, Suite 140E, Spring, TX 77389. Or call us 281-350-2457, ext. 6079.

Integrated Community Services (ICS) is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer.