Team Leader

at Aspire of Illinois in Waukegan, Illinois, United States

Job Description

Aspire Team Leaders manage and coordinate direct services supporting people with intellectual and other developmental disabilities living in Aspire community homes. This is accomplished by coordinating with assigned Life Consultants to ensure services are provided according to individual plans, supervising direct support professionals to provide living supports, responding to the unique needs and dreams of each person to promote meaningful life experiences, and ensuring a safe, healthy, comfortable home environment with the highest level of proactive customer service. Aspire community homes are environments where each person is supported to thrive and create connections within their communities by partnering with peers, family, friends, team members and other supporters. 

Schedule and assure proper support ratios according to the needs of the people living in the community home; ensure overtime is kept to a minimum (may include covering shifts and adjusting schedule). Monitor, assign, and manage DSP required duties including documentation within data management systems Provide documented supervision to all direct reports to assure total quality, agency, and departmental goals are met, including hiring, training, scheduling, payroll, evaluation and talent reviews, time off, disciplinary action. Schedule and manage all DSP time off to include PTO, Holiday, Leave of Absence, illness, according to policy and procedures Schedule and create agenda for regular monthly team meetings. Manage payroll for assigned DSP team; including time adjustments, confirmation of additional shifts worked, monitoring logged time, approval and final submission, and coordinating with the Human Resources/Finance teams as necessary Complete a minimum of one working shift per week in assigned homes to keep abreast of and support home operations and provide service modeling. Provide on-call or leadership support for the Living program as scheduled or as assigned. Schedule, review and monitor DSP OJT’s to proficiency with DSP’s within 90 days of hire Schedule, review and monitor DSP required initial, annual, and as scheduled training; including by not limited to AMTS/MANDT, CPR/FA, Clinical Trainings, Rule 50, and Medication Authorization Work with Life Consultant and DSP’s to provide assistance to each person in accordance with each person’s Individual Service Plan, Clinical Plan, and Health/Wellness Plan and attend special meetings for the individual as needed. Advocate for each individual to ensure each is treated with dignity and respect, given the opportunity to exercise his/her individuality, and has access to explore opportunities of interest to each.