Therapeutic Assistant Supervisor

Job DescriptionJob Description

YAI is a network of agencies offering people with intellectual and developmental disabilities a comprehensive range of services across all ages. YAI empowers people with disabilities to reach their goals every day. Our enthusiastic staff of 4,000 professionals believes that everyone has a fundamental right to live, love, work, and learn.    

 

The START (Systemic, Therapeutic, Assessment, Resources, and Treatment) model serves people diagnosed with intellectual/developmental disabilities and co-occurring behavioral health conditions. This comprehensive model of service supports and optimizes independence, treatment, and community living for individuals with I/DD and behavioral health needs. 

 

 

Key/Essential Functions & Responsibilities     

• The primary responsibility of the Assistant Supervisor is to provide the appropriate therapeutically documented level of consumer supervision to ensure and protect the consumer health and safety. Whenever this level is unclear or unknown, the Assistant Supervisor is to provide the maximum level of supervision to assure and protect the consumer health and safety.

• To utilize the administrative call list at anytime to report any concerns about consumer health and safety.

• To provide direct care services to the consumers. This includes, but is not limited to, the provision of direct counseling, implementation of each individual’s treatment plan, training in ADL skills, assistance with personal care, medical, dietary, social, sexual, recreational, financial, habilitative and other needs within the program.

• To know what level of supervision each consumer requires while eating, and ensure that this level of supervision is provided to ensure the health and safety of the consumer. It is also imperative that all food be prepared for consumers in a manner that is consistent with their individualized dietary and feeding instructions.

• To plan, prepare and implement recreational and leisure activities both inside and outside of the residence.

• To also be responsible to ensure the consumer health and safety when in the community. To is responsible to know what level of supervision each consumer requires in the community. This may include taking action to ensure that consumers do not wander away, as well as assisting consumers in negotiating their surroundings in the community.

• To ensure that the consumers receive ongoing medical care as needed as well as to respond to all medical emergencies, assisting the consumer to obtain the appropriate medical treatment.

• To complete and maintain all paperwork and written records related to the consumer treatment. This includes, but is not limited to medical records, treatment records, progress reports, data collection, behavior reports, incident reports, billing records, log notes, and all written communication systems.

• To report to their supervisor (or report to the administrative call list) in the event that they are late, or unable to work their shift. Appropriate notice of absence must be given before the start of the shift in order to ensure that minimum coverage is maintained in the program.

• To care for the maintenance of the residence, including cleaning, upkeep, and general household care.

• To ensure that all pertinent consumer, family, staff and facility related information is communicated effectively between members of the team and between shifts, utilizing the in house communication systems.

• To be required to sign in the log when arriving and sign out when leaving and to remain in the program, and continue working until relieved by the next scheduled shift. It is the responsibility of every Assistant Supervisor to ensure that there is minimum coverage in the program at all times, but particularly before they leave at the end of their shift. It is the responsibility of the Assistant Supervisor to report to their supervisor (or report to the administrative call list) anytime there is not minimum coverage in the program.
• To know what level of supervision each consumer requires while sleeping, and ensure that this level of supervision is provided to ensure the health and safety of the consumer. Individual and consumer needs will determine the frequency in which the Assistant Supervisor, working the overnight shift, should conduct consumer and or facility checks. Documentation of these checks, when needed, will also be based on individual and program needs.

• To provide leadership during their shift, setting the tone and ensuring that the Ten Performance Standards are followed by all staff.

• To train all new staff on the Leve1 competencies, using the EMOE training system and the New Staff Training Flow Sheet, as well as to ensure that they are van certified.

• To plan the recreational activities for the evening and weekend shifts, as well as to plan out all of the logistics for the weekend, ensuring that there is adequate coverage, and that the weekend staff have all pertinent information needed.

• To oversee the weekend, overnight and ancillary staff and is responsible to ensure that they receive regular supervision, all required trainings, ongoing feedback, and written annual evaluations.

• To assist the residence supervisor to ensure that the facility is properly maintained. This includes, but is not limited to providing supervision to the cook/housekeeper, conducting a monthly maintenance check of the facility, submitting monthly requests to the maintenance team, and ensuring that all staff implement a preventative maintenance schedule to ensure the cleanliness of the facility.

• To assist the residence supervisor in maintaining the budget for the program, particularly as it pertains to the recreation, food, household and maintenance lines of the budget.

• To oversee the fire/safety and emergency procedures system, which includes but is not limited to: training all new staff, conducting ongoing training for the veteran staff, ensuring that the fire/safety equipment in the facility is checked at regular monthly and quarterly intervals, ensure that fire drills are scheduled and run as prescribed by regulation, and to ensure that all of the documentation is properly maintained.

• To review, monitor and maintain all Sandata records.

• To assist the residence supervisor in maintaining all financial records for the consumers and for the program. This includes petty cash, financial ledgers, etc.

• To ensure that there is a schedule of adequate coverage for the program, and that the personnel budget is maintained.

• To attend the monthly Assistant Supervisor Meeting.

• To play a leadership role in working with families, and members of the community as well as at all team meetings, team building efforts, fundraising efforts, and special events, such as parties, holiday planning, Dinner Dance, CPC, and family events.

• To be the acting supervisor whenever the residence supervisor is not present in the program, and ensure responsible decision making according to the agency policies and procedures.

• You are required to perform your responsibilities as they currently exist or may change in meeting the needs of the department, under the supervision of your supervisor/manager.

 

 

Minimum Qualification Requirements including education, experience, licensure/certification, etc. and essential physical capabilities (e.g. lifting, assisting lifting, standing, etc.) Minimum requirements of specific positions may vary by assigned function and/or contract. Please refer to applicable regulations/contracts for all position requirements.     

 

 

All job title must meet the following minimum requirements:     

• Bachelor's degree in psychology, social work or other human service-related field

• Minimum of 2 years' experience working with individuals with IDD and behavioral health needs

  

 

Preferred Qualification Requirements (desired requirements beyond MQRs above)      

• Exceptional interpersonal, problem solving, communication and creativity skills

• Knowledge of using creative arts for therapeutic purposes a plus.
• Exceptional time management skills
• Willing to take initiative
• Highly flexible personality type

Compensation:

$22.00 per hour

If you share our vision and want to help support people to live the fullest lives possible, YAI will be the right place for you.     

 

 

For more information about the YAI Network, please visit our website at www.yai.org. Equal Opportunity Employer.    

  

 

 

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, or status as a Vietnam or disabled veteran. YAI is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Company DescriptionYAI has been dedicated to providing innovative services for the intellectual and/or developmental disability (I/DD) community since its founding in 1957 at a time when institutional living was the norm for people with I/DD. Operating in New York State, northern New Jersey, and California, YAI has a team of over 4,000 employees and supports over 20,000 people of all ages in the I/DD community today.Company DescriptionYAI has been dedicated to providing innovative services for the intellectual and/or developmental disability (I/DD) community since its founding in 1957 at a time when institutional living was the norm for people with I/DD. Operating in New York State, northern New Jersey, and California, YAI has a team of over 4,000 employees and supports over 20,000 people of all ages in the I/DD community today.

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