Access: Supports for Living
DSP Supervisor (LD)
Location: New Windsor, NY
Pay Rate: $63,353.00 annually
Weekly Schedule: 40 Hours Flexible with On-Call Responsibilities
Overview of Primary Responsibilities Our dedicated front line staff are out in the field making it happen on a daily basis. Our administration staff play a key role in supporting our frontline staff by giving them the resources and tools they need to be successful. Whether Finance, HR, IT, or Quality Assurance is your game, you’ll be supporting our agency to be able to provide the best programs and services possible. You’ll get to work in a supportive, creative culture with many benefits.
Primary Functions
Supervises and works alongside Direct Support Professionals in a residential setting which support individuals with varying diagnoses.
Collaborates with Human Resources and DSP Administrators to promote staff recruitment, selection, hiring, retention, training and professional development.
Tracks direct care staff’s training due dates to ensure compliance with no lapse.
Completes staff performance agreements which are aligned with Core Competencies.
Provides performance feedback and initiates progressive discipline as needed.
Creates, reviews and ensures the implementation of service plans.
Ensures that high-quality rehabilitative services and person centered activities are being planned and conducted in accordance with service plans.
Meets with individual’s circle of support to ensure all programming needs are met and to problem solve any concerns that may arise.
Ensures that the program is operating efficiently and within program budget specifications.
Ensures that staff are completing documentation in a thorough, timely manner in order to ensure for maximum billing.
Ensures for the safety of all individuals and team members.
Ensures routine maintenance and cleaning of vehicles and physical plant are completed and follows through to resolution.
Coordinates and leads program operations to achieve quality of care, and efficiency while maintaining regulatory standards.
Reports and resolves incidents and compliance issues in a timely manner and ensures direct reports do the same.
Maintains individual’s charts up-to-date and ensures documents are scanned and filed appropriately.
Inspires and promotes customer satisfaction.
Participates in the agencies on call rotation and responds to individual and program emergencies as needed.
Completes program staffing schedule and ensures for appropriate coverage.
Utilizes technology to review and approve staff timesheets.
Organizes, multitasks and prioritizes duties and responsibilities in an efficient manner.
Provides personalized interactions with individuals to ensure high quality services.
Acts in a professional and visionary manner and communicates effectively with others; completes training programs; trains others as required and attends departmental, agency and relevant community meetings.
Maintains a valid, unrestricted, insurable driver’s license.
Performs other duties as needed or assigned.
Additional Functional / Organizational Support
Performs other duties as needed or assigned.
Qualifications And Attributes
Demonstrate all skills and attributes outlined in the NYS DSP Core Competencies
Ability to work in a diverse and inclusive environment with individuals of various abilities
Complete all mandatory trainings within first 90 days and maintain recertification’s ongoing
Professionally and effectively communicate both in verbal and written forms
Understand regulations and document services in real-time utilizing electronic technology
Ability to multi-task and prioritize job responsibilities
Respond timely and effectively to emergency and crisis situations
Be proactive to identify, report and resolve safety/medical concerns as they arise
Ability to accurately count money and complete basic math and banking transactions
Complete training to become approved medication administration professional (AMAP) certified and accurately administer medications and maintain certification up-to-date without lapse
Participate in team meetings and service plan meetings as necessary
Ensure service plans are written in a timely, accurate manner following life plan meetings
Provide person centered, culturally competent services, which may include celebration of holidays and attendance at religious services
Provide continuous care and maintain approved staffing ratios at all times, which may include weekends and holidays
Provide on-call coverage for primary site, as well as for a cluster of sites, as assigned
Provide leadership and mentorship to a team of DSP’s working in a residential setting
Ability to access reliable transportation
Maintains a valid, unrestricted, insurable driver’s license
Bilingual English and Spanish speaking is a plus
Fluent in American Sign Language is a plus
Education And Experience
Bachelor’s Degree with one-year experience in the field and at least six months’ supervisory experience in the field
Associate’s degree with two years’ experience in the field and at least one-year supervisory experience in any field
At least five years’ experience in the field and at least two years’ supervisory experience in any field
Internal candidate with at least four years’ experience in the field
Physical Characteristics
Must be capable of performing all SCIP Interventions
Able to provide hands on care to individuals with various physical disabilities, which may include showering, feeding and physical assistance
Ability to perform various household cleaning tasks utilizing cleaning supplies
Occasional lifting of 25+ pounds, occasional pushing/pulling of 25+ pounds and occasional reaching and bending to perform necessary duties
Ability to ascend and descend stairs
Ability to participate in light to moderate physical activities
Ability to utilize various electronic devices
Provide transportation utilizing vehicles ranging in size from sedans to large passenger vans
Exposure to pets may be required at certain sites
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Overview of Primary Responsibilities Our dedicated front line staff are out in the field making it happen on a daily basis. Our administration staff play a key role in supporting our frontline staff by giving them the resources and tools they need to be successful. Whether Finance, HR, IT, or Quality Assurance is your game, you’ll be supporting our agency to be able to provide the best programs and services possible. You’ll get to work in a supportive, creative culture with many benefits.
