The Arc of Union County, Inc. is a non-profit, 501c(3) organization headquartered in Springfield, NJ, dedicated to enriching the lives of individuals of all ages with intellectual and developmental disabilities. The Arc serves more than 1,000 adults and children each month from the 21 towns in Union County, as well as the greater Northern and Central NJ counties.

The Supervisor, Residential Services is responsible to assure the delivery of quality person centered services to all assigned service recipients in accordance with the Agency’s goals of “Person Centered Planning” and within the guidelines of all Agency and DDD policies and procedures. Provide a safe, secure, and dependable support and assistance in areas that are necessary for service recipients to achieve full social inclusion, independence, personal and economic well-being as approved by the Individual Service Plan (ISP). Facilitate and ensure full social inclusion, independence, and personal and economic well-being of service recipients. Responsible for building a staffing team, staff supervision including Assistant Supervisors, Residential and Residential Support Professional assigned to their program, the evaluation of staff and the recommendation and execution of personnel actions when necessary.

ADA (Statement)

This position operates in an indoor and or outside fieldwork setting where exposure to weather elements, dirt, and dust, unpleasant smells, and/or loud noises are possible indoor temperature fluctuation on occasion.

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of the job. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to: verbally communicate with others, maintain a stationary position (standing and sitting), move/traverse, kneel, bend, and reach with hands and arms for extended periods of time, lift up to 10 lbs, maneuver an occupied wheelchair, (navigate a Hoyer lift and or drive a 6 person passenger van - depending on the position).

In order to effectively perform the essential functions of this role, the employee will be required to meet an array of physical demands to include ability to hear and repeat information, take notes, read documents, carry files and or paper materials and other physical duties as directed by your supervisor and/or Director. Agility with wrist and finger dexterity to access, key and sort electronic information or to file documents required.

The Arc of Union County will reasonably accommodate qualified individuals with a disability so that they can perform the essential functions of a job unless doing so causes a direct threat to these individuals or others in the workplace and the threat cannot be eliminated by reasonable accommodation or if the accommodation creates an undue hardship for The Arc of Union County.

(EEO statement) The Arc of Union County is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.

COVID-19 Precaution(s):

Personal Protective Equipment provided daily, temperature screenings and health assessment questionnaire provided, social distancing guidelines in place, sanitizing, disinfecting, and daily cleaning procedures in place. Employee access to cleaning materials to include hand sanitizers, disinfectant wipes/spray and other resources.