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Services for the Underserved

Offers services to underserved New Yorkers

Shift Supervisor

Full-TimeDeadline 10/5/27
$18 - $23.36/hr
Mid
Brooklyn, NY, USA
In Person
Social & Community ServicesResidential & Direct Support

About the job

Requirements
  • A high school diploma or approved equivalent is required.
  • A minimum of 2–3 years of experience in intellectual disabilities/IDD or a related field is required.
  • Effective written and oral communication skills are required.
  • SCIP-R, CPR, and First Aid are required; S:US will provide on-the-job training for these certifications.
  • AMAP certification is required; S:US will provide on-the-job training for this certification.
Responsibilities
  • Ensure that people supported have the support and resources needed to live meaningful lives aligned with their needs and aspirations within their programs and communities.
  • Monitor and ensure active adherence to all plans for each person supported with intellectual/developmental disabilities.
  • Ensure proper support and resources are available to Direct Support Professionals so they can adhere to each person's scheduled activities.
  • Serve as a role model for staff and people supported, and develop best practices to support both.
  • Ensure staff provide care and support using a person-centered approach and actively seek different approaches.
  • Promote the independence and self-determination of individuals through practices focused on their strengths and preferences while addressing their needs.
  • Promote participation in meaningful daily living activities, including vocation, recreation, volunteerism, and engagement.
  • Ensure a positive climate that promotes respect and dignity for people supported.
  • Provide opportunities for people supported to personalize their environment, schedule, and programming experiences.
  • Support each person's independence, choice, and outcomes.
  • Provide prompt, efficient, and personalized support to meet requirements, requests, and concerns.
  • Provide habilitation services to each client as prescribed in their service plans, including CFA, Individual Service Plan, and Habilitation Plan.
  • Assume responsibility for the overall functioning of the facility during the Program Director's absence.
  • During the Program Director's absence, supervise and instruct all Direct Support Professionals.
  • Manage people-supported funds and agency expenditures during the shift, including petty cash and recreation expenses.
  • Ensure shift coverage when a Direct Support Professional is absent.
  • Work as a functioning member of the staff and meet the needs of people supported.
  • Maintain the physical condition of the program, including agency vehicles, and ensure they are safe and sanitary.
  • Participate in staff meetings, supervisors' workshops, interdisciplinary team and committee meetings.
  • Channel approved information pertaining to staff and the agency to Program Specialists.
  • Provide supervisory counseling and discipline to Direct Support Professionals as necessary.
  • Identify facility needs and notify relevant staff.
  • Ensure optimal use of available resources to achieve efficiency.
  • Carry out S:US policies and procedures in accordance with OPWDD and other funding sources.
  • Report all incidents and ensure adherence to OPWDD and agency policies.
  • Assess and monitor staff productivity on an ongoing basis.
  • Respond appropriately to community, family, and agency contacts.
  • Maintain, develop, and support person-to-staff assignments.
  • Meet regularly with the Program Director to discuss shift and Direct Support Professional issues and successes.
  • Monitor Direct Support Professionals' timesheets as needed.
  • Ensure fire drills are completed during the shift.
  • Communicate effectively, both verbally and in writing.
  • Set clear expectations for each team member, the team, and the process and outcomes.
  • Ensure team members can meet expectations, provide necessary training, or delegate training to another person.
  • Agree on milestones and specific measures of success throughout process stages.
  • Provide clear, fact-based feedback on each team member's progress and overall performance, and ask what additional support would help them succeed.
  • Generate ideas for service improvement for discussion with multidisciplinary teams, people supported, and their advocates.
  • Contribute to leadership that creates a work environment where the multidisciplinary team supports one another.
  • Support the organization's mission, vision, and values.

About the company

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Services for the Underserved

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S:US helps New Yorkers who face homelessness, disability, behavioral health and addiction challenges, poverty, criminal justice involvement, and trauma access a wide range of supports across New York City and Long Island. It coordinates services such as case management, housing and stabilization, behavioral health treatment, recovery supports, rehabilitation, advocacy, and community-based programs tailored to each person’s needs. By linking housing, health, justice, and community resources, S:US delivers integrated, place-based services that address multiple barriers at once rather than focusing on a single issue. The goal is to help people lead purposeful lives, improve neighborhoods, and break the cycle of poverty for current and future generations of New Yorkers.

Company Size

1,001-5,000

Company Stage

N/A

Total Funding

N/A

Headquarters

New York City, New York

Founded

1978

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What believers are saying

  • The April 2026 crisis center adds recurring operating funding through 2031.
  • Urban Farms and bed-stuy food programs deepen neighborhood visibility and referrals.
  • TD's 2026 grant expands Homebase staffing during acute eviction pressure.

What critics are saying

  • S:US depends heavily on New York public funding and contract renewals.
  • Aerosolized political attacks on supportive housing threaten S:US's core Brooklyn model.
  • If state reimbursement tightens, its housing-and-behavioral-health network faces existential contraction.

What makes Services for the Underserved unique

  • S:US opened Brooklyn's sixth state-funded Crisis Stabilization Center in April 2026.
  • S:US won a $250,000 TD Charitable Foundation grant for eviction prevention.
  • S:US secured a $894,050 Truxton SRO contract through 2032.

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