Job Summary
The Program Coordinator for our Emergency Residential Services program plays a vital role in ensuring safe, stable, and trauma-informed care for youth in crisis placement. The ideal candidate brings experience in residential youth services, case coordination, or a related human services field, with a strong understanding of the unique needs of at-risk and transitional youth populations.
Essential Duties & Responsibilities
- Ensure proper services are provided to address the wants and needs of people with developmental disabilities as written in the Individual Support Plan (ISP).
- Ensure a safe, positive, and encouraging atmosphere in the homes for the people we support.
- Ensure each individuals’ rights are protected and they are treated with dignity and respect.
- Demonstrate and train team members to interact with the people we support in an emotionally supportive and therapeutic manner.
- Ensure all documentation is completed accurately and in a timely manner,including but not limited toindividual plan data, behavior plan data, community integration logs, assessments, individual funds requests, communication book, mileage logs, maintenance requests forms, and supply acquisition forms.
- Safeguard individual’s funds, assisting individuals with purchases.
- Ensure assigned team members record their time accurately and approve timecards in a timely manner.
- Ensures staff receive necessary training, both classroom and in-service. May conduct training when authorized.
- Performs regular and unannounced site visits.
- Reviews and responds to incident reports.
- Responds to requests from outside agencies in a timely manner.
- Facilitate the integration of individuals into the community by accompanying them to recreational and social activities.
- Intervene when aggressive and/or inappropriate behavior occurs to implement behavior plans and strategies.
- Provide on-call support to staff during emergencies and locate staff to fill shifts when necessary.
- Ensure assigned facilities and vehicles are clean and compliant with Company and state requirements.
- Complete and remain current on all required trainings.
- Other duties as assigned.
Education & Experience
- At least two years of experience working with people with developmental disabilities preferred
- One year supervisory/leader experience preferred
- Valid driver's license
- Current automobile insurance
- Ability to pass registry and background checks
Knowledge, Skills & Abilities
- Apassion to serve others
- Strong attention to detail
- Excellent time management skills and the ability to juggle multiple responsibilities while communicating honestly about your timelines, challenges and questions.
- Ability to adapt as needed in a growing environment
- Ability to handle a variety of situations and personalities
- Must maintain confidentiality and protect individual rights
- Ability to always project a caring and professional image
- Excellent communication, interpersonal and organizational skills
Physical Requirements
- Ability to be on-call and potentially provide coverage of assigned facilities
- Ability to communicate with other people in-person, by telephone, and in writing
- Ability to use verbal and physical intervention to redirect and/or restrain a person who is physically aggressive or self-abusive
- Ability to safely provide supervision and monitoring to meet the needs of people supported by Hands of Heartland
- Ability to perform repetitive tasks for extended periods of time to include but not limited to bending, stooping, sitting, and reaching
Ability to lift up to 75 pounds as needed