{"schemaVersion":"jobsearcher.job.v1","id":"43fad8a7d8e801c4d2d7a063","url":"https://jobsearcher.com/jobs/43fad8a7d8e801c4d2d7a063","canonicalUrl":"https://jobsearcher.com/jobs/43fad8a7d8e801c4d2d7a063","title":"Program Supervisor - ASL Proficient","description":"Description:Position Summary\r\nThe purpose of this position is to lead a team of Occupational Communication Specialists (OCS) and assist in the day to day operations of the Minnesota Employment Center (MEC) serving people who are Deaf, DeafBlind, and Hard of Hearing. MEC operates in a partnership between Rise and ThinkSelf. This role will specifically work with supporting transition, high school and ThinkSelf learners.\r\nEssentials Duties:\r\nKey Expectations\r\nStandards of Excellence Commitment: All Rise employees are expected to commit to, sign and follow-through on Rises Standards of Excellence. Refer to Standards of Excellence Commitment document. In the Employee Handbook.\r\nPerson-Centered Practices: Learn and consistently perform person-centered practices: Identify those things that are important to people who receive support; implement strategies to assure they are present in day-to-day life. Identify areas where change can happen without permission. Act on those areas.\r\nCommunication: All Rise employees are expected to communicate effectively with other staff, external stakeholders and people we serve in a respectful and timely manner. This includes but is not limited to reading and responding to email in a timely manner, answering and responding to phone calls and voicemails, foster open communication; listening to others; preparing professional written communications as needed.\r\nSafety: Ensure adherence to safety policies and procedures and safe work practices. Ensure employees are equipped with the information, instruction, training and supervision that they need to work safely. Identify, assess and control hazards at assigned work location. Ensure vehicles, equipment, tools, PPE are properly maintained, and employees are aware of proper usage. Encourage early reporting of accidents/incidents, conduct accident investigations, and assist with initiating suitable return to work tasks after a workplace injury. Take reasonable care to ensure your own, co-workers and persons served safety and health. Comply with state motor vehicle laws and regulations. Act as a role model by demonstrating safe work behaviors.\r\nEssential Functions:\r\nCommunication communicate clearly, actively listen to others, covey information in writing that is concise and well-organized, build strong relationships, act with integrity, and foster trust.\r\nBuild and maintain effective working relationships with site contacts and maintain business partners expectations for productivity, quality, etc.\r\nSupervise and support team members doing competitive community job placements for people served in MEC program\r\nManage incoming referrals for multiple programs and assign cases to team members\r\nAssist Program Manager with program management and oversight\r\nBuild and maintain effective working relationships with community partners and address issues and concerns raised by partners or people served\r\nConduct hiring process for team members including updating job postings, setting performance expectations and following Rises interviewing and selection process\r\nAssist Program Manager in maintaining data integrity to ensure accurate and consistent data is stored in the system. Establish visual and written tools for use by the entire team for training on case management software system and EE processes. Focus on training around how to use case management software systems and effective documentation.\r\nProvide 1:1 and group training on case management software systems and EE. Train team members to use the EE systems and to complete the paperwork.\r\nInterns/volunteers Assist MEC leadership in mentoring and coordinating interns and volunteers.\r\nEnsure team members provide case management services including the efficient, timely and accurate use of documentation in our case management software system\r\nComplete all required annual training on time using Rises online learning management system.\r\nRequirements:\r\nKey Competencies\r\nService-focus focus on customer (internal and external) needs\r\nInterpersonal skills positive behaviors; build relationships; value diversity; manage disagreements; act with integrity; demonstrate adaptability; show work commitment\r\nSelf-management use time effectively and efficiently; concentrates efforts on the most important priorities; adeptly handles several tasks at once.\r\nCompassion genuinely cares about people; is available and ready to help; demonstrates real empathy with the joys and pains of others\r\nPerseverance - pursues tasks with energy, drive, and a need to finish; does not give up before finishing, even in the face of resistance or setbacks; steadfastly pushes self and others for results.\r\nRequired Education, Experience, and other Qualifications\r\nAbility to communicate using American Sign Language. Must pass the SLPI at Advanced+\r\nKnowledge of various supported employment service delivery models, job development, and job retention skills\r\nAbility to work with diverse groups including team members, people served, community partners and internal management\r\nExcellent time management and multi-tasking skills with strong ability to problem solve\r\nProficient with Microsoft Office software (Outlook, Word, etc.) and interest to learn and become proficient in case management software system.