Manager of Direct Supports

Job Summary

Required Qualifications

• •Knowledge of Indiana Administrative Code (IAC) 460-6
• •Knowledge of Division of Disability and Rehabilitative Services (DDRS) rules
• •Knowledge of Bureau of Disability Services (BDS) rules
• •Knowledge of Commission on Accreditation for Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF) requirements
• •Eligibility to provide and oversee Residential Habilitation and Services (RHS)
• •Eligibility to provide and oversee Day Habilitation (DHI)
• •Eligibility to provide and oversee Respite care services (RSPO)
• •Eligibility to provide and oversee Participant Assistance and Care (PAC)
• •Eligibility to provide and oversee Transportation
• •Ability to assist with Self-care
• •Ability to assist with Self-direction
• •Ability to assist with Expressive or receptive language
• •Ability to assist with Ambulation or mobility
• •Ability to assist with Activities of Daily Living (ADL's)
• •Ability to assist with Learning
• •Ability to assist with Independent Living
• •Ability to assist with Economic Self-Sufficiency
• •Ability to assist with Physical Activity
• •Ability to assist with Community Participation
• •Eligibility to assist SSI (MASI) recipients
• •Eligibility to assist Aged (MA A) recipients
• •Eligibility to assist Blind (MA B) recipients
• •Eligibility to assist Disabled (MA D) recipients
• •Eligibility to assist MED Works (MADW, MADI) recipients
• •Eligibility to assist Low-income Caretakers (MAGF)
• •Eligibility to assist Foster Care (MA 15)
• •Eligibility to assist Foster Care Independence (MA14)
• •Eligibility to assist Children under Age 1 (MA Y)
• •Eligibility to assist Children Age 1-5 (MA Z)
• •Eligibility to assist Children Age 1-18 (MA 2, MA 9)
• •Eligibility to assist Transitional Medical Assistance (MA F)
• •Eligibility to assist IV-E FC Foster Care children (MA 4)
• •Eligibility to assist Children in the Adoption Assistance Program (MA 8)
• •Ability to document Incident Reporting
• •Ability to submit Incident Report forms for alleged, suspected, or actual abuse, neglect, or exploitation
• •Ability to submit Incident Report forms for any injury
• •Ability to submit Incident Report forms for any death
• •Ability to submit Incident Report forms for structural or environmental problems threatening health and safety
• •Ability to submit Incident Report forms for any fire
• •Ability to submit Incident Report forms for elopement
• •Ability to submit Incident Report forms for alleged, suspected, or actual criminal activity by an employee
• •Ability to submit Incident Report forms for medication errors
• •Ability to submit Incident Report forms for physical or mechanical restraint use
• •Ability to submit Incident Report forms for client falls
• •Ability to submit Incident Report forms for unusual incidents affecting client health, wellness, and functioning
• •Ability to include Employee first and last name in Incident Reports
• •Ability to include Client first and last name in Incident Reports
• •Ability to include Date in MM/DD/YEAR format in Incident Reports
• •Ability to include Time the incident began in 00:00AM format in Incident Reports
• •Ability to include Time the incident end in 00:00AM format in Incident Reports
• •Ability to include Description of events immediately before, during, and following the event in Incident Reports
• •Ability to include All individuals involved in the event in Incident Reports
• •Ability to include Description of response to the event in Incident Reports
• •Ability to submit Incident Reports to Assisted Independence, LLC. via AccelTrax within twenty-four (24) hours
• •Ability to submit Incident Reports to Division of Disability and Rehabilitative Supports (DDRS) online
• •Ability to schedule work times including a minimum requirement of 35 hours per week
• •Ability to inform Assisted Independence, LLC. office and administration of dates when and when not available to provide supports
• •Ability to submit supporting documentation (doctor's notes, Certificate of Death, etc.) for missed work
• •Ability to actively conduct Recruitment of Direct Support Professional (DSP) employees
• •Ability to actively conduct Interviewing of potential Direct Support Professional (DSP) employees
• •Ability to actively conduct Hiring, disciplining, suspending, and terminating Direct Support Professional (DSP) employees
• •Ability to actively conduct Training of Direct Support Professional (DSP) employees
• •Ability to conduct Meetings with Direct Support Professional (DSP) employees
• •Ability to conduct Annual trainings for Direct Support Professional (DSP) employees
• •Ability to conduct All communication with Direct Support Professional (DSP) employees
• •Ability to conduct Annual, formal, employee reviews
• •Ability to oversee the delivery of direct supports to a maximum of 60 individuals
• •Ability to formulate and update Person-Centered Individualized Support Plans (PCISP's)
• •Ability to formulate and update, required at least once annually, of each individual specific risk plan
• •Ability to collect documentation from other care providers relevant to the delivery of direct supports
• •Ability to upload and download documentation to the Bureau of Disability Services (BDS) online portal
• •Ability to respond, investigate, document, and resolve any and all complaints received from individuals supported, or anyone making the complaint on behalf of the individual supported
• •Ability to educate individuals and their family on how to report a complaint
• •Ability to attend all individual specific quarterly meetings
• •Ability to formulate, distribute, and data compilation of an Annual Survey of Individual Satisfaction
