Day Habilitation Center Coordinator - Queens Village
About The Position
The Day Habilitation Center Coordinator is responsible for ensuring the health, safety, and welfare of individuals in the program. This role involves maintaining contact with volunteer training sites, ensuring agency vehicle maintenance, and coordinating transportation for program participants. The coordinator also handles incident reporting and investigation, acts as a liaison with clinics, and maintains communication with parents and other providers. Key duties include supervising the distribution of petty cash, ordering supplies, ensuring nutritious snacks are provided, and assisting in the development of programmatic activities. Additionally, the coordinator is responsible for interviewing and hiring new employees, supervising and training Habilitation Specialists, and ensuring their attendance at required trainings. They will also provide onsite training, review and complete billing documents, approve staff time records, and ensure the Day Habilitation program services are adequate, appropriate, and compliant with all applicable laws and regulations. Maintaining individual/family confidentiality, commitment to company values, and punctuality are essential. The role also includes performing other duties as assigned by supervisors and senior management.
Requirements
- Bachelor's Degree and/or substantial related supervisory experience.
- NYS valid driver's license.
- Extensive knowledge of OPWDD Regulations.
- Ability to run.
- Ability to safely assist lifting individuals of various weights & 20 lb items.
- Must be able to communicate effectively with others and individuals served.
- Clearance through state mandated Background/Fingerprint Check(s).
Responsibilities
- Ensure health, safety & welfare of individuals.
- Maintain contact with Volunteer Training Sites.
- Ensure that agency vehicles are maintained.
- Coordinate/Supervise transportation to and from program, volunteer training sites and recreation outings.
- Report, document, and investigate incidents.
- Act as a liaison with clinics providing Speech and Occupational services.
- Maintain correspondence with parents and other providers.
- Supervise distribution of petty cash.
- Order supplies for program.
- Ensure that nutritious snacks are purchased and provided for program individuals.
- Assist in developing programmatic activities.
- Interview/hire new employees.
- Supervise and train Habilitation Specialists and ensure attendance of staff at annual core trainings.
- Provide onsite training to Habilitation Specialists in areas of individual care and record keeping.
- Review and complete billing documents.
- Approve staff's time records.
- Ensure that the Day Habilitation program services are adequate and/or appropriate to meet the needs of program participants and is compliant with all applicable federal, state and local laws, regulations and policies.
- Maintain individual/family confidentiality.
- Commitment to company values and adherence to policies.
- Attendance and punctuality is essential.
- Perform other duties as assigned by supervisors and/or senior management.
Benefits
- Competitive salary
- Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance have very low out of pocket costs (for FT staff)
- Medical can be as low as $1 dollar per paycheck / $26 dollars a year for full medical coverage ( for FT staff)
- Generous Paid Time Off policy (for full time staff) Start with 24 days annually
- Group Life Insurance and Long Term Disability (for FT staff)
- Flexible Spending Accounts (for FT staff)
- Pre-Tax Commuter Benefits
- 403(b) Retirement with Employer Discretionary Match (for FT staff)
- Paid Training in the field of human services and ABA
- Opportunities for career advancement
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
