Treatment Program Manager/Qualified Intellectual Disabilities Professional (QIDP)

State of Iowa; Iowa; On-site; USD 50,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a dedicated team at a state-operated resource center, where you'll play a crucial role in supporting individuals with intellectual disabilities. This full-time position offers the chance to lead an interdisciplinary team, ensuring quality care and support tailored to individual needs. With a focus on community integration, you'll monitor services, supervise staff, and collaborate closely with your team to enhance outcomes. This rewarding career path not only provides opportunities for personal growth but also allows you to make a meaningful impact in the lives of those you serve. Embrace this chance to contribute to a mission-driven organization committed to exceptional care.

Benefits

Health Coverage

Dental Coverage

Vision Coverage

Paid Time Off

Retirement Plans

Flexible Spending Accounts

Life and Disability Insurance

Employee Assistance Program

Employee Discount Programs

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in human care or behavioral field required.
• One year of full-time experience with individuals with disabilities.

Responsibilities

• Lead an interdisciplinary team to provide assessments and interventions.
• Monitor service implementation and report on trends and corrective actions.
• Supervise staff and oversee training of Resident Treatment Supervisors.

Skills

Leadership

Monitoring and Reporting

Supervision

Team Collaboration

Education

Bachelor's or Master's degree in relevant field

Licensure as applicable under Iowa law

Job description

The Iowa Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Division of State-Operated Specialty Care, Bureau of Woodward Resource Center (WRC), is seeking a Treatment Program Manager/Qualified Intellectual Disabilities Professional (TPM/QIDP) to join our team! This full-time position is ideal for individuals driven by a desire to make a positive impact in their community and offers opportunities for advancement, growth, and development.

What You'll Do

As a TPM/QIDP, you'll play a vital role in ensuring our team is equipped with the knowledge and skills to deliver exceptional care and support. Your responsibilities will include:

1. Leadership: Lead and direct an integrated, interdisciplinary team process to provide adequate, appropriate, and timely assessments, interventions, strategies, and supports that effectively address an individual’s needs, assisting that individual to live in the most integrated setting.
2. Monitoring and Reporting: Monitor implementation of services, supports, and interventions through direct observation, participation, and review of documentation. Report analysis of trends and corrective actions needed/due and assure implementation of proactive and prevention interventions.
3. Supervision: Supervise and evaluate the work of staff. Administer personnel and related policies and procedures. Oversee Resident Treatment Supervisors, training them in supervision of active treatment programs by assigning caseloads, advising on methods, reviewing records, and providing feedback.
4. Team Collaboration: Maintain close contact with staff to define, measure, and improve the quality of services, implement quality initiatives, and assess outcomes and efficiency of efforts.

Applicants will be required to complete a background check to be considered for this position.

About WRC

At WRC, our mission is to prepare and support individuals to live in the community of their choice. We’re committed to providing quality care and support tailored to each individual's needs and aspirations.

Benefits of Joining WRC

Working for the State of Iowa comes with its perks. In addition to a competitive salary, you'll enjoy a comprehensive benefits package including:

• Health, Dental, and Vision Coverage
• Paid Time Off (vacation, sick leave, holidays)
• Retirement Plans such as IPERS and RIC
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• Insurance Coverage including life and disability insurance
• Employee Assistance Program
• Employee Discount Programs

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Join us at WRC and be part of a team where your work truly matters. Apply now to start your rewarding career!

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HHS values those with “lived experience” and encourages adults with foster care or DHS system backgrounds, minorities, women, persons with disabilities, and veterans to apply. For hearing and speech impairments, contact Relay Iowa at 1-800-735-2942 TDD.

Our agency uses E-Verify to confirm employment eligibility. Learn more at www.dhs.gov/E-Verify.

Minimum Qualifications

Graduation from an accredited college or university with a bachelor’s or master’s degree in a relevant human care or behavioral field, or licensure as a doctor of medicine, osteopathy, or registered nurse, with one year of full-time experience working with persons with intellectual or developmental disabilities. Additional requirements include:

• Licensure as applicable under Iowa law (e.g., occupational therapy, physical therapy, speech pathology, audiology, medicine, nursing).
• Acceptable degrees include occupational therapy, physical therapy, speech pathology, audiology, sociology, education, rehabilitation counseling, social work, psychology, and others related to human care.
• Applicants assessed for federal employment requirements at the time of interview if referred to Glenwood and Woodward State Hospital-Schools.
• Designated positions may require obtaining a Commercial Driver’s License and endorsements within a specified period.