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Direct Support Supervisor

Monday 9am-5pm Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday 11am to 7pm, Friday 9am to 4pm

On call as needed ;can include weekend

80 hours Biweekly

Rate of Pay: Salaried

Reena is a non-profit organization that has provided community services for people with developmental disabilities while promoting dignity, individuality, independence, personal growth and community inclusion within a framework of Jewish culture and values since 1973. Reena advocates for people, and supports individuals to develop spiritually, feel a connection and sense of belonging to their roots, culture and community, but also encourages the expression of everyone’s culture and religious roots, regardless of background and denomination.

The Direct Support Supervisor is responsible for ensuring that organizational outcomes are achieved, to professionally work as part of a supervisory team that ensures both the effective continuous operation of Reena’s day and residential systems and the health and safety and well-being of persons with a developmental disability and their staff.

Location: The location is subject to change due to operational needs.

This role requires applicant to be felxible and available for on call rotation. Applicant should be aware of dual diagnosis, mental health, depression and understanding the differences between common behaviours and mental health.

Reena reserves the right to reassign this position to a different location due to operational needs.

Responsibilites Include:

- Supervises staff within assigned Community Service Group (CSG), directing and supporting them to follow Reena’s philosophy of community integration and adult living within a Judaic framework
- Implements agency policies and procedures




- Develops supports catered to individuals based upon Independent Support Plans/Behaviour Support Plans and directs staff to implement support to achieve goals, involving families and community supports
- Monitors staff performance through regular team meetings, on the job support, supervisions and performance appraisals
- Performs administrative work in reference to staff and locations - payroll, incident reporting, record keeping, Ministry required documents
- Chairs various meetings, works as a part of a team to be aware of agency changes and initiatives, and shares information/ideas to assist with continuous quality improvement
- Liaise with community partners and consultants supporting programs
- Other duties as assigned

Qualifications Include:

- Post-Secondary education in related field
- Minimum 2 years working with individuals with developmental disabilities
- Previous experience working with community/camps or recreation centres
- Creativity, solid organizational/communication (written and verbal) skills, flexible, dynamic and demonstrates initiative
- Demonstrated leadership ability to manage group of staff
- Demonstrates excellent problem solving and organizational skills, flexibility and service orientation
- Ability to work collaboratively and network with diverse stakeholders including individuals, families, direct support staff, supervisors, managers
- Demonstrates ability to manage multiple priority tasks; is detail oriented, has excellent organizational skills, is self-motivated

Additional Information:

Reena is committed to providing accessible employment practices that are in compliance with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (‘AODA’). If you require accommodation for disability during any stage of the recruitment process, please notify Human Resources

📌 Direct Support Supervisor, Full-Time (Concord)
🏢 Reena
📍 Concord