QIDP

Little Friends Inc•Warrenville, IL

About The Position

The Qualified Intellectual Disabilities Professional (QIDP)/Supervisor ensures individuals receiving services receive appropriate, individualized, high-quality support in accordance with Department of Human Services (DHS) regulations, agency policies, and person-centered planning principles. The role provides leadership, supervision, and oversight of direct support staff and helps ensure regulatory compliance and the health, safety, rights, and well-being of individuals served. The position develops and monitors individualized service plans, reviews service effectiveness, maintains confidential documentation, coordinates supports with families and interdisciplinary partners, and advocates for individuals’ rights and community inclusion. It also includes vocational counseling, employment skills instruction, job coaching, transportation as needed, coordination of health services, incident reporting, participation in audits and inspections, and grant-related reporting. The role requires annual continuing education units to maintain QIDP certification and flexibility to attend some evening and weekend events. The schedule is 7:30 a.m.–3:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, with flexibility, for 37.5 hours per week. The listed salary is $45,000 per year. Little Friends describes itself as an equal-opportunity employer and offers competitive wages and extensive paid training.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree or higher in a human service field, such as sociology, special education, rehabilitation counseling, or psychology; alternatively, one of the professional certifications listed in the federal QIDP definition, such as MD, RN, psychologist, or social worker.
One year of experience working directly with individuals with developmental disabilities.
Valid Illinois driver’s license and no major moving violations within the previous two years.
Ability to speak English clearly and fluently and write clearly, concisely, grammatically, and without spelling errors.
Sufficient strength, agility, and sensory acuity to respond to behavioral emergencies and implement approved crisis prevention, de-escalation, behavioral management, and emergency transport procedures involving adults weighing 150 pounds or more.
Ability to maintain professional conduct, demonstrate customer service, and follow Little Friends, Adult Day Services, and DHS policies and procedures.
Ability to complete required training and recertifications.
Availability and flexibility for some evening and weekend events.
Ability to obtain annual CEUs required by DHS to maintain QIDP certification.

Responsibilities

Ensure individualized service plans are developed, implemented, monitored, and documented in accordance with DHS regulations and person-centered planning principles.
Participate in Discovery and Personal Plan meetings; coordinate meeting rooms, staff attendance, reports, and required documentation; ensure Implementation Strategies are completed, signed, and filed appropriately.
Work cooperatively with program coordinators, other QIDP/Supervisors, staff, residential QIDPs, and residential program staff.
Provide transportation for individuals as needed for job development, community activities, interviews, and related needs.
Monitor service quality for compliance with DHS regulations, agency policies, licensing requirements, and best practices.
Conduct assessments and progress reviews, document outcomes, and recommend service modifications.
Coach and support Direct Support Professionals and other staff to promote quality service delivery.
Coordinate services with interdisciplinary team members, guardians, families, healthcare providers, and community partners.
Advocate for individuals’ rights, dignity, independence, and community inclusion.
Maintain accurate, timely, and confidential documentation in accordance with regulations and agency policies.
Refer individuals to clinical staff and consultants as appropriate.
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.
Provide vocational counseling and advocacy, including supporting individuals to communicate preferences, make informed vocational choices, and develop self-advocacy, problem-solving, self-assertion, and choice-making skills.
Coordinate health services with residential nursing staff, including communicating when an individual becomes ill and ensuring behavioral incidents are communicated and documented.
Develop, coordinate, and teach employment skills classes, including designing curricula, screening and assessing participants, providing vocational instruction and job coaching, setting employment goals with interdisciplinary teams, documenting progress, adapting instruction, and supporting skill generalization.
Provide job coaching at community employment sites and cover job coaching assignments as needed.
Be available for evening and weekend events such as resource fairs, job fairs, open houses, and skills development classes.
Complete monthly billing, including ROCs billing, private billing, and other program revenue, and submit it to the payroll clerk or designated staff.
Work with agency advancement on grants and provide required reporting documentation for grants secured for the program.
Obtain annual CEUs required by DHS to maintain QIDP certification.
Serve on agency teams and standing committees as assigned and perform other duties as assigned.
Follow agency and DHS policies and procedures, complete required training and recertifications, and maintain professional conduct and customer service.
Respond appropriately to behavioral emergencies and be able to implement approved crisis prevention, de-escalation, behavioral management, and emergency transport procedures.