Posted July 28, 2026
Shift Leader (Behavioral Health) - Direct Care Support (PT)
Daniel Memorial Inc
Jacksonville, FL, US
Full Time
16.44USD - 19.44USD per hour
Job Description
Job Description
Requirements:
- Required - Associates Degree
- Required - Valid Florida driver’s license in good standing
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Basic computer knowledge
- Strong organizational skills
Hours: Saturday / Sunday: 7a to 3p
Compensation: $16.44 to $19.44/hour (based on experience level and education)
Job Description:
The Shift Leader is responsible for providing care and treatment as outlined in the client’s treatment plan and functions as a member of the client’s treatment team as outlined in the policy and procedures manual. The Shift Leader will provide leadership to direct care staff on the assigned work shift.
- Functions in role of shift lead and provides oversight on assigned shifts
- Assists Unit Supervisor in establishing and supervising daily structure and routine procedures
- Implements cottage activities of daily living to include: wake up and bedtime routine, meal time, and maintains a clean, inviting, safe, and orderly environment
- Maintains clients’ personal hygiene, cleanliness, grooming, clothing and adheres to infection control procedures and practices universal precautions
- Escorts clients safely to activities or appointments on or off campus as needed
- Adheres to established guidelines for observing clients on special precautions
- Coaches recreational activities to role model and encourage client participation
- Consistently follows proper guidelines and procedures for intervening with aggressively physical clients
- Ensures that all staff complete assigned duties and document accordingly
- Audits all direct care documentation, to include daily progress notes & group logs, to ensure accuracy, required signatures and completion in a timely manner
- Plans, conducts, organizes and assigns staff to program activities during shift
- Completes client admissions or assigns a staff to complete – check and double check belongings for contraband, send inappropriate items and luggage home with legal guardian
- Assign Special Counselor to new clients within 48 hours of admission
- Assist in training residential counselor’s on Special Counselor duties and responsibilities
- Complete Special Counselor audits in 10e11 weekly – review and ensure that Special Counselor notes, milieu notes and TPU’s are in the chart weekly
- Assist Special Counselor with client birthday celebrations
- Complete weekly chore list for clients
- Train, role model, and complete documentation for new Residential Counselors during initial 80 hours of job shadowing
- Ensure all staff are actively participating in shift pass down and relaying important information regarding each client
- Ensure and review that daily meal roster and monthly meal count is completed and given to Unit Supervisor
- Assists Unit Supervisor in posting the monthly training calendar in the unit
- Assists Units Supervisor with sending training reminders for Residential Counselors and ensure training requisitions are sent to HR in a timely manner
- Bulletin Boards – assign staff, with client assistance, to keep up to date
- Assist Unit Supervisor with ensuring at least three room searches are completed randomly on each shift
- Assist with scheduling van testing with facilities for new Residential Counselors
- Assist and/or assign staff to order and mange weekly condiments from the kitchen
- Provide information on census obtained and given to the appropriate department.
- Assumes duties of Unit Supervisor as delegated by the Associate Program Director in the absence of the Unit Supervisor
- Participate in staff interviews, when needed, for leadership training
- Models appropriate and professional behavior (i.e., dress, habits, personality, tact, etc.)
- Relates with clients, parents, peers and the general public in a respectful and professional manner in person and phone interaction.
- Recognizes and reports signs and symptoms of abuse or neglect.
- When Unit Supervisor is out of office, ensure new hire paperwork for Residential Counselors is sent to HR within one week
- Assist and/or facilitate Team Meeting bi-monthly
- Assist with staff supervision when requested from Unit Supervisor
- Assist with input on yearly evaluations with Unit Supervisor
Physical Demands
The employee will be required to talk, hear and see; be able successfully complete Crisis Prevention training which requires physical components, including bending, crouching, kneeling, reaching, pushing, pulling and lifting, to ensure the safety of clients and staff; stand, walk and sit for extended periods of time
