Community Support Coordinator – Developmental Disabilities

Grambling State University; Elmwood (LA); On-site; USD 42,000 - 62,000; Full time

Job summary

The Jefferson Parish Human Services Authority (JPHSA) DDCS division seeks a Community Service Professional 3 to provide support coordination for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities. You will develop CPOS, assist families in selecting services, and ensure timely CPOS completion and funding decisions.

You will monitor budgets, coordinate with providers, and advocate for client needs, aiming to prevent unnecessary institutionalization while supporting community integration.

Qualifications

• Four years of experience in providing health or developmentally disabled services, counseling, health care management, or social services.
• Six years of full-time work experience plus one year in providing health or developmentally disabled services, counseling, health care management, or social services.
• A bachelor's degree plus one year of experience in providing health or developmentally disabled services, counseling, health care management, or social services.
• An advanced degree in a social sciences field, nursing, public health; public, hospital, or health administration; speech-language pathology or communication sciences and disorders; physical, occupational, recreational, or music therapy.

Responsibilities

• Develops a Comprehensive Plan of Support (CPOS), Request for Services (RFS) if applicable, and assists the individual/ family choose a service provider if needed according to person-centered planning principles and best practices for CPOS development and implementation.
• Completes the CPOS electronically within two business days following the meeting with the individual/ family.
• Informs the individual/ family of the funding decision on the day of the decision for urgent RFS and within seven business days of the decision for non-urgent RFS.
• Develops, implements, and monitors individual and family support budgets and contracts.
• Provides Support Coordination to up to 65 individuals/ families monthly.
• Provides direct support and assistance advocacy as needed to ensure that the individuals/ families are connected to community resources identified on the CPOS.
• Provides advocacy, education, and follow-up as needed for individuals and their families to address educational and vocational goals.
• Attends interagency transition meetings (as needed) and IEP meetings with Jefferson Parish Public Schools, Families Helping Families of Greater New Orleans, and Louisiana Rehabilitation Services.
• Advocates on behalf of the individual/ family with the Family Support Committee (FSC) when DDCS funding is needed to meet the priority of need addressed by the CPOS.
• Works closely with the individual/ family to ensure the CPOS is effective, satisfactory and assists in avoiding institutionalization or out-of-home placement and unnecessary psychiatric hospitalization when possible.

Skills

Health services experience

Counseling

Care management

Social services

Education

Bachelor's degree

Advanced degree (social sciences, nursing, public health, health administration, SLP/communication disorders, PT/OT/therapy)

Job description

The Jefferson Parish Human Services Authority (JPHSA) DDCS division seeks a Community Service Professional 3 to provide support coordination for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities. You will develop CPOS, assist families in selecting services, and ensure timely CPOS completion and funding decisions.

You will monitor budgets, coordinate with providers, and advocate for client needs, aiming to prevent unnecessary institutionalization while supporting community integration.