Direct Care Provider Team Lead

Join Our Mission-Driven Team as an ADS Direct Care Provider Team Lead!

Location: Wichita, KS

Organization: Catholic Charities Wichita

Type: Full-Time | In-Person | Monday Through Friday 7:30am to 3:30pm

Are you passionate about empowering individuals with disabilities and supporting a person-centered approach to care? Catholic Charities is seeking a dedicated and compassionate ADS Direct Care Provider Team Lead to provide in-room support, training, and leadership to direct care staff and program participants. This role is essential to ensuring dignity, respect, and choice in every aspect of service delivery.

What You Will Do

• Provide hands-on support and instruction to promote independence in alignment with person-centered support plans.
• Assist participants in creating engaging monthly activity calendars and prepare materials for programming.
• Support participants with personal care and hygiene needs using universal precautions and a respectful approach.
• Monitor and document health metrics such as blood pressure, weight, and glucose levels per physician orders.
• Understand and implement person-centered support and behavior support plans.
• Report safety concerns to the Program Manager and maintain accurate documentation.
• Ensure safe transport of participants in accordance with care plans and regulations.
• Collaborate with staff to maintain a clean, safe, and organized environment.
• Train direct care staff on support plans and model appropriate interventions and interactions.
• Foster professional relationships within the agency and community.
• Represent Catholic Charities with professionalism and integrity, aligned with our mission and values.
• Serve as a member of the Behavior STAT/Medical STAT team as assigned.
• Act as a certified MANDT trainer.
• Dispense medications and treatments as directed by healthcare professionals.
• Reconcile monthly credit card statements.
• Perform other related duties as assigned.
  
  

What You Will Need to Bring to the Table:

• Education
• High School Diploma required
• Certified Medication Aide (CMA) required
• Certification, Registration, Licenses
• Valid Kansas Class C CDL with passenger endorsement and insurance (or willingness to obtain)
• Experience
• Minimum of two years working with individuals with disabilities in a lead role
• Skills and Abilities
• Proficiency with personal computers and Microsoft Windows products
• Exposures
• Possible exposure to human bodily fluids
• Exposure to climate changes during outdoor activities and transportation

Physical Demands

• Work Type: Moderately physical, exerting up to 100 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 20 pounds of force frequently, and/or negligible amount of force constantly to move objects.
• Climbing/Balancing/Freedom to Move: Controlled mobility in all aspects of ambulation is needed frequently.
• Stooping/Bending: The ability to flex (bend), extend (straightening) and rotate body is done frequently.
• Reaching: Occasional overhead as well as horizontal and downward movement
• Vision: Adequate to perform job responsibilities
• Color Vision: No color vision requirements
• Hearing: Adequate to perform job responsibilities
• Speech: Adequate to express ideas by means of spoken word and perform job responsibilities
• Eye/Hand/Foot/Coordination: Frequently operates equipment or performs duties requiring moderate ability.
• Manual Dexterity: Frequently performs duties requiring moderate ability.
  
  

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