Human Services Provider Prog Coord I-Mountain View CI 65025476

Adult Correction; Spruce Pine (NC); On-site; USD 37,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance options

Standard and supplemental retirement

NCFlex program

Paid vacation

Sick leave

Parental leave

Job summary

NC Department of Adult Correction seeks a Human Services Provider Prog Coord I (S) at Mountain View Correctional Institution in Avery County, NC. The role coordinates interdisciplinary, person-centered services for adults with intellectual disabilities and co-occurring disorders, developing care plans and ensuring policy compliance.

Requires a bachelor’s in human services and experience with person-centered plans; advanced degrees may substitute.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of treatment programs and their implementation procedures.
• Understanding of physiological, nutritional, sensory-motor, affective, cognitive, social, communication and adaptive development.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate inter-disciplinary person-centered services for individuals with intellectual disabilities and co-occurring disorders.
• Develop and monitor individualized cognitive, vocational, and social development care plans.
• Ensure compliance with state/federal health, safety, and habilitative policies.
• Provide in-service training to direct-care staff as needed.

Skills

Treatment programs

Basics of development

Person-centered plans

Education

Bachelor’s degree in human services

Advanced degrees substitution allowed

Job description

Agency Adult Correction Division COO - OPS - Institutions Operations Job Classification Title Human Services Provider Prog Coord I (S) Position Number 65025476 Grade NC07

About Us

The NC Department of Adult Correction is one of the largest state agencies with more than 14,000 employees. It is responsible for safeguarding and preserving lives and property through prevention, protection, and preparation as well as the care, custody, and supervision of all adults sentenced for violating North Carolina laws. This department includes state prisons with custody, healthcare, and facility operations staff as well as probation/parole officers who supervised sentenced people in the community. Other divisions include Administration, Health Services, Rehabilitation & Reentry, Special Operations and the Post-Release Supervision & Parole Commission. We have a mission that matters!

Description of Work

This position is located in the beautiful mountains of Western North Carolina at Mountain View Correctional Institution in Avery County. Mountain View is a medium custody male facility that houses approximately 908 offenders. We offer a variety of educational classes and programs to promote offender rehabilitation. This is professional work in providing, coordinating and being accountable for the inter-disciplinary person-centered services to individuals with intellectual disabilities, complex neurologic disorders, dementia and/or co-occurring disorders. Employees are located in a specialized facility that provides services to individuals with intellectual disabilities, complex neurologic disorders, dementia, sensory deficits, behavior, motor movement disorders, seizures, and/or autism spectrum disorders. Employees create, modify, and implement individualized cognitive, vocational, and/or social developmental care plans. Employees ensure compliance with residential-based health, safety, and habilitative services as required by State/federal laws, and facility policies and procedures. Establishes, implements, and monitors program goals, quality controls, and policies/procedures for defined residential units or homes. Employees negotiate the service delivery of professional disciplines such as nursing, psychology, social work, therapeutic recreation, PT, and OT in the implementation of person-centered plans. Employees are assigned responsibility for one or two shifts on one unit and may serve as lead developmental services coordinator for direct care staff. Employees evaluate, modify, and implement individualized cognitive, vocational, and/or social developmental care plans. Employees identify and document opportunities and obstacles for an individual to assist with the enhancement of improving an individual’s self-determination, participation in their community, and to recognize interests. Employees may provide in-service training to direct-care staff that includes documentation and forms-completion procedures. The Coordinator I is differentiated from the Human Services Provider Program Coordinator II by limited overall decision-making, as well as scope of administrative responsibility.

Knowledge Skills and Abilities / Management Preferences

• Documented knowledge of treatment programs and their implementation procedures.
• Documented knowledge of the basics physiological, nutritional, sensory-motor, affective, cognitive, social, communication and adaptive development.
• Documented experience in the development, observation and modification to person centered plans.

Salary Range

$37,377 - $65,408

Closing Date

The Posting will close at 11:59 PM the night before the end date.

Employment Type

This is a full-time position (40 hours per week) with State Benefits.

Applicant Eligibility

Applicants must pass a background check to be eligible for this job.

Applicants may be subject to a criminal background check.

Current State Employees Note

Note to Current State Employees: State employees are encouraged to apply for positions of interest even if the salary grade is the same as, or lower than, their current position. If selected for this position, a new salary will be recalculated taking into consideration the quantity of relevant education and experience, funding availability, and internal equity. Based upon these factors, a pay increase MAY result.

Compensation and Benefits

• Employees can participate in health insurance options, standard and supplemental retirement plans, and the NCFlex program (numerous high quality, low-cost benefits on a pre-tax basis).
• Employees also receive paid vacation, sick, and community service leave.
• In addition, paid parental leave is available to eligible employees.

Minimum Education and Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in a human services or related field from an appropriately accredited institution, and one year of experience providing and/or developing person-centered care plans for individuals with intellectual disabilities/co-occurring disorders; or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Advanced degrees in human services may be substituted to meet educational requirements if an applicant does not possess a Bachelor’s degree in human services or related field.

EEO Statement

The State of North Carolina is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer and dedicated to providing employees with a work environment free from all forms of unlawful employment discrimination, harassment, or retaliation. The state provides reasonable accommodation to employees and applicants with disabilities; known limitations related to pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions; and for religious beliefs, observances, and practices.

ADA Accommodations

Consistent with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA), DHHS is committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals. As part of this commitment, NCDAC will ensure that people with disabilities, or known limitations covered by the PWFA, are provided with reasonable accommodation. If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process.