Residential Community Habilitation Coordinator

AIM Services Inc•Saratoga Springs, NY

About The Position

Purpose: To ensure staff assist the individuals AIM serves to achieve their personal goals while promoting a sense of self confidence and well-being. To support and supervise Direct Support Professionals providing Residential Community Habilitation. To provide training, evaluations, and Residential Community Habilitation program implementation within the service setting. To ensure documentation is completed and service provisions have been met. To provide role modeling, observations and leadership to staff proving Residential Community Habilitation Services. Leadership Core Competencies Respectful: treats everyone with courtesy and compassion recognizing individual uniqueness and needs. Displays honesty, integrity and humility. Makes difficult decisions with empathy. Responsible: accepts accountability for their own actions and the actions of others. Holds others accountable. Puts the interests of the organization above their personal interests. Is personally invested in the success of the organization. Builds Partnerships: values and builds a collaborative culture and spirit. Willing to learn from others. Moves others to take action. Pro-actively resolves conflict. Follows through in a timely manner. Anticipates and solves problems promptly with flexibility and creativity. Commits to Service Excellence: focuses on the needs of the individuals. Constantly reassesses processes, procedures, principles, searching for improvement opportunity. Improves performance by introducing unique and leading-edge concepts. Encourages good ideas from staff. Defines and puts into action, Best Practices. Sets and achieves high standards of performance. Challenges the status quo. Develops People: Inspires and challenges others to reach their full potential. Celebrates the accomplishments of others. Effectively provides feedback to staff and colleagues, including the timely completion of staff=s annual performance evaluations. Recruits and retains exemplary staff. Understands and applies all agency policies.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree preferred [3] Years experience working in the field of ID/DD, or related field
[1] Year Managerial experience preferred
Knowledge of applicable Regulations.
Willingness to maintain a flexible 40 hour work week.
CPR/First Aid, AMAP, and SCIP Certification. (Training Provided)
Valid NYS Drivers License acceptable to Agency insurance standards (Current/ Valid Insurance card if using own vehicle).
Ability to work independently, organizational skills, reliable decision making with demonstrated critical thinking skills.
Proficiency in Microsoft Word and Excel.
Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively in oral and written form. Excellent verbal, written and presentation skills.
Strong organizational skills with a keen ability to prioritize and multi-task. Detail oriented.
Well developed team skills, unquestioned integrity, and the experience, confidence and presence to effectively handle interpersonal relationships and deal with sensitive issues.
Sitting and/or computer use for extended periods of time.
Bending, reaching, pushing, and pulling as needed in the workplace. Ability to safely lift a minimum of 50lbs.
Demonstrated interest and ability to facilitate the desired outcomes of the individuals served, while adhering to agency standards and policies, as well as state regulations.
Maintain training and certification in all required areas
Ability to remain calm in stressful or demanding situations.
Ability to maintain confidentiality.

Responsibilities

Manage the day-to-day operations of community habilitation services for people in certified residential settings.
Author Residential Community Habilitation plans based on individual wants, needs, and goals. Remain responsive to the individual’s unique and changing needs.
To be able to teach and model Direct Support Professionals how to work on a specific goal outlined in the Residential Community Habilitation plans and offer support as needed. The QIDP will teach methods, responsibility for program implementation, and the type of data and frequency of collection.
Assess, evaluate, and author safeguards in Residential Community Habilitation plans. Ensure continuity of safeguards across all service environments.
To ensure that adequate environmental supports and assistive devices are present to promote independence.
Oversee, and ensure the implementation of person centered planning, community mapping, and CQL Personal Outcome Measures in daily services.
Ensure all services are properly documented and billed in the appropriate time frame.
Train staff in service-specific duties and needs, and review all plans for each person served.
Implement, and ensure staff's implementation and documentation of each person's plan, including participation in circle of support meetings as requested/required by the person.
To work in a collaborative manner with the people served to assure effective and efficient staffing in conjunction with the needs of the program(s) and budgetary constraints. Ensure that DSP’s are cross-trained for programs within the assigned group.
Perform medical/health related functions adhering to AMAP Policy.
Operate agency vehicles in compliance with agency policies/procedures, and traffic laws, assuring documenting vehicle maintenance/condition. To provide for/assure the appropriate use/care of individual/agency equipment.
Assure people’s personal needs are met, tailored to individual preferences.
Assign and maintain staff schedules.
Keep schedule flexible to ensure contact and observation of all staff while on duty, ensuring consistency in supports.
Committee membership as assigned.
Any and all other duties requested by supervisor.
On-Call duty as assigned.