Job Description

Responsible for oversight and coordination of all daily activities of volunteers and staff in his/her charge on and off the day hab site.

Responsibilities

Primary duties and responsibilities include but not limited to:

• Responsible for ensuring all required documentation is appropriately completed and maintained as well as developing individualized hab plans (and associated documents) in conjunction with the program volunteers.
• Coordinates appropriate on-site and community-based activities for volunteers.
• Directly supervises Assistant Manager and DSP’s.
• Oversees, and when needed, participates in individual transports to and from program as well as to and from volunteer locations and other community based activities.
• Maintains communication with parent/correspondent and appropriate service coordinators of volunteers regarding progress, problems, volunteer needs and all pertinent information that needs to be disseminated.
• Provides direct support services to program volunteers as needed.
• Ensures protection of volunteers from neglect/abuse during program hours; reports incidents to administration in a timely fashion.
• Appropriately documents all physical plant issues as well as ensures all furniture, equipment and supplies are properly ordered and maintained.
• Attends meetings, conduct observations and consults staff as a means to discuss, review and gauge each volunteer’s progress, problems and individual needs.
• Trains and supports volunteers to engage in tasks related to functional/meaningful and/or volunteer job assignments/responsibilities to the best of their abilities.
• To promote and reinforce all agency philosophies including the guiding principles.
• Required to successfully complete and maintain all required trainings/certifications determined by the needs of program volunteers/site.
• Performs additional job related duties as requested by supervisor.

Ensures that work-related safety procedures are in place and are being adhered to by staff and reports any observed or discovered unsafe act or a potentially hazardous situation to supervisor and/or safety committee.

Personal outcome measures’ training is required prior to completion of evaluations and assessments.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent; Bachelor’s degree in Human Services related field preferred
• Minimum one year experience working with people with intellectual and other developmental disabilities
• Good oral and written communication skills
• Valid and clean NYS driver license and needs to be and remain a Qualified Driver
• Computer skills preferred
• AMAP/CPR/First Aid/SCIP-R and defensive driving training preferred