Job Description
A lead specialist manages behavioral health supports in group home settings. Professionals coordinate programs for individuals with developmental disabilities, ensuring consistent care through activity planning, health oversight, and staff training. This position promotes independence and community integration, heavily impacting daily living for supported individuals.
Dungarvin delivers person-centered supports for intellectual and developmental disabilities across 15 states. Founded in 1976, the mission focuses on respecting choices, offering services like group homes and therapy.
Daily responsibilities encompass assisting with personal finances, planning activities and programs, supporting behavioral needs, encouraging family involvement, overseeing education and job programs, managing health, nutrition, household tasks, creating staff schedules. During shifts, roles perform behavioral support duties, documenting care and following plans. A key challenge is balancing lead oversight with direct care, including driving and weekend availability for comprehensive program consistency.
Compensation is $26 per hour fixed wage. Location requires in-person presence, part-time or full-time with evening shifts from 2 PM to 10 PM. Schedule includes weekdays, weekends, holidays. Benefits for full-time include medical, dental, vision, pet insurance, 401(k) with 3% match, PTO, donation program, employee assistance, supplemental insurance, paid training, career development. Professional opportunities include statewide transfers and brand discounts.
Responsibilities
- Assist with personal finances for supported individuals
- Plan activities and programs
- Support behavioral needs
- Encourage family involvement
- Oversee education or job programs
- Manage health, nutrition, household
- Create staff schedules
- Ensure program consistency, communication among team
- Perform duties of behavioral support staff during shifts
Requirements
- 3+ years providing behavioral health services
- Either 1 year lead staff in residential services or 2-year degree in related field
- High school diploma or GED
- Basic computer skills
- Qualified unlimited driver
- Strong reading, writing, communication skills