Res. Program Supervisor

• Location 12450 Perry Highway,Wexford, PA, 15090,United States
• Job Category Active
• Employee Type Full Time

Acts as front-line supervisor to all DSPs employed within the residential programs. Ensures homes and staff are fully in compliance with 6400/6100 regulations and serves as the program specialist per regulations. Provides content aligned with InVision's mission and philosophy, and routine documentation and review of individual support plans for people with an array of diagnoses which may include developmental disabilities, problematic sexual behaviors, autism, and other cognitive disabilities often co-occurring with complex psychiatric or medical diagnoses.

Ensures full implementation of all plans of support in alignment with InVision's philosophical approach to service delivery. Serves as the primary contact between the organization, family members of people supported, and external stakeholders.

• Performs all job duties with the understanding that what is most important is that which is important to the person supported.
• Ensures through mentoring, guidance, and feedback that the Direct Support Professional's approach to services is congruent with the needs, wants, and desires of each person supported in conjunction with the policies and procedures of the organization.
• Facilitates the development of relationships between Direct Support Professional (DSP) staff and the person supported.
• Demonstrates professionalism, dignity, and respect towards the person supported, co-workers, management, and other associates both within the organization and outside the company.
• Supervises Direct Support Professionals (DSP) under their direction to ensure they are supported, prepared, trained, and competent in their ability to effectively fulfill all duties of their positions in alignment with the company's procedures, standard business practices, and philosophical approach to service delivery.
• Communicates regularly with the person supported, their families, and other appropriate parties to provide updates, seek feedback, and explain policies and procedures.
• Maximizes the performance and development of DSPs by providing ongoing feedback, ensuring that required training is completed, individual supervision, 90-day evaluation, and annual performance evaluations.
• Accepts ownership of and assures that relevant information, including but not limited to, senior management decisions, new initiatives, policies, and procedures, is effectively communicated to Direct Support Professionals. Provides guidance, manages perceptions, and ensures Direct Support Professional's understanding.
• Facilitates monthly house meetings to ensure what is most important to the person supported is the focus of the services provided, through the effective development of teams and dissemination of information.
• Ensures the health and safety of each person supported and applies emergency procedures as necessary. Manages crisis situations and ensures that debriefings and plans of correction are completed as needed.
• Ensures the implementation of Support Plans and other recommendations made by the Behavior Specialist.
• Encourages and honors each person to be the decision maker in their life by partnering to develop plans including but not limited to financial management, emergency, dietary, and medical plans.
• Seeks out ways to improve quality and effectiveness of services, consistent with established mission and philosophy, values, and strategic objectives.
• Ensures staffing coverage in an emergency or crisis situations
• Provides on-call support within the program on a rotating basis.

• Performs the role of program specialist as identified in the 6400/6100 licensing regulations.
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