Day Program Team Lead

Access Services is hiring a Team Lead for our day program in Allentown, PA!

The day program is an empowering community of adults of all ages with intellectual disabilities and autism. The program focuses on empowering the program participants to reach their highest level of Independence. Through a person-centered approach, staff create opportunities for individuals in the program to engage with one another and their community through volunteer opportunities, recreational activities, and ADL (activities of daily living) skill building.

The Team Lead’s goal is to ensure the program’s services are fulfilled to regulatory and ISP (individual support plan) standards for each individual. To ensure these services are provided, the Team Lead coordinates the daily operations of the staff who work directly with each participant. As a person-centered program, the team lead incorporates the individuals' goals, needs, preferences, and strengths into all aspects of daily operations. Some of the daily operations include :

• Planning recreational activities.
• Ensuring the daily events occur within schedule.
• Review daily service notes from staff, ensuring that each individual's goals have been met that day.
• Act as a consultant to the program specialist on supervision the staff in program. As the eyes and ears of the space.

The time split between admin work and direct care work with individuals differs on a daily basis. Some days 80% of time can be spent on the computer completing administrative duties. Some days 80% of time can be spent working directly with individuals, in the program or out in the community

Because of the mix of front facing and admin work, time management skills are vital for the team lead! A large part of ensuring the daily goals are being met is proper documentation of each individual’s progress, keeping accuracy and compliance front of mind.

Other Functions of the Team Lead :

Requirements

Requirements and Qualifications

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

Driving Requirements :

Education : High school diploma or GED preferred.

Certification : Current certifications in First Aid, CPR, Medication Administration, and Community Participation Supports for DSP are required within six months of hire and will be provided and paid for by Access Services.

Experience :

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities :

Essential Working Conditions / Physical Demands :

Benefits

Schedule and Compensation :

Our full-time comprehensive benefits package includes :

Access Services is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed. They are not intended to be constructed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required and do not restrict management’s rights to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this position at any time.