The Lead Residential Counselor BID supports management in his/her administrative role to ensure a high quality service environment. He/she assumes the responsibilities of shift lead staff to ensure
supports are delivered as designed. Provides individual and group support to persons served in their home. Teaches skills to enhance independence and self-advocacy, and supports choices that contribute to living a good and meaningful life. Ensures a safe, secure, and clean residential environment. Assists individuals in becoming full participants in their communities, as well as helps develop and maintain friendships and strengthen family engagement and partnerships.

• Assists individuals in the home in becoming fully integrated into their communities, and
  developing and maintaining friendships.
• Assists individuals in accessing community-based support and resources.
• Plans recreational and social activities that promote social inclusion and the emotional well
  being of individuals in support of living a good life.
• Empowers and supports individuals in the home to make choices, be a self advocate, and be fully involved in making decisions in determining the directions of their supports and lives.
• Supports individuals in the home with access to assistive technology and adaptive equipment as a means to augment communication, access their communities, and generally live more independently.
• Supports individuals in securing, maintaining and growing in work, volunteer, and other
  community engagement opportunities.
• Supports individuals in the home in becoming more independent, self-advocates, and make
  choices that define the direction and their vision for living a good life.
• Encourages and supports individuals and their involved families in maintaining strong
  partnership with staff and other interested parties.
• Provides administrative support to the Program Director, which may include scheduling staff assignments for shift activities, training new staff, and assist overseeing clinical paperwork.
• Functions as designated lead staff for all aspects of shift management and clinical programming.
• Assists in developing, implementing, and documenting treatment, including ISP/PSTPs and
  clinical programs.