QIDP - Employment Trainer

Little Friends Inc•Warrenville, IL

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The Qualified Intellectual Disabilities Professional (QIDP)/Supervisor is responsible for ensuring that individuals receiving services are provided with appropriate, individualized, and high-quality supports in accordance with all applicable Department of Human Services (DHS) regulations, agency policies, and person-centered planning principles. This position provides leadership, supervision, and oversight of direct support staff while ensuring compliance with regulatory standards and promoting the health, safety, rights, and well-being of individuals served.

Requirements

Must be capable of speaking English clearly and fluently, to communicate with staff, customers, and workshop individuals; must be capable of writing English that is clear, concise, grammatically correct, and free of spelling errors.
Must respond appropriately to individual behavioral problems. This position requires sufficient strength, agility, and sensory acuity to be alert to individual behavioral emergencies. Also, to effectively implement confrontation-avoidance, escape-evasion, and emergency transport procedures from agency-approved crisis prevention/de-escalation and behavioral management courses, with adults weighing 150 lbs. or more.
Must act in a professional manner which reflects positively on oneself and Little Friends and Adult Day Services. This includes demonstrating high commitment to customer service and customer satisfaction for all internal and external customers of Spectrum and Little Friends.
Is aware of, follows, and ensures that staff members follow the policies and procedures of Little Friends and Adult Day Services, as well as the Department of Human Services.
Required to complete all training and re-certifications as per Little Friends and Adult Day Services as well as the Department of Human Services.
Bachelor’s or higher degree in a human service field, including but not limited to sociology, special education, rehabilitation counseling and psychology; or one of the other professional certifications (MD, RN, psychologist, social worker, etc.) listed in the federal QIDP definition.
One year experience working directly with individuals developmental disabilities.
Must possess and maintain a valid IL driver’s license with no major moving violations within the last two years.

Responsibilities

Ensure the development, implementation, and monitoring of individualized service plans that reflect each individual's goals, preferences, strengths, and needs.
Provide transportation for individuals, as needed, for job development, community integrated activities, interviews, etc.
Monitor the quality of services to ensure compliance with DHS regulations, agency policies, licensing requirements, and best practices.
Conduct regular assessments, progress reviews, and documentation to evaluate service effectiveness and recommend necessary modifications.
Coach and support Direct Support Professionals (DSPs) and other staff to ensure quality service delivery.
Collaborate with interdisciplinary team members, guardians, family members, healthcare providers, and community partners to coordinate services.
Advocate for individuals' rights, dignity, independence, and community inclusion.
Maintain accurate, timely, and confidential documentation in accordance with DHS regulations and agency policies.
Make appropriate referrals to clinical staff and to consultants to ensure the best possible service provision for their assigned individuals.
Investigate and report incidents, accidents, and allegations of abuse or neglect according to established procedures.
Ensure individuals receive appropriate medical, behavioral, educational, vocational, and community support.
Participate in DHS surveys, licensing inspections, internal audits, and corrective action planning.
Respond to emergencies and provide on-site support as assigned.
Promote a positive, respectful, and person-centered work environment.
Provides vocational counseling and advocacy services to individuals on caseload as appropriate, including helping individuals develop their ability to determine and communicate their feelings, desires, and preferences, particularly in the area of vocational activities and career planning; assisting and encouraging individuals to make informed choices, particularly in the area of vocational activities and career planning; and providing one-on-one training to individuals in areas such as self-advocacy, problem-solving, self-assertion, and choice-making.
Coordinates health services with residential nursing staff as need arises, including contacting nursing staff if an Individual becomes ill at the program and informing residential staff of any behavioral incidents and ensuring proper documentation is submitted according to policy guidelines.
Develop, coordinate, and teach employment skills development classes for the employment program, including designing and implementing individualized and group-based curricula focused on workplace readiness, recruiting and determining eligibility of individuals for skills development classes, providing hands-on vocational instruction, job coaching support, and community-based learning opportunities, assessing participants' vocational strengths, interests, and support needs, and encouraging skill generalization by reinforcing employment-related behaviors across home, community, and workplace settings.
Provides job coaching responsibilities at community employment sites as needed to ensure continuity of care for employment individuals.
Be open to evening and weekend hours to cover and attend events such as, but not limited to, resource fairs, job fairs, open house informational sessions, and skill development classes.
Completes monthly billing and submits to the payroll clerk or other designated staff.
Be available to cover job coaching for individuals as assigned.
Work with agency advancement on obtaining grants and provide the necessary reporting documentation for grants secured for the program.
Obtain annual CEUs as outlined by DHS to maintain QIDP certification.
Serves on other teams and standing committees of the agency, as assigned.
Other duties as assigned.