Primary Functions
Supervises and works alongside Direct Support Professionals in a residential setting which support individuals with varying diagnoses.
Collaborates with Human Resources and DSP Administrators to promote staff recruitment, selection, hiring, retention, training and professional development.
Tracks direct care staff’s training due dates to ensure compliance with no lapse.
Completes staff performance agreements which are aligned with Core Competencies.
Provides performance feedback and initiates progressive discipline as needed.
Creates, reviews and ensures the implementation of service plans.
Ensures that high-quality rehabilitative services and person centered activities are being planned and conducted in accordance with service plans.
Meets with individual’s circle of support to ensure all programming needs are met and to problem solve any concerns that may arise.
Ensures that the program is operating efficiently and within program budget specifications.
Ensures that staff are completing documentation in a thorough, timely manner in order to ensure for maximum billing.
Ensures for the safety of all individuals and team members.
Ensures routine maintenance and cleaning of vehicles and physical plant are completed and follows through to resolution.
Coordinates and leads program operations to achieve quality of care, and efficiency while maintaining regulatory standards.
Reports and resolves incidents and compliance issues in a timely manner and ensures direct reports do the same.
Maintains individual’s charts up-to-date and ensures documents are scanned and filed appropriately.
Inspires and promotes customer satisfaction.
Participates in the agencies on call rotation and responds to individual and program emergencies as needed.
Completes program staffing schedule and ensures for appropriate coverage.
Utilizes technology to review and approve staff timesheets.
Organizes, multitasks and prioritizes duties and responsibilities in an efficient manner.
Provides personalized interactions with individuals to ensure high quality services.
Acts in a professional and visionary manner and communicates effectively with others; completes training programs; trains others as required and attends departmental, agency and relevant community meetings.
Maintains a valid, unrestricted, insurable driver’s license.
Performs other duties as needed or assigned.
Additional Functional / Organizational Support
Performs other duties as needed or assigned.
Qualifications And Attributes
Demonstrate all skills and attributes outlined in the NYS DSP Core Competencies
Ability to work in a diverse and inclusive environment with individuals of various abilities
Complete all mandatory trainings within first 90 days and maintain recertification’s ongoing
Professionally and effectively communicate both in verbal and written forms
Understand regulations and document services in real-time utilizing electronic technology
Ability to multi-task and prioritize job responsibilities
Respond timely and effectively to emergency and crisis situations
Be proactive to identify, report and resolve safety/medical concerns as they arise
Ability to accurately count money and complete basic math and banking transactions
Complete training to become approved medication administration professional (AMAP) certified and accurately administer medications and maintain certification up-to-date without lapse
Participate in team meetings and service plan meetings as necessary
Ensure service plans are written in a timely, accurate manner following life plan meetings
Provide person centered, culturally competent services, which may include celebration of holidays and attendance at religious services
Provide continuous care and maintain approved staffing ratios at all times, which may include weekends and holidays
Provide on-call coverage for primary site, as well as for a cluster of sites, as assigned
Provide leadership and mentorship to a team of DSP’s working in a residential setting
Ability to access reliable transportation
Maintains a valid, unrestricted, insurable driver’s license
Bilingual English and Spanish speaking is a plus
Fluent in American Sign Language is a plus
Education And Experience
Bachelor’s Degree with one-year experience in the field and at least six months’ supervisory experience in the field
Associate’s degree with two years’ experience in the field and at least one-year supervisory experience in any field
At least five years’ experience in the field and at least two years’ supervisory experience in any field
Internal candidate with at least four years’ experience in the field
Physical Characteristics
Must be capable of performing all SCIP Interventions
Able to provide hands on care to individuals with various physical disabilities, which may include showering, feeding and physical assistance
Ability to perform various household cleaning tasks utilizing cleaning supplies
Occasional lifting of 25+ pounds, occasional pushing/pulling of 25+ pounds and occasional reaching and bending to perform necessary duties
Ability to ascend and descend stairs
Ability to participate in light to moderate physical activities
Ability to utilize various electronic devices
Provide transportation utilizing vehicles ranging in size from sedans to large passenger vans
Exposure to pets may be required at certain sites
Access: Network is an EEO employer
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