\r\nAbility to travel between multiple work locations throughout the state, often visiting multiple locations in the same day without advanced notice.\r\nCurrent, valid drivers license\r\nA driving record that demonstrates safe, legal driving habits\r\nCompliance with Rule 11 and MVR background check required\r\nPreferred Education, Experience, and other Qualifications\r\nPrevious experience practicing person-centered techniques with people with disabilities or other barriers to employment\r\n1 year of related work experience preferred\r\nBenefits\r\nWages: $23.40 - $27.51 per hour depending on qualifications\r\nMedical insurance - single employee coverage less than $90/month\r\nDental insurance less than $17/month\r\nVision insurance\r\n401(k) with a 100% vested employer match\r\nRise sponsored Basic Life & AD &D insurance\r\nVoluntary Life, Short Term, and Long-Term Disability Insurance\r\nFlexible Spending Account (FSA)\r\nTuition reimbursement and Rise sponsored trainings (i.e., CPR, First Aide, and more) to help you be successful in your role\r\nEmployee Assistance Program\r\nPaid Time Off (PTO) starts at 16 days during your first year, plus 2 floating holidays, and 48 hours of ESST time per year\r\nEmployee resource groups (i.e., DEI, LGBTQ+, recognition and more).\r\nA fun team environment that supports your professional development and opportunities for career advancement.\r\nRise is a PSLF-eligible employer. Your qualified student loan balance may be forgiven after 120 covered payments.\r\nAre you looking to work with a diverse team of professionals? Do you want to work in a fun environment while supporting others to live a life of possibilities? Then join Rise, Inc.!\r\nRise values being a person-centered organization. This impacts how we carry out services for the people we support and our organizational culture. We encourage people's unique individual differences and celebrate the ways our team members contribute to our community. We believe in a workplace informed by differing viewpoints and perspectives created from a diverse team and welcome people of all races, genders, ages, nationalities, religions, sexual orientations, and backgrounds to apply. Our goal is that those we serve, and our team members always feel valued and respected.\r\nPI7c6693a2d209-26289-40355126","company":"Rise","rawCompany":"rise","city":"Cedar","state":"MN","isRemote":false,"isActive":false,"createdAt":"2026-05-05T01:26:16.063Z","occupations":[{"code":"11-9151.00","title":"Social and Community Service Managers","slug":"social-and-community-service-managers"},{"code":"21-1099.00","title":"Community and Social Service Specialists, All Other","slug":"community-and-social-service-specialists-all-other"},{"code":"21-1093.00","title":"Social and Human Service Assistants","slug":"social-and-human-service-assistants"}],"industries":[{"code":"624190","title":"Other Individual and Family Services","slug":"other-individual-and-family-services"},{"code":"624310","title":"Vocational Rehabilitation Services","slug":"vocational-rehabilitation-services"},{"code":"813319","title":"Other Social Advocacy Organizations","slug":"other-social-advocacy-organizations"}],"jobPosting":{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"JobPosting","title":"Program Supervisor - ASL Proficient","description":"Description:Position Summary\r\nThe purpose of this position is to lead a team of Occupational Communication Specialists (OCS) and assist in the day to day operations of the Minnesota Employment Center (MEC) serving people who are Deaf, DeafBlind, and Hard of Hearing. MEC operates in a partnership between Rise and ThinkSelf. This role will specifically work with supporting transition, high school and ThinkSelf learners.\r\nEssentials Duties:\r\nKey Expectations\r\nStandards of Excellence Commitment: All Rise employees are expected to commit to, sign and follow-through on Rises Standards of Excellence. Refer to Standards of Excellence Commitment document. In the Employee Handbook.\r\nPerson-Centered Practices: Learn and consistently perform person-centered practices: Identify those things that are important to people who receive support; implement strategies to assure they are present in day-to-day life. Identify areas where change can happen without permission. Act on those areas.\r\nCommunication: All Rise employees are expected to communicate effectively with other staff, external stakeholders and people we serve in a respectful and timely manner. This includes but is not limited to reading and responding to email in a timely manner, answering and responding to phone calls and voicemails, foster open communication; listening to others; preparing professional written communications as needed.\r\nSafety: Ensure adherence to safety policies and procedures and safe work practices. Ensure employees are equipped with the information, instruction, training and supervision that they need to work safely. Identify, assess and control hazards at assigned work location. Ensure vehicles, equipment, tools, PPE are properly maintained, and employees are aware of proper usage. Encourage early reporting of accidents/incidents, conduct accident investigations, and assist with initiating suitable return to work tasks after a workplace injury. Take reasonable care to ensure your own, co-workers and persons served safety and health. Comply with state motor vehicle laws and regulations. Act as a role model by demonstrating safe work behaviors.