Day Services Supervisor I

Position Title: Day Services Supervisor
Department: Adult Training
Reports to: Associate Director
Telework Eligible: No
Schedule: Monday - Friday 8am-4pm
Bi-Weekly Hours: 80

POSITION SUMMARY

Provide supervision to all employees assigned to specific program components. This includes training, appraisal, and assigning of duties. Excellent interpersonal skills and a high level of compassion are necessary as position works with a diverse population. The Supervisor I is responsible for the direct supervision of Instructors in the Adult Training program.

SUPERVISION OF PERSONNEL

Provide supervision to all employees assigned to specific program components. This includes training, appraisal, and assigning of duties. Excellent interpersonal skills and a high level of compassion are necessary as position works with a diverse population.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

1. Bachelor's degree in Special Education, Education, Psychology, or related field; or Associate's Degree; or high school diploma and relevant experience.
2. Ability to function with and relate to persons with intellectual and physical disabilities
3. Demonstrated leadership and supervisory abilities
4. Ability to develop and implement outcomes
5. Experience with or knowledge of assessment instruments
6. PA Driver's License

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

1. Supervise all employees assigned to the program area (monitor performance, train new employees, ensure all required training is completed, and complete new employee annual and interim performance appraisals).
2. Develop volunteer, recreational, and paid work experiences in the community in collaboration with Associate Director.
3. Monitor program participants’ general health and diet, and communicate needs to Associate Director and residential provider and/or family.
4. Assist with intake and referral process for new admissions.
5. Coordinate planning time and group meetings to discuss programmatic needs.
6. Supervise and assist each program participant with day-to-day and therapeutic activities (e.g., toileting, feeding, transferring, mobility, behavior management).
7. Assist with licensing inspections.
8. Ensure compliance with corporate policy and procedures, state regulations, and any other applicable laws and regulations.
9. Develop and implement programs.
10. Evaluate, guide, and instruct/supervise program participants in a comprehensive program, assuring completion of all required reports and forms, program participant expenditures, incident reports, programmatic reports, and meeting minutes.
11. Cooperate with daily schedule changes for designated group in times of employee absence.
12. Represent assigned program group at meetings, as appropriate.
13. Responsible for selecting materials and maintaining the program area and equipment, including an updated inventory.
14. Knowledge of emergency procedures.
15. Responsible for establishing schedules for supervision and providing supervision as needed during lunch, breaks, and before and after program hours.
16. Provide therapeutic activities for older adults.
17. Provide transportation for program participants, as required.
18. Obtain 24 hours of training each training year.
19. Regular attendance at work.
20. Other duties as assigned.

COMPETENCIES

• Maintain confidentiality.
• Speak clearly and persuasively in positive or negative situations, listen and get clarification, and participate in meetings.
• Write clearly and informatively and be able to read and interpret written information.
• Exhibit objectivity and openness to others’ views, provide feedback, contribute to building a positive team spirit, put success of team above own interests, and support everyone’s efforts to succeed
• Demonstrate accuracy and thoroughness. Look for new ways to improve and promote quality, and apply feedback to improve performance.
• Observe safety and security procedures, and report potentially unsafe conditions
• Adapt to changes in the work environment, manage competing demands, change approach or method to best fit the situation, and deal with frequent change, delays, or unexpected events.
• Consistently be at work on time, and arrive at meetings and appointments on time.
• Follow instructions, respond to management direction, take responsibility for own actions, and complete tasks on time or notify appropriate person with an alternate plan.
• Ask for and offer help when needed.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS AND WORK ENVIRONMENT

• The employee is regularly required to sit, stand, walk, and use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; stoop, kneel, crouch; and talk and hear.
• The employee is occasionally required to climb or balance and taste and smell.
• The employee is required to lift and/or move more than 35 lbs.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.
• While performing the duties of this job the employee is occasionally exposed to wet and/or humid conditions and outside weather conditions.
• The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.