After being employed for four years as a direct support specialist in a group home, the opportunity to be promoted to team leader presented itself. I cautiously researched the extent of the job tasks, duties, and responsibilities and weighed them to that of my abilities. It took very little time to quickly recognize some areas that would prove to be a challenge for me, as I had very little computer experience and most of the required duties of a team leader were monthly electronic client records and logs. I was also required to be on call for at least one week and one weekend per month. I am 44 yrs. old, the mother of five children and the wife of a cancer survivor. Being on call was going to be a challenge because of the responsibilities