\r\nEssential Functions:\r\nCommunication communicate clearly, actively listen to others, covey information in writing that is concise and well-organized, build strong relationships, act with integrity, and foster trust.\r\nBuild and maintain effective working relationships with site contacts and maintain business partners expectations for productivity, quality, etc.\r\nSupervise and support team members doing competitive community job placements for people served in MEC program\r\nManage incoming referrals for multiple programs and assign cases to team members\r\nAssist Program Manager with program management and oversight\r\nBuild and maintain effective working relationships with community partners and address issues and concerns raised by partners or people served\r\nConduct hiring process for team members including updating job postings, setting performance expectations and following Rises interviewing and selection process\r\nAssist Program Manager in maintaining data integrity to ensure accurate and consistent data is stored in the system. Establish visual and written tools for use by the entire team for training on case management software system and EE processes. Focus on training around how to use case management software systems and effective documentation.\r\nProvide 1:1 and group training on case management software systems and EE. Train team members to use the EE systems and to complete the paperwork.\r\nInterns/volunteers Assist MEC leadership in mentoring and coordinating interns and volunteers.\r\nEnsure team members provide case management services including the efficient, timely and accurate use of documentation in our case management software system\r\nComplete all required annual training on time using Rises online learning management system.\r\nRequirements:\r\nKey Competencies\r\nService-focus focus on customer (internal and external) needs\r\nInterpersonal skills positive behaviors; build relationships; value diversity; manage disagreements; act with integrity; demonstrate adaptability; show work commitment\r\nSelf-management use time effectively and efficiently; concentrates efforts on the most important priorities; adeptly handles several tasks at once.\r\nCompassion genuinely cares about people; is available and ready to help; demonstrates real empathy with the joys and pains of others\r\nPerseverance - pursues tasks with energy, drive, and a need to finish; does not give up before finishing, even in the face of resistance or setbacks; steadfastly pushes self and others for results.\r\nRequired Education, Experience, and other Qualifications\r\nAbility to communicate using American Sign Language. Must pass the SLPI at Advanced+\r\nKnowledge of various supported employment service delivery models, job development, and job retention skills\r\nAbility to work with diverse groups including team members, people served, community partners and internal management\r\nExcellent time management and multi-tasking skills with strong ability to problem solve\r\nProficient with Microsoft Office software (Outlook, Word, etc.) and interest to learn and become proficient in case management software system.\r\nAbility to travel between multiple work locations throughout the state, often visiting multiple locations in the same day without advanced notice.\r\nCurrent, valid drivers license\r\nA driving record that demonstrates safe, legal driving habits\r\nCompliance with Rule 11 and MVR background check required\r\nPreferred Education, Experience, and other Qualifications\r\nPrevious experience practicing person-centered techniques with people with disabilities or other barriers to employment\r\n1 year of related work experience preferred\r\nBenefits\r\nWages: $23.40 - $27.51 per hour depending on qualifications\r\nMedical insurance - single employee coverage less than $90/month\r\nDental insurance less than $17/month\r\nVision insurance\r\n401(k) with a 100% vested employer match\r\nRise sponsored Basic Life & AD &D insurance\r\nVoluntary Life, Short Term, and Long-Term Disability Insurance\r\nFlexible Spending Account (FSA)\r\nTuition reimbursement and Rise sponsored trainings (i.e., CPR, First Aide, and more) to help you be successful in your role\r\nEmployee Assistance Program\r\nPaid Time Off (PTO) starts at 16 days during your first year, plus 2 floating holidays, and 48 hours of ESST time per year\r\nEmployee resource groups (i.e., DEI, LGBTQ+, recognition and more).\r\nA fun team environment that supports your professional development and opportunities for career advancement.\r\nRise is a PSLF-eligible employer. Your qualified student loan balance may be forgiven after 120 covered payments.\r\nAre you looking to work with a diverse team of professionals? Do you want to work in a fun environment while supporting others to live a life of possibilities? Then join Rise, Inc.!\r\nRise values being a person-centered organization. This impacts how we carry out services for the people we support and our organizational culture. We encourage people's unique individual differences and celebrate the ways our team members contribute to our community. We believe in a workplace informed by differing viewpoints and perspectives created from a diverse team and welcome people of all races, genders, ages, nationalities, religions, sexual orientations, and backgrounds to apply. 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