Residential Lead

Join us at Delta Community Supports, Inc. (“Delta”), where every day brings the opportunity to make a difference in the lives of others! As a leading provider of support services for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities, we're on a mission to empower and enrich the lives of those we serve. Are you passionate about fostering independence, promoting inclusion, and creating meaningful connections? If so, come be a part of our dynamic team where innovation, compassion, and dedication drive our every endeavor. Embark on a rewarding career journey with Delta Community Supports, Inc., and help us shape a brighter future for all!

Position Summary

Delta Community Supports, Inc. is seeking a Residential Lead Staff role to provide support for our New Jersey-based individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities. The Lead Group Home Staff assists the residential coordinator in supporting the group home's ongoing operations and encourages the continued quality support of individuals served. The Lead Group Home Staff also provides direct support care to people with physical, mental, and intellectual disabilities within assigned residences, ensuring the health and well-being of the individuals they serve and promoting personal independence.

Key Responsibilities:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The duties listed below represent the required knowledge, skills, and/or ability. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.

● Ensures effective communication with the leadership team. Ensuring it is known when a home is adequately staffed, including communicating when too many staff are present on a shift.

● Ensures the operations of the shift through delegation of key responsibilities on assigned shift

such as:

o Conducting activities and functions for all individuals in the home while incorporating community integration

o Cleaning responsibilities to maintain a safe, clean, and healthy home, including but not limited to cleaning of individual bedrooms, common areas in the home, and outside of the homes and inside of vehicles

o Ensure timely completion of paperwork such as progress notes, incident reports, household checklists, critical issues logs, and other items.

o Assisting, teaching, and supporting individuals in the independent management of his/her hygiene may include baths, showers, oral hygiene, personal care, nail and hair grooming.

o Transporting individuals based on needs to medical appointments, community outings etc.

o Administering and inventorying medications following all established company policies and procedures

o Shopping for groceries, including preparing a list based on the house menu.

o Maintaining and organizing files and purging records as required.

● Leads and observes fellow staff in the implementation of clinical interventions and strategies such as:

o Implementing the behavior support plan by following the specific behavior strategies and actions outlined and trained by the Behavioral Analyst

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