Lead Direct Support Professional (PM Shift)

Lead Direct Support Professional (PM Shift)

Southeastern Virginia Training Center is looking for a Lead Direct Support Professional to join our team. Are you a compassionate, patient, and dedicated professional with experience supporting individuals with maladaptive behaviors? Are you a compassionate, patient, and dedicated individual with experience supporting individuals with disabilities or behavioral challenges? Do you have a background as a Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA), Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS), or Personal Care Assistant (PCA)? We encourage you to apply.

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.

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.

• 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: 2nd shift: 2:00 p.m. 10:00 p.m.

Shift Differential is available for this shift: 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 10 days long 8:00 am to 4:30 pm Monday - Friday).

Position numbers 00249, 00161, and 00240 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:

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

• 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 out most import 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.

Virginia Department of Human Resource Management