Lead Direct Support Staff - HAB Program

Join Our Team as a Lead Direct Support Staff!

Are you passionate about helping others live their best lives? Vera French is looking for a caring, dependable, and motivated Lead Direct Support Staff member to provide support and skill-building services to individuals in residential, home, and community settings.

As a Lead Direct Support Staff, You Will

• Support individuals in developing and maintaining daily living skills
• Teach and reinforce social, functional, advocacy, and community integration skills
• Facilitate group learning and support activities
• Train and mentor new Direct Support Staff
• Provide supervision and protective oversight
• Document services and communicate with team members to ensure quality care
• Assist with implementing house rules that support client goals and independence
• Transport clients to appointments, jobs, and community activities

• High school diploma or GED required
• Bachelor’s degree in a Human Services-related field preferred
• Availability to work every other weekend
• Valid driver’s license with an insurable driving record
• Ability to pass a pre-employment physical, drug, and alcohol screening
• Previous experience working with individuals with chronic mental illness is preferred

• CPR Certification
• Medication Management Training
• Ongoing professional development opportunities
• Tuition Reimbursement Program
• Student Loan Repayment Assistance (available after one year of employment)

• Medical, dental, and vision coverage
• Wellmark Blue Cross Blue Shield health insurance
• Delta Dental and vision insurance
• Employer-paid Life Insurance, ADandD, and Long-Term Disability through Mutual of Omaha
• Optional supplemental life insurance and short-term disability coverage
• Critical Illness and Accident Coverage through Met Life

• 401(k) with employer contributions and matching
• 3% employer contribution vested on your first day
• 25% employer match on employee contributions up to 6%

• Nine paid holidays each year
• Nine paid sick days annually (accrued per payroll)
• Two weeks of vacation (accrued per payroll)
• One Vera French Day each year

I hereby certify that, if hired, I will disclose any limitations I have that may impact my ability to do the job. I understand that I may also be required to undergo a pre-employment or post-employment medical exam by the VFCMHC' designated health practitioner.

I understand that I may be subject to a background check, and hereby authorize Vera French Community Mental Health Center, or any of its affiliates, to investigate my background to determine any and all information of concern as to my record, whether the same is of record or not, and I release employers and persons named in my application from all liability for any damages on account of his/her furnishing said information.

Additionally, you are hereby authorized to make any investigation of my personal history, educational background, military record, motor vehicle records, criminal records, and credit history through an investigative or credit agency or bureau of your choice. I authorize the release of this information by the appropriate agencies to the investigating service. I authorize and give permission for the individuals listed as references to provide written information and/or verbally discuss my background with Vera French Community Mental Health Center, or any of its affiliates.

This authorization, in original or copy form, shall be valid for this and any future reports and updates that may be required.

I understand that passing the background check is a condition of employment. A negative background check can be grounds for dismissal, even if an offer has been made to me and I have been hired.