Home and Community Supports Assistant Supervisor

Access Services is looking to grow our In Home and Community Supports team by hiring an Assistant Supervisor in the Lehigh Valley Region! This position will be based out of our Bethlehem office with a caseloads across the region including Stroudsburg, Fleetwood, Bethlehem.

Who we are: Our Intellectual Disability & Autism service line believes in empowering individuals’ abilities and unlocking their full potential. Disability does not mean inability. Our In-Home Supports program is a part of that and has been helping families for 30+ years. We provide training, ongoing support, and equip Direct Support Professionals to provide 1 on 1 care to support adults and children with intellectual disabilities in their homes and in the community. Our program helps individuals:

• Set and meet personal goals.
• Become contributing members of their communities.
• Foster independence and encourage personal growth.

• Manage daily care routines.

What you’ll do as an In Home Supports Assistant Supervisor:

You will provide a combination of coordination and direct care support to individuals with intellectual disabilities living in their own homes or their natural family’s homes. Training and supervision of DSPs.

• Assist with the development, implementation, updating and review of individual support plans that are strengths based and person centered in collaboration with the team and the individuals being served.
• Provide 25-30 hours of direct care support to the individuals in the program.
• Attend all necessary meetings relating to both the support and coordination aspects of the individuals being served.
• Participate in the orientation, development, and supervision of assigned direct support professionals.
• Maintain documentation and data related to your caseload.

Requirements

Candidates must meet all qualifying and ongoing job criteria including background checks, physical examination results, and clearances. 

• Education: High School diploma or GED required.

• Experience: One year of direct care experience working with individuals with intellectual disabilities preferred.
• Driving: 
• Have access to a reliable vehicle during work hours.  
• Have had a valid U.S. driver’s license for the last two years (not including time with a permit).  
• Be listed as a driver on a valid auto insurance policy. 

This position requires the ability to travel during a normal workday to successfully carry out the expectations of this position. Therefore, employees will need to drive their personal vehicle and/or an agency-owned vehicle to meet these expectations. Employee is expected to always drive in a safe manner, meet eligibility criteria outlined in our Motor Vehicle Policy, be available and willing to drive during work schedule, and successfully pass the Agency’s substance abuse screening at any time during employment. There may be limited exceptions, which should be identified and worked through with the supervisor. 

We are looking for a candidate with...

• Excellent organizational and oral/written communication skills.
• Excellent interpersonal skills to maintain effective working relationships with individuals, their families and individuals from local agencies.

• Ability to effectively interact as part of a team and also work independently.
• Proficiency in, or ability to learn and use, workplace applications, platforms and technologies.

Essential Working Conditions/Physical Demands:

• Work in program sites and the community routinely providing direct care and/or support with individual(s).
• Stand, sit or run by self, or to provide proper care and supervision with an individual.

• Able to move and stay with an individual to keep them safe, both in home environment and community, both at near and far distances, even when an individual may struggle to meet identified expectations.
• Able to assist an individual who has fallen, regardless of weight or size.
• Walk, climb stairs by self, or to provide direct care and/or support.
• Work in a standard office environment.
• Utilize desktop computer equipment daily.

• Able to lift or move items associated with sedentary work and light work (exert up to 20 lbs.)

Benefits

Compensation and work schedule:

This is an hourly position that starts at $19.50/hour, with increases based on education and experience in the field.

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