Developmental Services Residential Program Supervisor 1 (35 Hour)

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In the Department of Developmental Services this class is accountable for assisting in the supervision and implementation of programs designed for individuals with an intellectual disability.

• Assists in development and implementation of policies, programs, scheduling and operating procedures;
• Directs, coordinates, evaluates and monitors performance of residential program unit including monitoring staff implementation of individual teaching strategies;
• Confers with staff on routine operational, disciplinary and special problems;
• Evaluates performance of individuals and employees in cooperation with assigned staff;
• Conducts in-service training on intellectual disability practices and procedures and care of individuals;
• Arranges individual search parties and coordinates emergency responses;
• Reviews reports of subordinates and prepares periodic operational reports;
• Makes rounds to ensure units are clean and safe;
• May attend interdisciplinary team and administrative meetings;
• May work with parent and community groups;
• May counsel individuals or employees on problems;
• May interview candidates for position openings;
• May be assigned responsibility for orderly operation of facility on a shift;
• May notify other departments of deficiencies and assist in implementing plans of correction within units;
• Performs related duties as required.

• Considerable knowledge of
  • intellectual disability procedures and terminology;
  • modern methods of dealing with individuals with an intellectual disability;
  • rehabilitative and interdisciplinary process;
• Considerable
  • interpersonal skills;
  • oral and written communication skills;
• Ability to
  • administer activities of a unit;
  • analyze and resolve day to day problems of individuals with an intellectual disability;
• Supervisory ability.

Four (4) years of experience in the care and supervision of individuals with an intellectual disability.

One (1) year of the General Experience must have been in a supervisory capacity at the level of a Supervising Developmental Services Worker 1 or 2.

College training, preferably in an educational, nursing or social science field, may be substituted for the General Experience on the basis of two (2) years of college education equalling one (1) year of experience to a maximum of two (2) years.

• Experience communicating with parents and caregivers in written and verbal form.
• Experience working in community and family homes.
• Experience conducting home visits in response to AID (formerly OPA), Immediate Protective Services, for individuals not known to the Department.
• Experience working with interdisciplinary teams; including clinicians and Case Managers.
• Experience in identifying community resources for individuals with disabilities.
• Experience assisting individuals to develop life skills and providing families training to assist with residential life skills.
• Experience utilizing types of assistive technology (AT) to promote independence for individuals with ID.
• Experience identifying State of CT benefits/entitlements
• Experience with Microsoft Office Suite, including: Outlook, Word, Excel, MSTeams, E-camris, and CORE.
• Experience developing plans to prioritize work and assignments.

• Incumbents in this class may be required to be bilingual or fluent in American Sign Language.
• Incumbents in this class may be required to travel.

Incumbents in this class will be required to possess physical and emotional health for efficient performance of duties; a physical examination may be required.

AN AFFIRMATIVE ACTION/EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

The State of Connecticut is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer and strongly encourages the applications of women, minorities, and persons with disabilities.

As defined by Sec. 5-196 of the Connecticut General Statutes, a job class is a position or group of positions that share general characteristics and are categorized under a single title for administrative purposes.  As such, a job class is not meant to be all-inclusive of every task and/or responsibility.