Employees in this class also assist the cottage supervisor with administrative duties and participate in the training, treatment, and care of residents. All positions in this class supervise and are statutorily excluded from collective bargaining. This is a single classification and not currently part of a series of classes. Employees may also attend weekly interdisciplinary team meetings to provide information for the design of treatment programs. These employees also have daily in-person and telephone contacts with other agency employees to coordinate care and treatment of residents.
Clinical direction is received from professional staff.
Employees in this class use guidelines and procedures established by the Federal government, Mental Health Division, and the agency to perform their work. Bargaining contracts also provide guidelines under which these employees operate. Depending on work area, the number of employees supervised may vary from approximately 2 to 25. They require the willingness to work in the environment associated with the position's location and purpose. General knowledge of basic techniques and practices used in habilitating developmentally disabled persons.