Lead Direct Support Professional (PM Shift)

Lead Direct Support Professional (PM Shift)

Title: Lead Direct Support Professional (PM Shift)

State Role Title: 49053

Hiring Range: $41,843 commensurate with experience

Pay Band: 3

Agency: Dept Behavioral Health/Develop

Location: Southeastern VA Training Ctr

Looking for a career with meaning and purpose? Join our team at Southeastern Virginia Training Center!

Southeastern Virginia Training Center is looking for a compassionate, patient, and dedicated Lead Direct Support Professional to join our team. Are you a kind, caring, and reliable professional with experience supporting individuals with maladaptive behaviors? We are looking for a kind, caring, and reliable Lead Direct Support Professional to provide essential care and behavioral support to individuals with disabilities. If you have experience supporting individuals with behavioral challenges and a passion for caregiving, we encourage you to apply!

About Us

At Southeastern Virginia Training Center (SEVTC) we serve citizens with intellectual and developmental disabilities. We are an intermediate care facility operated by the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services (DBHDS) where we support individuals in state-of-the-art homes with accommodations unique to their specific needs. At SEVTC, we take pride in providing our individuals with a person-centered approach, fostering their independence, and ensuring their life is fully realized to their potential. Our employees are our most valuable asset, and we take time to invest in their health, wellness, and happiness.

About the Role

This position is considered essential personnel and would be required to work in the event of an emergency or facility need. All SEVTC positions are required to work different shifts and/or overtime as requested.

Responsibilities include:

• Work within a person-centered educational model to provide support, educational/training, and supervision of individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities
• Managing staff assignments and ensuring all shift tasks are completed efficiently.
• Run training programs; administer medications; collect and record pertinent data and complete required documentation
• Contribute to and maintain an environment that is supportive of individual choices, enriching, homelike, safe and nurturing for people with disabilities
• Support and instruct individuals in a range of daily living skills including self-help, personal hygiene, independent living, and social development
• Monitor leisure time, recreational, social and activities of choice
• May be supporting individuals receiving emergency stabilization services
• Drive facility vans to transport individuals
• Responding to crises with effective management techniques, ensuring safety for all.
• Completing special assignments as directed by supervisors.

Shift Hours: 2:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m.

Shift differential is available for the following shifts: 2nd shift weekday $2.50/hr. weekend $3.00/hr.

All new hires must successfully complete the facility's Pre-service training program for Direct Support Professional Staff, to include Person Centered Approach techniques, CPR/First Aid Certification, TOVA, medication administration, nutritional management and physical/behavioral management, for continued employment. (Preservice training class is 12 days long 8:00 am to 4:30 pm and one day 2p-10p).

Position numbers 00653, 00240, 00016 00573, and 00493 will be filled from this posting.

Skills and experience required:

We are looking for candidates who are passionate about helping others and making a positive impact on their lives. We also seek the following:

• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Must be dependable, accountable, and reliable.
• Must have ability to work a flexible schedule.
• Must have high school diploma or equivalent.
• Must have active, valid driver's license.
• Prior experience managing or leading a shift.
• Must have ability to work with an integrated team.

Bonus points if you have:

• Prior experience with medication administration.
• Prior experience working with individuals with intellectual disabilities, autism, and other disabilities.
• Prior experience working with medically fragile individuals.
• Prior experience as a Direct Support Professional, a Certified Nursing Assistant, or similar role.
• Demonstrated experience working with electronic medical records.

What we offer:

We offer an array of benefits to help you take care of you and your family:

• Health, vision and dental; multiple plan choices!
• Health and dependent care flexible spending accounts.
• 13 paid holidays.
• Paid time off to include sick leave, family personal leave, annual leave, parental leave and more!
• Life and long-term care insurance.
• Retirement and savings to include - membership in the Virginia Retirement System (401(a) defined benefit plan) and the commonwealth's deferred compensation plan.
• Short term and long-term disability benefits.
• Employee assistance program, wellness, employee discounts and so much more!
• Career advancement opportunities.

Person Centered. Community Based.

SEVTC's mission is to provide quality, person-centered services for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities and their families in partnership with a community-based system of supports.

We envision SEVTC as a center of excellence providing specialized supports that enable successful community living for individuals with intellectual, developmental and behavioral challenges across the state of Virginia.

Our values reflect an environment where: individuals lead self-determined lives that focus on empowerment, dignity and respect, employees are valued and appreciated as our most important asset, individuals and employees live, work and play in an environment that is safe and free from harm, collaboration with DBHDS, community partners, and family members is welcomed and fostered, and resources are utilized in a thoughtful and efficient manner.

Special Instructions

You will be provided with confirmation of receipt when your application and/or résumé is submitted successfully. Please refer to "Your Application" in your account to check the status of your application for this position.

Applications/résumés will begin to be reviewed within five (5) days of the posting date.

Application Requirements: Applications and résumés for this position are accepted electronically through the Commonwealth of Virginia's Electronic Recruitment System only. Interview decisions will be based solely on the information provided in your electronic application and/or résumé. Please ensure you detail all relevant work experience clearly and specifically; we will not make assumptions about your qualifications. You will receive confirmation of receipt once your application and/or résumé has been successfully submitted. To check the status of your application, refer to "Your Application" in your account.

Background Investigation: All applicants are subject to an extensive background investigation and a pre-employment drug screening. This investigation may include fingerprint checks (State Police, FBI), local agency checks, Department of Social Services/Child Protective Services checks, employment verification, and verification of education relevant to the position. Under Virginia Code §§ 37.2-314 and 37.2-408.1, the Department of Behavioral Health & Developmental Services (DBHDS) cannot employ or utilize as volunteers' individuals convicted of specific ("barrier") crimes or those with pending "barrier" charges.

Reasonable Accommodations: Reasonable accommodations are available to individuals with disabilities during the application and/or interview process in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act. If you require assistance or accommodation, please notify Human Resources at sarita.jordan@dbhds.virginia.gov during business hours (8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.).

Equal Opportunity: The Commonwealth of Virginia is committed to conducting all aspects of human resource management without regard to race (or traits historically associated with race, including hair texture, hair type, and protective hairstyles such as braids, locks, and twists), sex, color, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, veteran status, political affiliation, disability, genetic information, and pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions.* There shall be no retaliation against anyone making allegations of violations of this policy.

Veteran Preference: DBHDS is a Virginia Values Veterans (V