168460
RESIDENTIAL SERVICES SPECIALIST 8
SS415 $46,842 - $84,302
Creation Date: 08/16/2004
Change Date: 10/01/2022
FUNCTION OF WORK:To direct activities of more than 50 individuals involving the safety, care, and training of those individuals with developmental disabilities.
LEVEL OF WORK:SUPERVISION RECEIVED:General direction from a higher-level professional.
SUPERVISION EXERCISED:Direct-line over Residential Services Specialist Training 6 and/or 7 and other staff members.
LOCATION OF WORK:Department of Health & Hospitals, Office for Citizens with Developmental Disabilities, developmental centers--statewide.
JOB DISTINCTIONS:Differs from the Residential Services Specialist 7 by the presence of responsibility of 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.
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EXAMPLES OF WORK:EXAMPLES BELOW ARE A BRIEF SAMPLE OF COMMON DUTIES ASSOCIATED WITH THIS JOB TITLE. NOT ALL POSSIBLE TASKS ARE INCLUDED.
Directs the individuals' 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 facility-wide.
Directs residential services to ensure individuals' participation in training as designated by the treatment plan.
Ensures compliance with federal, state, and accreditation regulations, standards and guidelines.
Participates in staff conferences regarding the facility programs to coordinate individuals' safety, care and training activities with other divisions.
Organizes and conducts in-service training for the staff.
Initiates and conducts investigations concerning possible neglect and abuse; analyzes findings and makes appropriate recommendations.
Participates in the development and implementation of active treatment plans for all individuals; prepares monthly and quarterly review reports.
Oversees the delivery of each individual's plan of care.
Determines schedules of individuals' activities and supervision to ensure adequate staffing to meet standards.
Prepares and reviews reports of individual's progress and participates in conferences regarding individual training.
Develops policies and procedures concerning specific program area.
Initiates staff meetings to discuss issues, guidelines, individuals' and employees' problems.
Reviews individuals' charts to ensure that the treatment plans are being followed.
Assist with budgetary projections.
Represents the facility at conferences, meetings or public gatherings to explain institution programs.
QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS:MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
A baccalaureate degree plus two years of professional level experience in health services, mental health treatment, developmentally disabled services, rehabilitation services, or special education.
SUBSTITUTIONS:
Six years of full-time work experience in any field may be substituted for the required baccalaureate degree.
Candidates without a baccalaureate degree may combine work experience and college credit to substitute for the baccalaureate degree as follows:
A maximum of 120 semester hours may be combined with experience to substitute for the baccalaureate degree.
30 to 59 semester hours credit will substitute for one year of experience towards the baccalaureate degree.
60 to 89 semester hours credit will substitute for two years of experience towards the baccalaureate degree.
90 to 119 semester hours credit will substitute for three years of experience towards the baccalaureate degree.
120 or more semester hours credit will substitute for four years of experience towards the baccalaureate degree.
College credit earned without obtaining a baccalaureate degree may be substituted for a maximum of four years full-time work experience towards the baccalaureate degree. Candidates with 120 or more semester hours of credit, but without a degree, must also have at least two years of full-time work experience to substitute for the baccalaureate degree.
Experience in the care, guidance or training of the developmentally disabled; care, guidance or training of the physically disabled; care, guidance or training of the chemically dependent; or in psychiatric patient care will substitute for the college training on the basis of thirty semester hours for one year of experience.
Two years of supervisory level sub-professional experience in providing care, guidance or training to the developmentally disabled; care, guidance or training of the physically disabled; or care, guidance or training of the chemically dependent; or in psychiatric patient care will substitute for one year of the required professional level experience.
NOTE:
Any college hours or degree must be from an accredited college or university.