Team Support Leader
Starting Salary: $18-20/hour depending upon team assigned
40 Hour Flex (Sunday -Thursday or Tuesday -Saturday or Saturday & Sunday 16 hour shifts with 8 additional hours during the week)
The IDEAL CANDIDATE: A person in this position will provide coverage for hours open due to vacation, illness, vacancies, etc. The position involves 40 flex hours per week.
This position is challenging and requires a high level of responsibility and the ability to work effectively with co-workers and a wide variety of individuals. The Team Support Leader will be expected to be a positive role model for other direct support personnel. The person occupying this position will also be asked to train new employees working in a direct support capacity.
An employee in this classification is expected to learn the goals, routines and personal choices of up to 30 individuals for whom they may be scheduled to support. The position requires the ability to receive instruction from multiple Home Coordinators depending upon where the relief is needed. An employee occupying this position must be adaptable, energetic, dependable, and able to follow instructions regarding the needs and desires of the various individuals and perform effectively consistent with Woodhaven’s procedures, guidelines, directives, and individual’s personal preference.
The length of position assignments is variable. The Program Manager will assign the Team Support Leader his/her hours on a weekly or bi-weekly basis. Occasionally it may be necessary that the Program Manager deviates from this procedure due to the individual’s needs.
An employee occupying this position will be required to work overtime hours as requested by the Program Manager. Because of the skill and commitment required of the employee in this position, the salary will be commensurate with experience and education. Base salary will be received in all level homes.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: To qualify for employment with Woodhaven, an applicant must have a high school diploma or equivalent, be over the age of 18, have a valid driver’s license and be eligible to obtain a Class E Chauffeur’s License, and of course be legally allowed to work in the United States.
PLEASE NOTE: If you do not currently meet these minimum requirements you will not be considered for employment with Woodhaven at this time.
ESSENTIAL QUALIFICATIONS/DUTIES:
The Team Support Leader will be required to successfully complete an initial orientation. This will include CPR, First Aid, Positive Behavior Interventions, Universal Precautions inservice, lifting inservice, a medication administration course, and other lectures on basic information regarding State and Federal law relevant to the organization’s policies, procedures, rules and regulations. You will be required to update these inservices annually or as required. Employees are expected to be reliable when reporting to work for scheduled shifts.
Preference will be given to individuals with a Bachelors degree in Human Services. Because of the complexity and skill required in this position, one year of experience working with the individuals for whom the Program Manager is responsible is preferred. This qualification may be waived if there is clear and compelling evidence of the employee’s skills and abilities to work effectively with individuals with developmental disabilities and/or ability to learn and adapt at an accelerated rate.
This position requires the ability to write legibly and spell correctly, to record accurately the actions, feelings and behavior of the individuals in the daily life notes and describe program progress. It requires the ability to read and comprehend and to understand documents such as IP’s, assessments, policies and procedures and written communications from supervisors.
This position requires mathematical skills sufficient to accurately balance a check book, accurately figure percentages for program’s success, calculate correct change and balance receipts against funds allotted.
ESSENTIAL PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS: This is sedentary work requiring the exertion of up to 50 pounds of force occasionally and a negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to move objects; work requires fingering, grasping, and repetitive motions; vocal communication is required for expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word; hearing is required to perceive information at normal spoken word levels; visual acuity is required for preparing and analyzing written or computer data, operation of machines, determining the accuracy and thoroughness of work, and observing general surroundings and activities; the worker is not subject to adverse environmental conditions.
Some homes require lifting a minimum of 50 pounds. See Human Resources or your immediate supervisor for specific homes where lifting is a requirement.
ACCOUNTABLE TO: Program Manager
If you are conditionally hired as an employee, a MANDATORY criminal background check will be completed. The State of Missouri Department of Mental Health prohibits Woodhaven from employing individuals with certain criminal convictions. For more information visit: http://dmh.mo.gov/about/employeedisqualification/.
40 Hour Flex (Sunday -Thursday or Tuesday -Saturday or Saturday & Sunday 16 hour shifts with 8 additional hours during the week)
The IDEAL CANDIDATE: A person in this position will provide coverage for hours open due to vacation, illness, vacancies, etc. The position involves 40 flex hours per week.
This position is challenging and requires a high level of responsibility and the ability to work effectively with co-workers and a wide variety of individuals. The Team Support Leader will be expected to be a positive role model for other direct support personnel. The person occupying this position will also be asked to train new employees working in a direct support capacity.
An employee in this classification is expected to learn the goals, routines and personal choices of up to 30 individuals for whom they may be scheduled to support. The position requires the ability to receive instruction from multiple Home Coordinators depending upon where the relief is needed. An employee occupying this position must be adaptable, energetic, dependable, and able to follow instructions regarding the needs and desires of the various individuals and perform effectively consistent with Woodhaven’s procedures, guidelines, directives, and individual’s personal preference.
The length of position assignments is variable. The Program Manager will assign the Team Support Leader his/her hours on a weekly or bi-weekly basis. Occasionally it may be necessary that the Program Manager deviates from this procedure due to the individual’s needs.
An employee occupying this position will be required to work overtime hours as requested by the Program Manager. Because of the skill and commitment required of the employee in this position, the salary will be commensurate with experience and education. Base salary will be received in all level homes.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: To qualify for employment with Woodhaven, an applicant must have a high school diploma or equivalent, be over the age of 18, have a valid driver’s license and be eligible to obtain a Class E Chauffeur’s License, and of course be legally allowed to work in the United States.
PLEASE NOTE: If you do not currently meet these minimum requirements you will not be considered for employment with Woodhaven at this time.
ESSENTIAL QUALIFICATIONS/DUTIES:
The Team Support Leader will be required to successfully complete an initial orientation. This will include CPR, First Aid, Positive Behavior Interventions, Universal Precautions inservice, lifting inservice, a medication administration course, and other lectures on basic information regarding State and Federal law relevant to the organization’s policies, procedures, rules and regulations. You will be required to update these inservices annually or as required. Employees are expected to be reliable when reporting to work for scheduled shifts.
Preference will be given to individuals with a Bachelors degree in Human Services. Because of the complexity and skill required in this position, one year of experience working with the individuals for whom the Program Manager is responsible is preferred. This qualification may be waived if there is clear and compelling evidence of the employee’s skills and abilities to work effectively with individuals with developmental disabilities and/or ability to learn and adapt at an accelerated rate.
This position requires the ability to write legibly and spell correctly, to record accurately the actions, feelings and behavior of the individuals in the daily life notes and describe program progress. It requires the ability to read and comprehend and to understand documents such as IP’s, assessments, policies and procedures and written communications from supervisors.
This position requires mathematical skills sufficient to accurately balance a check book, accurately figure percentages for program’s success, calculate correct change and balance receipts against funds allotted.
ESSENTIAL PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS: This is sedentary work requiring the exertion of up to 50 pounds of force occasionally and a negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to move objects; work requires fingering, grasping, and repetitive motions; vocal communication is required for expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word; hearing is required to perceive information at normal spoken word levels; visual acuity is required for preparing and analyzing written or computer data, operation of machines, determining the accuracy and thoroughness of work, and observing general surroundings and activities; the worker is not subject to adverse environmental conditions.
Some homes require lifting a minimum of 50 pounds. See Human Resources or your immediate supervisor for specific homes where lifting is a requirement.
ACCOUNTABLE TO: Program Manager
If you are conditionally hired as an employee, a MANDATORY criminal background check will be completed. The State of Missouri Department of Mental Health prohibits Woodhaven from employing individuals with certain criminal convictions. For more information visit: http://dmh.mo.gov/about/employeedisqualification/.
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