Program Coordinator - Group Home Residential

Responsibilities

• Hire/train and provide direct supervision to Residential Lead Staff and Direct Support Professionals.
• Maintaining and/or completing monthly reports, fire safety records, staff and consumer records.
• Ensuring quality services by monitoring program function through record reviews and other site documentation.
• Ensuring compliance with all applicable state and agency guidelines.
• Participating in the on-call supervisor rotation.
• Act as liaison with county, day programs, families and doctors.
• Attend meetings (ISP, Monitoring, SIS, Staff meetings, etc.) as necessary for the home and individuals.
• Provide ongoing staff oversight and monitoring by facilitating/completing staff trainings, 1:1 meetings, informal counseling, discipline and performance evaluations.
• Monitor spending to ensure that expenditures are within budget for the homes and individuals.
• Maintain medical records, and ensure and monitor proper programmatic data collection, via progress notes and charts, for all individuals.
• Ensure scheduling and completion of timely medical appointments in accordance with State Regulations and medical needs of the individuals.
• Working in conjunction with the lead staff to ensure that the staffing schedules reflect appropriate coverage and ratios for each home.
• Other duties and responsibilities may be assigned.

Qualifications

• Valid driver’s license and acceptable motor vehicle record
• Bachelor’s degree in a related field or Associates Degree plus 2-4 years of experience in the field. Supervisory experience is preferred.
• Ability to communicate effectively both in oral and written form

Physical Demands

• Be capable of using one’s body in a variety of postures and positions for varied periods of time (i.e., kneeling, crouching, sitting, standing, reaching, climbing/descending stairs) while working;
• Be able to lift and move objects up to 50 pounds and do medium* physical work;
• Be able to push/pull and maneuver objects or equipment required for work.
• Ability to lift up to 75 pounds when performing a two person lift/transfer of an individual.
• Be capable of visual and auditory scanning of the work environment so as to monitor the facility to ensure safe and effective operations.
• * “Medium” physical work refers to the ability to exert up to 50 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 20 pounds of force frequently, and/or up to 10 pounds of force constantly to move objects.