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168450
RESIDENTIAL SERVICES SPECIALIST 7
SS413     $40,914 - $73,632
Creation Date: 08/16/2004
Change Date: 01/01/2025

FUNCTION OF WORK:
To assist in directing activities of more than 50 individuals involving the safety, care, and training of those individuals with developmental disabilities.
LEVEL OF WORK:
Manager
SUPERVISION RECEIVED:
General direction from a Residential Services Specialist 8 or other higher-level professional.
SUPERVISION EXERCISED:
Direct-line over Residential Services Specialist 6 and other staff members.
LOCATION OF WORK:
Department of Health and Hospitals, Office for Citizens with Developmental Disabilities, developmental centers--statewide.
JOB DISTINCTIONS:
Differs from the Residential Services Specialist 6 by the presence of responsibility of assisting in directing, programmatically and administratively, in an individual safety, care and training program of more than 50 individuals.

Differs from Residential Services Specialist 8 by the absence of responsibility for directing, programmatically and administratively, in an individual safety, care and training program of more than 50 individuals.
CORE COMPETENCIES:
CORE COMPETENCIES HAVE NOT BEEN IDENTIFIED BY STATE CIVIL SERVICE FOR THIS JOB TITLE. MORE INFORMATION ON THE SCS COMPETENCY MODEL CAN BE FOUND HERE.

EXAMPLES OF WORK:
EXAMPLES BELOW ARE A BRIEF SAMPLE OF COMMON DUTIES ASSOCIATED WITH THIS JOB TITLE. NOT ALL POSSIBLE TASKS ARE INCLUDED.

Assists in directing the individual safety, care, and training activities by coordinating the work of direct-care training staff involved in administrating individual treatment plans of care for developmentally disabled individuals.

Assists in developing, implementing, monitoring, and evaluating the units' training activities.

Ensures compliance with federal, state, and accreditation regulations, standards, and guidelines.

Plans and conducts in-service training for individual care staff.

Participates in staff conferences relative to facility programs to coordinate individual safety, care and training activities.

Initiates and conducts investigations concerning possible neglect and abuse; analyzes findings and makes appropriate recommendations.

Participates in the development of active treatment plans for individuals and prepares monthly and quarterly review reports.

Administers the delivery of each individual's plan of care.

Prepares the 24-hour schedules of activities for individuals to ensure that coverage is adequate at all times.

Prepares and reviews reports of individual's resident progress and participates in conferences relative to individual care and training.

Assist in the development of policies and programs.

Represents the institution at conferences, meetings or public gatherings to explain agency program.
QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS:
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
One year of the required experience in the following minimum qualification must have been at the supervisory level or above:

Four years of training or experience in health services, behavioral health treatment, developmentally disabled services, rehabilitation services, or special education; OR

Six years of full-time work in any field plus one year of experience in health services, behavioral health treatment, developmentally disabled services, rehabilitation services, or special education; OR

A bachelor's degree plus one year of experience in health services, behavioral health treatment, developmentally disabled services, rehabilitation services, or special education.

EXPERIENCE SUBSTITUTION:
Every 30 semester hours earned from an accredited college or university will be credited as one year of experience towards the six years of full-time work experience in any field. The maximum substitution allowed is 120 semester hours which substitutes for a maximum of four years of experience in any field.