Job Details

Direct the daily care of the Intellectual and Developmental Disability (IDD) adult persons at Saint Francis - Bridgeway Apartments Promotes and maintains a healthful living and working environment for person and staff and strives to assure that the optimal achievable quality of care is available to all.

• Supervises direct care on campus. o Ensures persons/staff ratio including anyone/one or another identified ratio needs. o Ensures environment safety.
• Ensures health and safety of persons.
• Conducts Shift Change meetings.
  • o Assures all scheduled appointments are met.
  • o Follows set schedule.
  • o Assures staff follow schedule/assignments.
  • o Coordinates with Wellness Coordinator and clinical staff
• Monitors and ensures all floor procedures are followed/completed.
  • o Assures staff safe actions toward persons.
  • o Coach staff on:
    • confirmation of when performing duties correctly/well (take staff aside quietly)
    • correct staff actions (Works effectively with the direct care workers and provides corrective feedback immediately)
  • Monitor staff emergency interventions.
• Encourage a nurturing environment.
  • o Ensure safe/ethical treatment.
  • o Ensure staff appropriate behavior to persons.
  • o Inform auxiliary staff of special circumstances that may affect persons day.
  • o Greet all guests with customer service approach.
• Oversees documentation of each person's daily program events.
• Assures all staff on shift have completed documentation.
• Participate in PSS meetings and responsible for the development of the IDD Activity Support Plans of each person receiving services.
• Plays an integral part in the multi-disciplinary treatment team of Saint Francis Ministries
• Oversee scheduling of appropriate staff and vehicles to get persons to their appropriate travel destination(s)
• Oversee staff responsible for persons to get to their scheduled employment on time.
• Active member/participant of the Performance Improvement process and meetings
• Conducts employee performance Reviews.
• May conduct Community or person's meetings.
• May conduct Grievance process.
• Provide emergency transportation as needed.

• Bachelor's degree, preferably in Mental Health or Intellectual/developmental disabilities (IDD) or a related field and either a professional license of DMH credential as Mental Health Therapist or (IDD) therapist
• First Aid/CPR
• Three years of experience in human/mental health services field and at least two years of experience working with IDD adult population.
• Must be 21 years of age.
• Must pass a drug screen, MVR, MS State Background Check and Child Abuse and Neglect Central Registry Clearance Check; pass a physical examination & TB Skin Test
• Lifting Requirements of 50 lbs.
• Valid Mississippi Driver's License and Clear Driving Record