Job description

Position Summary: To achieve community integrated living and work environments based on values of individual self-worth, dignity, equality and respect for maximum participation in routine everyday activities, experiences, therapies, health services, community support activities and opportunities for community inclusion for individuals with a developmentally disability, emotional/behavioral disorder or mental health disorder who reside in the a community setting under the auspices appropriate Department of Human Services or Department of Children and Family Services rules in order to maximize normalized living, independence and self reliance.

To improve or assure consistency in attained functional skills and provide structured community, social and interpersonal experiences/activities normalized developmental growth while meeting requirements and the guidelines of funding, monitoring and accrediting agencies.

Duties:

• Oversees/Reviews/monitors schedules for assigned staff for hours of work for each designated program on a weekly/monthly basis in compliance with IAG policy and procedures for hours worked per week and in accord with each individual’s individual Program Plan.
• Evaluates worker's performance of assigned tasks examining outcome against stated criteria and discussing assessment using both formal and informal methodology in order to interpret results of task performance for worker growth and to ensure that performance standards necessary to achieve objectives are met.
• Oversees and/or interprets work procedures (e.g., scheduling priority tasks) in order to promote efficiency, assure individual’s programmatic and personal needs are met and to coordinate flow of work.
• Communicates, when necessary, with professionals, counselors/therapists, PASS agents or any other person involved in the individual’s plan on behalf of staff in order to assure accurate and updated interchange of information, intervention methods and recording of data.
• Examines and evaluates primary and collateral information (tracking sheets, goals, progress notes etc) from staff, professionals and others to monitor case records in order to check timeliness, presence, completeness and adherence to standards of entry and compliance with the individual program plan.
• Participates in or conducts regularly scheduled staff meetings, using discretion as to subject matter, in order to coordinate service delivery to individuals.
• Coordinates the training of new staff (in conjunction with the Corporate HR Department) or conducts in-services for current staff using necessary materials in accordance with IAG policies and procedures in order to assure implementation of appropriate techniques for service intervention, compliance with individual program plans and assure staff has been presented with IAG policies and procedures.
• Participates in/conducts/attends meetings of an informational or problem solving nature,, e.g., team meeting, IPP, parent meeting, diagnostic, intake/discharge, court contributing appropriate input, in order to establish and maintain effective communication, to assure professional program planning and monitoring and to perform necessary organizational business.
• Oversee/Writes/develops/reviews sequence of steps or procedures by which individual may achieve specified result or goal, adapting and modifying plan as changes in situations and/or client require, in order to implement effective interventions/supports and to monitor progress.
• Oversees/evaluates individual's program plan, referring to recommendations of team, individual and individual’s guardian/family, IAG staff, previous performance and outcomes, makes adjustment and changes using discretion as to need in order to formulate individual program plan.
• Oversees/monitors/writes incident reports using staff and individual information, case records and knowledge of the situation, recommending and approving plans for resolution in order to compile required records and information for service planning, assure communication of crucial events within IAG and to meet state regulations.
• Ensure training and supports for proper behavior, language and social pattern etc., of individuals served in order to improve the consistency of or increase the level of independent functioning.
• Exchanges with, receives from or provides to staff, colleagues or supervisors information about individual or individual’s program in verbal or written format as required in order to maintain records, plan or implement services.
• Oversees individual objectives and evaluates individual's performance on assigned objectives examining outcome against stated criteria, using rating scales, tracking sheets, monthly progress notes, etc. in order to ensure personal growth and improvement in specific skills.
• Inspects/monitors individuals for appropriateness noting clothing, hygiene, behavior etc., in reference to standards and taking corrective action if required in order to maintain the dignity, health, welfare and safety of individuals.
• Substitutes for absent staff in performance of assigned duties with direction from supervisor in order to ensure the day-to-day functioning of the unit.
• Oversees the completion of required reports, forms, progress notes, staff work schedules, etc., using performance records, tracking sheets, and established guidelines in order to maintain compliance with agency and state requirements.
• Evaluates/discusses in individual conference, staff's understanding of policies (e.g., progressive discipline), job behavior, (e.g., tardiness which exceeds expected level), judging content and consequences of work behavior in order to inform worker of results of work performance.

Bachelors Degree in Human Services field REQUIRED. Masters Degree preferred

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: From $60,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift

Ability to commute/relocate:

• East Moline, IL 61244: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (Required)

Work Location: One location

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