Supervisor, Direct Support Professional/Emplo

DEPARTMENT: Vocational Services

SUPERVISOR: Manager, Vocational Services

POSITIONS SUPERVISED: Direct Support Professional/Employment, Lead Direct Support Professional/Employment 

Gesher Human Services is a bridge to hope and opportunity for people at work, at home, and in the community. Gesher’s workforce development, behavioral health, and inclusion programming serves all Metro Detroiters while meeting the needs of the Jewish community.

GENERAL JOB DESCRIPTION 

This role involves recruitment, training and supervision of Direct Support Professionals who provide onsite support to individuals with disabilities who are working toward vocational and activities of daily living goals.

QUALIFICATIONS 

​​​Required:

• High school diploma or equivalency, two years college preferred.

Other:

• Three to four years related work experience with individuals with developmental, emotional and/or physical impairments preferred. 
• Two years of supervisory experience preferred.
• First Aid and CPR certification required.
• Working knowledge of training techniques, behavior modification, task analysis and fluency in American Sign Language is a plus.
• Interpersonal skills sufficient to communicate with employers, public, customers and staff are required. 
• Position requires composition skills sufficient to prepare required reports.
• Driving record must be sufficient to meet safe driving standards as established by Agency insurance carrier.
• Valid Michigan driver’s license is required as well as reliable automotive transportation.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES 

• Manage day to day operations of assigned Supported Employment and Skill Building sites. 
• Interview, orient, train and supervise designated staff. Complete written performance evaluations as required. 
• Provide ongoing feedback to staff and provide corrective action as necessary. Submit weekly time sheet information for staff payroll.
• Ensure comprehensive quality standards and support services meet employer’s expectations and/or funding source requirements through file review and site visits.
• Assist the Direct Support Professional/Employment (as applicable) and Case Managers in modifying the job and/or creating adaptive devices to accommodate individual participant disability.
• Ensure that assigned staff are completing assigned reports/notes, trainings and timesheets on time.
• Assist in identifying new Supported Employment and Skill Building sites. 
• Provide formal and informal in-service/training, including role modeling to employers, co-workers, and participants to facilitate social integration at the work site.
• Complete data entry, reporting and data collection projects as needed.
• Serve on Agency committee(s) as appointed.

Supplemental Duties:

• Provide and/or supervise on-going follow along services to participants.
• Ability to work flexible hours in the community and facility settings as well as travel to local sites in less than a day’s notice.
• Transport participants using own vehicle or agency van, as needed.
• Perform job coaching services as necessary.

WORKING CONDITIONS

Environmental conditions:

• Moderate noise (i.e., business office with computers, phone, and printers, light traffic).
• Ability to work both inside or outside of buildings; in a confined area or settings where there may be exposure to heat, cold, humidity; dust and cleaning solutions. 
• Ability to sit at a computer terminal for an extended period.

Physical requirements:

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to, stand, sit; talk, hear, and use hands and fingers to operate a computer and telephone keyboard, reach, stoop, kneel to install computer equipment.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision requirements due to computer work.
• Light to moderate lifting in required.

Accommodation(s):

 As appropriate and fiscally reasonable.

EXEMPT

This position is exempt from the overtime pay provisions of the Federal Fair Labor Standards Act.

The above job description is for general informational purposes only and is not intended to be all inclusive or limiting as to specific duties. The Agency reserves the right to modify, interpret, or apply this job description in any way the Agency desires and in no way implies that these are the only duties, including essential duties, to be performed by the employee occupying the position. The described job requirements are subject to change to reasonably accommodate qualified individuals with a disability.

This job description is not an employment contract, implied or otherwise and any employment relationship remains “at-will.” 

Gesher is proud to be an equal employment opportunity and affirmative action employer. We celebrate diversity and do not discriminate based on race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, veteran or disability status, or any other applicable characteristics protected by law.