The Guild for Human Services - Concord, MA
posted 3 days ago
About the position
The Guild for Human Services is dedicated to educating, encouraging, and empowering individuals with intellectual disabilities to help them achieve their full potential and participate meaningfully in the community. As part of this mission, we are seeking a dedicated individual to join our team in Waltham, MA. This role involves working collaboratively with a team to maintain a clean, safe, and positive living environment for residents. The position includes responsibilities such as supervising staff, monitoring individual care, and ensuring adherence to policies and procedures. The ideal candidate will be passionate about enhancing the lives of individuals with intellectual disabilities and will play a crucial role in their daily activities and well-being.
Responsibilities
- Work as a member of a team to maintain a clean, safe, positive living environment for each individual who lives at the residence.
- Act as Shift Supervisor; directly supervise all staff in the assigned residence while on shift.
- Provide supervision of all individuals while under his/her care.
- Monitor staff performance, assist in yearly evaluation process.
- Ensure employees adhere to all policies/requirements of The Guild for Human Services.
- Ensure all staff implement positive behavior supports and individual behavior support plans.
- Attend training as required.
- Assist nursing in taking individuals to Doctors' appointments.
- Monitor all individuals' medications and coordinate with nursing if orders are needed.
- Monitor and ensure that all individuals receive their prescribed medication, and that the medication administration record has been completed correctly each day.
- Administer and record students' medications as directed during training.
- Ensure all residential documentation including logs and Incident/Accident (IA) reports are completed.
- Plan and implement community activities for students in the residence.
- Monitor individual and house expenditures.
- Develop and implement residential meal preparation including menu development, grocery shopping and cooking that is inclusive of all students who live in the home.
- Attend individual's team meetings as requested.
- Manage the day to day functions of the residence including crisis interventions, on-call notifications, on-shift parent/guardian communication, and individuals programming.
- Ensure the implementation of all individualized programming in accordance with each IEP and daily activity schedule.
- Ensure the accurate and timely collection and summation of individuals' and house data.
- Implement and record fire drills to ensure the health and safety of the individuals who live in the home.
- Ensure the cleanliness and upkeep of the home and vehicles.
- Ensure the implementation of all Guild Youth Residential Services policies and procedures.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in special education, psychology, or related field preferred.
- At least two years of experience in a direct-care facility, preferably in a residential setting with a similar population; education may be substituted for one year of experience.
- Ability to demonstrate supervisory and administrative skills.
- Undergo background record check process.
- MAP (Medication Administration Program) certification or the ability to obtain MAP certification within first 90 days of employment.
