SS Health Aide Supervisor

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Job Title:

SS: Health Aide Supervisor

Agency:

Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities

Job Requisition ID:

JR

Shift:

Any (United States of America)

Compensation Details:

SALARY: $48360.00

Job Description:

Health Aide Supervisor

Job Code: HCS023
Agency: Georgia Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities
Job Family: Healthcare
Job Level: Supervisor

Job Responsibilities

• Supervises guides and instructs Health Aides and other assigned direct-care staff.
• Plans and assigns daily work assignments and ensures adequate staffing coverage.
• Monitors staff performance and provides training coaching and corrective guidance.
• Ensure individuals receive appropriate assistance with bathing dressing grooming eating toileting mobility and other activities of daily living.
• Observes individuals for changes in behavior physical condition or emotional status and reports concerns to nursing or clinical staff.
• Ensures treatment plans behavioral-support plans and individualized service plans are properly implemented.
• Reviews staff documentation for accuracy completeness and compliance with established requirements.
• Maintains a safe clean and therapeutic environment.
• Ensures staff complete required safety checks rounds and incident reports.
• Responds to emergencies behavioral incidents and crisis situations.
• Assists with employee training scheduling performance evaluations and attendance monitoring.
• Promotes the dignity privacy independence and rights of individuals receiving services.
• Ensures compliance with DBHDD policies infection-control standards safety procedures and applicable regulations.
• Performs direct-care duties when necessary and completes other assignments as directed.

Minimum Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED and two years of experience in a related field including one year in a lead-worker team-leader or supervisory role; or
• One year of experience at the lower-level position of Health Aide 3 (HCS022) or an equivalent position.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience supervising direct-care employees in a hospital behavioral health residential or developmental-disabilities setting.
• Experience working with individuals diagnosed with behavioral health conditions or intellectual and developmental disabilities.
• Knowledge of crisis-prevention behavior-management infection-control and patient-safety procedures.
• Experience preparing schedules assigning work reviewing documentation and evaluating employee performance.
• Current CPR and First Aid certification.
• Strong leadership communication documentation and conflict-resolution skills.
• Ability to work evenings overnight shifts weekends and holidays as required.
• Valid drivers license with eligibility to drive state vehicles as needed

Minimum Qualifications:

High School diploma/GED and two (2) years of experience in a related field in which one (1) year in a lead worker team leader or supervisory role; or one (1) year of experience required at the lower level Health Aide 3 (HCS022) or position equivalent.

Equal Employment Opportunity Employer

The State of Georgia does not discriminate based on race color national origin sex religion age disability or other protected categories in employment or the provision of services.
Qualified applicants may request reasonable accommodation when needed during the application and/or screening process by contacting the appropriate agency Human Resources department.

Required Experience:

Manager