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St. John's Community Services is Hiring a TN TEAM LEAD RESIDENTIAL (RTL) (27133) Near Jackson, MS
Core Values: We believe each person should:
- Be included, respected, and valued.
- Have ongoing information, experiences, and expectations from which to make choices.
- Have a variety of relationships.
- Live and participate in the communities of their choice.
- Have a career, dreams for the future, and make meaningful contributions.
Essential Functions
- Develop and lead a strong, collaborative team of residential support specialists to operate high quality, multi-dimensional residential services in assigned departments. Ensure routine meetings with each assigned department.
- Continuously convey the mission, vision and philosophy of the agency through formal and informal communication with SJCS-TN residential support specialists. Interface directly with support specialist routinely as they perform their duties to provide direct instruction, coaching and modeling behavior exemplifying the agency’s beliefs.
- Provide residential support staffing as indicated in annual budgets. Provide direct coverage in emergencies. Maintain 24 hour on-call management coverage for all assigned departments.
- Lead the residential support specialist team to develop, implement and oversee all activities supporting the operation of assigned Community Living departments,
- Ensure the full implementation and documentation of the ISP of each person served .Attend all assessment and ISP meetings
- Ensure that all staff are aware of and trained on Behavior Support Plans and that all required data is collected accurately and according to the stipulations of the plan.
- Ensure that all residences and vehicles for which the agency has responsibility are maintained in a safe, secure and esthetically pleasing condition.
- Ensure the safety and security of people supported at all times, Ensure all individuals served are free from harm at all times. Ensure that all incidences are reported to the required parties in a thorough and timely manner. Conduct follow-up activities as requested; participate in investigations, in accordance with funding and licensing agency requirements and SJCS policies and procedures. Ensure routing of incident reports to appropriate.
- Ensure that all medical care required to maintain optimal health and maximum benefit is implemented in a timely and thorough manner in accordance with the ISPs of individuals served. Recognize and respond to any health or behavioral changes in individuals served and refer to the proper professional when necessary. Schedule medical appointments and attend doctor’s appointments with individuals. Transmit applicable medical documents and information to agency nurse immediately after visits are conducted.
- Ensure medications are properly and pro-actively ordered, obtained and made available according to physician’s orders. Monitor Medication Administration Records routinely and report all medication errors promptly according to agency protocol.
- Ensure that all ancillary services, including plans, therapies or other services, identified in the individuals ISP are made available to them in a timely and efficient manner.
- Ensure compliance and quality assurance of all records for individuals and the assigned department through routine review and maintenance of logs, files, medical appointment records, and reports;
- Facilitate the planning of community activities by residents and ensure that staff implement the activity schedule and document activities. Monitor activities to ensure that ISP goals are being addressed. Make requests for individual’s funds per their requests. Ensure that individual funds are accounted for according to agency policies and procedures. Work cooperatively with Program Director and Program Coordinator to ensure that all funds are properly accounted for and that individuals remain eligible for benefits.
- Complete all administrative duties including billing documentation.
- Participate in the implementation of the states’ recruitment plan. Participate in staff orientation and subsequent training. Make staff observations as assigned. Complete staff evaluations.
- Oversee staff electronic timekeeping and ensure accuracy of recorded time prior to Program Director approval each pay period.
- Attend and participate in all relevant agency events, workshops, training and meetings;
- Perform other job related duties as assigned.
Work environment involves risks or discomforts, which require special safety precautions e.g. safely operating a motor vehicle, exposure to aggressive human behavior. The above job description is not intended as, nor should it be construed as, exhaustive of all responsibilities, skills, efforts, or working conditions associated with this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this job.
- High school diploma or G.E.D. required; A.A. or B.A. preferred
- Requires one or more years related experience working with persons with disabilities; experience in community based programs preferred;
- Must meet SJCS and funding jurisdiction current requirements for criminal background/records check.
- Valid health certificate to meet current funding jurisdiction requirements;
- Valid state-issued driver’s license with current driving record in good standing required.
- Ability to gain working knowledge of St. John’s Community Services policies and procedures;
- Ability to act as a representative of St. John’s Community Services to the public;
- Ability to effectively communicate with individuals from diverse backgrounds;
- Ability to prepare and maintain accurate records;
- Ability to supervise staff;
- Ability to train and instruct persons with disabilities in a variety of skill areas;
- Ability to operate relevant computer systems, including hardware and software, and office machines.
Job Summary
Full Time
Ancillary Healthcare
$49k-64k (estimate)
06/04/2024
06/21/2024
sjcs.org
WASHINGTON, DC
500 - 1,000
1868
ALAN THORNTON
<$5M
Ancillary Healthcare
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About St. John's Community Services
St. John's is different from other agencies. We decided in the 1990s to tear down the walls and provide services for people with disabilities where they can learn and grow the bestright in their own communities. Education services are provided to children in SJCS staffed classrooms in local public schools; adults are supported to have competitive jobs where they are employed directly by the business where they work, not SJCS; or when they are not working, people are encouraged to volunteer because we believe the best way to be a part of ones community is to contribute to it; and people receivi ...
ng residential services receive support within homes they own or rent, and where they have control to make choices impacting their everday lives. SJCS has a history of being a steadfast advocate for people with disabilities on federal, state and local levels to ensure the highest quality of services, civil rights, and opportunities to pursue choices and dreams. We are committed to self-direction, full citizenship, advocacy and equal rights for people with disabilities. SJCS has driven social change for 146 years through the development of litigation, legislation, training, technical assistance as well as through direct services. Based in Washington, D.C. , SJCS provides support and services to people living with disabilities in Virginia, Pennsylvania, Tennessee and Delaware.
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