Team Lead (OPWDD)

Are you a natural leader with a passion for making a difference? Join our team as a Team Lead and help us create a supportive, empowering environment for individuals with developmental disabilities. In this key role, you’ll support, guide and coach Direct Support Professionals (DSPs) while ensuring high-quality care and compliance with agency policy & procedures and OPWDD regulations.

Benefits & Perks:

• Paid Time Off (PTO) & Paid Holidays
• Casual dress code
• Health, dental (free insurance options!) & vision insurance options
• Employer paid sponsored life insurance
• Supplemental insurance programs for additional life insurance, short-term disability, accident & cancer insurance
• Up to $600 savings every year for completing biometric health screenings on a single health insurance plan & up to $1,200 if a spouse completes too!
• OLV Tuition Reimbursement up to $7,200
• Qualifying Non-For-Profit for Federal Student Loan Forgiveness Program (click here to learn more: https://studentaid.gov/manage-loans/forgiveness-cancellation)
• Take advantage of our Dental & Outpatient Mental Health services while working
• Wellness Programs - Up to $180 annual gym reimbursement
• $$ Employee referral program $$

Additional Information:

• Hourly Rate based on relevant years of experience
• Schedule: 2pm-10pm

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FULL JOB DESCRIPTION
Responsible to: Director of Residential Services
Job Summary: The Team Lead is an integral part of the treatment team in the site. The Team Lead is responsible for assisting the RM and ASM with supporting, coaching, mentoring and directing the Direct Support Professionals (DSP) to ensure the general care of each individual occurs and all OLV documentation pertaining to the individual is completed per OPWDD regulations.

Essential Job Duties:

• Initiate a "Shift Update” to enhance communication and RICH Relationships at the site.
• Provides positive role model to DSPs, of the expectations and culture of accountability for the site.
• Proficient knowledge in the DD program and Life Skills areas.
• Initiates and assists the DSPs with the completion of individual assignments and ensures supervision levels are followed at the site.
• Ensures Behavior Support Plans are followed as written, and all documentation has been completed per regulation.
• Ensures and initials that DSPs maintain meaningful documentation records for each individual (including but not limited to; intake and output, medical monitoring, habilitative program documentation, Therap notes, behavior notes/documentation, incident reports, etc).
• Ensures in-house recreational activities and community recreational activities occur as planned.
• Assists with training, coaching, and supporting DSPs, as necessary.
• Float to department sites as needed.
• Participates in the weekly site team meeting to ensure ongoing communication with the RN Case Manager/PC/RM/ARM.
• Attends department staff meetings, division management meetings, and or other meetings as requested.
• Assists with Administering medications to the individuals, as necessary.
• Completes meal observation audits at assigned IRAs.
• All other duties as assigned by supervisor.

Skills:

• Customer Skills
• Computer Skills
• Organization skills

Minimum Education Required:

• High school Diploma/GED required or Associate's Degree preferred

Minimum Experience Required:

• 3 to 5 years applicable prior experience with HS diploma or 2 years with an Associate’s Degree

License/Registration/Certifications Required:

• Valid NYS Divers License

Training Requirements:

• OLVHS' New Hire Orientation
• First Aid and CPR Training
• Risking Connection Training
• SCIP-R
• Medication Administration

Physical Requirements:
Strength: Sufficient to assist with lifting and transferring a patient and perform CPR.
Mobility: Sufficient mobility to bend, stoop, and bend down to the floor, ability to move around rapidly; and to move in small, confined areas.
Hearing: Sufficient to hear through the stethoscope to discriminate sounds; to hear cries for help; to hear alarms on equipment and emergency signals; and various pages.
Vision: Sufficient to make physical assessment of patients and equipment.
Communication: Able to communicate in both verbal and written formats and interact with clients, staff and supervisors.

Salary : $180 - $600