Supported Employment Supervisor - Link Associates

• Lead area staff to manage and administer programs and services consistent with licensure and accreditation bodies, evaluate the results of overall operations regularly and systematically report results.
• Ensure quality and timeliness of employment services.  Ensure necessary supplies are maintained.  Assist with on-site training and orientation for persons served.  Assist with wage/hour and time studies as directed.

• Bachelor’s degree in Education, Human Services, or related field with two (2) years related successful work experience and one (1) year of supervisory experience.  Exceptions must receive prior approval from the Executive Director.
• Must hold or complete CESP (Certified Employment Support Professional) credential within first year of employment in this position.
• Must complete 9.5 hours of approved training within 6 months & annually thereafter.
• Must meet agency policy on transportation, background checks and provide on-going proof of personal vehicle insurance.
• Must meet agency medication manager certification.
• Possess ability to work daily utilizing standard office, shop and home equipment.
• Proven proficient ability to use independent judgment, analytical/decision-making skills, verbal and written communication skills, human relation skills, team working skills, and organizational skills.
• Position will contain Medium physical work consisting of occasional 2-handlifting from floor to waist of up to fifty (50) pounds and occasional 2-hand push/pull of up to sixty (60) pounds of force. This position consists of frequent standing, walking and reaching.  The position requires frequent forward bending or crouching or stooping. The employee will need to occasionally climb stairs without the use of railings and occasionally sit.

Link Associates is a community based non-profit organization that provides services for more than 600 individuals with intellectual disabilities and their families since 1953. Services offered by more than 300 employees support a full integration into the greater Des Moines community. Every person served by Link Associates has the primary diagnosis of intellectual disability and frequently other intellectual and physical conditions as well. Although other organizations serve people with intellectual disabilities, Link Associates provides a full range of services. People with intellectual disabilities attend school, go to work, participate in leisure opportunities and shop along with the rest of the community. However, people with intellectual disabilities and their families face exceptional challenges in maintaining support,, especially when they become adults. Adults with intellectual disabilities are often overlooked as it is more difficult to appeal to public support when they physically change from children to adults. Link Associates recognizes the unique services needs by offering residential, day habilitation, community employment, transportation, case management, and leisure services. When combined, these services meet the full spectrum of life-long needs as well as the needs of their family.