• •Ability to communicate with individuals supported or individuals communicating on behalf of individuals supported
• •Ability to respond immediately to individuals supported for alleged, suspected, or actual abuse, neglect, or exploitation
• •Ability to respond immediately to individuals supported for any injury
• •Ability to respond immediately to individuals supported for any death
• •Ability to respond immediately to individuals supported for structural or environmental problems threatening health and safety
• •Ability to respond immediately to individuals supported for any fire
• •Ability to respond immediately to individuals supported for first responder, police officer, fire fighter, or EMT arrival
• •Ability to respond immediately to individuals supported for elopement or wandering
• •Ability to respond immediately to individuals supported for alleged, suspected, or actual criminal activity by an employee
• •Ability to respond immediately to individuals supported for medication errors
• •Ability to respond immediately to individuals supported for medication side effects warranting immediate attention
• •Ability to respond immediately to individuals supported for physical or mechanical restraint use
• •Ability to respond immediately to individuals supported for client falls
• •Ability to respond immediately to individuals supported for unusual incidents affecting health, wellness, and functioning
• •Ability to respond immediately to individuals supported for unscheduled medical appointments
• •Ability to respond immediately to individuals supported for behavioral related incidents resulting in potential self-harm, harm to others, or property damage
• •Ability to respond immediately to individuals supported for threats made towards the individual or oneself
• •Ability to respond immediately to individuals supported for vehicular accidents involving the individual
• •Ability to respond immediately to individuals supported for lack of public transportation for school or groceries when food is not present
• •Ability to respond immediately to individuals supported for another scheduled employee being unable to fulfill a scheduled shift
• •Ability to respond immediately to individuals supported for unexpected visitors arriving to the residence
• •Ability to respond immediately to individuals supported for severe, adverse weather events
• •Ability to respond immediately to individuals supported for electricity outages
• •Ability to respond immediately to individuals supported for terror threats or acts
• •Ability to respond immediately to individuals supported for acts of God or severe adverse events posing serious threats
• •Ability to respond immediately to individuals supported for unexpected animals entering the household
• •Ability to actively participate in administrative tasks of Assisted Independence, LLC.
• •Ability to conduct Meetings with Assisted Independence, LLC. President
• •Ability to conduct Meetings with Assisted Independence, LLC. Director of Recreational Therapy
• •Ability to conduct Meetings with Assisted Independence, LLC. Nurse
• •Ability to conduct Meetings with Assisted Independence, LLC. Administrative Support Specialist
• •Ability to conduct Meetings with any consultants hired by Assisted Independence, LLC.
• •Ability to conduct Meetings with community members
• •Ability to conduct Meetings with journalists
• •Ability to respond to Audit, surveys, webinars, and inquiries from the Bureau of Disability Services (BDS)
• •Ability to respond to Audit, surveys, webinars, and inquiries from the Division of Disability and Rehabilitative Services (DDRS)
• •Ability to respond to Audit, surveys, webinars, and inquiries from the Family and Social Services Administration (FSSA)
• •Ability to respond to Audit, surveys, webinars, and inquiries from the Centers of Medicaid/ Medicare (CMS)
• •Ability to respond to Audit, surveys, and inquiries from the Disability Determination Bureau (DDB)
• •Ability to respond to Audit, surveys, and inquiries from the Department of Labor (DOL)
• •Ability to respond to Audit, surveys, and inquiries from the Department of Workforce Development (DWD)
• •Ability to respond to Audit, surveys, and inquiries from the Commission on Accreditation for Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF)
• •Ability to respond to Audit, surveys, and inquiries from the Occupational, Health, and Safety Administration (OSHA)
• •Ability to formulate programs including Recreational activities
• •Ability to formulate programs including Outdoor activities
• •Ability to formulate programs including Educational opportunities
• •Ability to formulate programs including Opportunities for individual supported to generate an income
• •Ability to formulate programs including Teaching of resources available to individuals supported
• •Ability to formulate programs including Health promoting activities
• •Ability to conduct Quality assurance checks including The aggregating of data
• •Ability to conduct Quality assurance checks including Individual supported and employee retention analysis
• •Ability to conduct Quality assurance checks including Documentation checklists
• •Ability to conduct Quality assurance checks including Goal tracking and outcomes
• •Ability to conduct Quality assurance checks including Utilization reports
• •Ability to conduct Any activity that promotes the betterment of Assisted Independence, LLC. and the individuals supported
• •Ability to receive and use a Laptop computer
• •Ability to receive and use a Cellular smartphone
• •Ability to receive and use an Email account