SS: Health Aide Supervisor

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Job Title:  

SS: Health Aide Supervisor

Agency:

Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities

Job Requisition ID:

JR0000004825

Shift:

Any (United States of America)

Compensation Details:

SALARY: $48,360.00

Job Description:

Health Aide Supervisor

Job Code: HCS023
Agency: Georgia Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities
Job Family: Healthcare
Job Level: Supervisor

Job Responsibilities

• Supervises, guides, and instructs Health Aides and other assigned direct-care staff.
• Plans and assigns daily work assignments and ensures adequate staffing coverage.
• Monitors staff performance and provides training, coaching, and corrective guidance.
• Ensure individuals receive appropriate assistance with bathing, dressing, grooming, eating, toileting, mobility, and other activities of daily living.
• Observes individuals for changes in behavior, physical condition, or emotional status and reports concerns to nursing or clinical staff.
• Ensures treatment plans, behavioral-support plans, and individualized service plans are properly implemented.
• Reviews staff documentation for accuracy, completeness, and compliance with established requirements.
• Maintains a safe, clean, and therapeutic environment.
• Ensures staff complete required safety checks, rounds, and incident reports.
• Responds to emergencies, behavioral incidents, and crisis situations.
• Assists with employee training, scheduling, performance evaluations, and attendance monitoring.
• Promotes the dignity, privacy, independence, and rights of individuals receiving services.
• Ensures compliance with DBHDD policies, infection-control standards, safety procedures, and applicable regulations.
• Performs direct-care duties when necessary and completes other assignments as directed.

Minimum Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED and two years of experience in a related field, including one year in a lead-worker, team-leader, or supervisory role; or
• One year of experience at the lower-level position of Health Aide 3 (HCS022) or an equivalent position.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience supervising direct-care employees in a hospital, behavioral health, residential, or developmental-disabilities setting.
• Experience working with individuals diagnosed with behavioral health conditions or intellectual and developmental disabilities.
• Knowledge of crisis-prevention, behavior-management, infection-control, and patient-safety procedures.
• Experience preparing schedules, assigning work, reviewing documentation, and evaluating employee performance.
• Current CPR and First Aid certification.
• Strong leadership, communication, documentation, and conflict-resolution skills.
• Ability to work evenings, overnight shifts, weekends, and holidays as required.
• Valid driver’s license with eligibility to drive state vehicles as needed

Minimum Qualifications:

High School diploma/GED and two (2) years of experience in a related field, in which one (1) year in a lead worker, team leader, or supervisory role; or one (1) year of experience required at the lower level Health Aide 3 (HCS022) or position equivalent.

Equal Employment Opportunity Employer

The State of Georgia does not discriminate based on race, color, national origin, sex, religion, age, disability, or other protected categories in employment or the provision of services.
Qualified applicants may request reasonable accommodation when needed during the application and/or screening process by contacting the appropriate agency Human Resources department.