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Form of workThe Iowa Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is seeking a Public Service Supervisor to join the team at the Glenwood Resource Center (GRC), which offers a continuum of care to Iowans experiencing intellectual disabilities. This is a full-time position with a Monday - Friday, 7:00 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. schedule and opportunity for growth, development, and advancement.
Employees are eligible for a $1,500 retention payment for a commitment of 7 pay periods (14 weeks) and are eligible for renewal at the end of each 7 pay periods until the facility closes. Speak to the hiring manager for more information on eligibility.
The Public Service Supervisor (PSS) leads, oversees, and monitors the day-to-day operations of the Domestic Services and Transportation departments. Actions associated with this position include training, mentoring, and evaluating lead workers and staff to ensure productivity and effectiveness, researching and communicating laws and regulations, developing operational goals, and purchasing tools, materials, equipment, furniture, and miscellaneous supplies. This position regularly confers with the Director of Environmental Services to establish facility maintenance priorities and designate projects for Major Maintenance and Capital funding consideration. As part of these processes, the PSS ensures compliance to regulatory requirements, coordinates with outside vendors, and works with other State departments.
The PSS directs services provided by multiple trades and facilitates work and service requests to ensure that they are scheduled and completed in a timely manner. This includes determining and coordinating work generated from all of GRC including multiple agencies leasing properties on the campus. This position meets with facility directors, managers, supervisors, and support staff to discuss current work scheduled, project status, and potential future projects in order to make the best possible use of resources. The PSS frequently rearranges work schedules to accommodate additional work projects, and constantly evaluates facility priorities as well as human and material resource allotment.
Located in southwest Iowa, GRC provides residential services for individuals who have struggled to be successful in the community, gives in-home support for those who transition to the community, and assists community-based providers by providing assessments, training, and other technical support. The goal of all GRC services is to help individuals be successful in their communities.
If you enjoy working as part of an interdisciplinary team, helping to develop person-centered Individual Support Plans, while helping individuals stabilize and return to their community of preference then this is a wonderful opportunity to consider.
We have a great total compensation package, including:
- Iowa Public Employees' Retirement System (IPERS)
- Retirement Investors Club (RIC) (Employer Sponsored Retirement Plan)
- Health, Dental and Vision Insurance
- Vacation Leave
- Sick Leave
- Paid Holidays (9 days/year)
- Flexible Spending Accounts
- Life Insurance
- Long-Term Disability Insurance
Glenwood Highlights
The City of Glenwood is home to just over 5,000 friendly people in the Loess Hills of southwest Iowa. A small rural community with strong ties to the Council Bluffs and Omaha metropolitan area, Glenwood is a dynamic and welcoming place to live and work. The Loess Hills landform is an Iowa treasure that spans more than 1,080 square miles along the eastern edge of the Missouri River flood plain. This unique feature is up to 15 miles wide and 220 miles long. Bridging rural and metropolitan areas, the hills have something for everyone. Home of the Mills County Historical Museum, seven historical buildings with the largest display of Prehistoric Native American Artifacts in the state of Iowa are located here. Nearby you can find the Hillsdale Lily Garden with 159 lily varieties on an acre of land surrounded by a walking path. Glenwood is just 25 minutes from Omaha and about 2 hours from Des Moines. Check out these 10 Reasons to Move to Iowa.
The State of Iowa is an EEO/AA Employer
HHS values those with "lived experience" and encourages adults who were fostered as youth, foster parents, and/or parents who were in the DHS system to apply. Minorities, women, veterans, and persons with disabilities are also encouraged to apply (Hearing and Speech Impaired - Relay Iowa 1-800-735-2942 TDD).
Our agency uses E-Verify to confirm the employment eligibility of all newly hired employees. To learn more about E-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities, please visit www.dhs.gov/E-Verify.Applicants must meet at least one of the following minimum requirements to qualify for positions in this job classification:
2) All of the following (a, b, and c):
