Residential Coordinator

Lake Region Corporation•Devils Lake, ND

3d•Onsite

About The Position

The Residential Coordinator is responsible for assisting and supporting individuals in realizing their goals, developing natural support networks, and maintaining social roles. This role involves ensuring the health and well-being of individuals, helping them utilize community resources, and empowering them to make informed choices. The coordinator also advocates for people with disabilities, promotes dignity and respect, and works collaboratively as a team member. Key duties include providing documentation, maintaining confidentiality, promoting teamwork, and upholding the agency's philosophy and policies. Specific responsibilities involve managing work hours, supporting and training staff, supervising payroll and expenses, ensuring compliance with health and safety standards, participating in personal planning, assisting with community activities and financial management, monitoring health information, and attending meetings. The role also includes being part of the management team and participating in an on-call rotation.

Requirements

High school diploma or GED preferred.
Minimum 2 years supervisory experience required.
Valid driver’s license required.
Computer experience preferred.
Certification in developmental disabilities preferred. Must be willing to meet certification requirements for the position.
Must be able to perform CPR, AED, First Aid upon certification.
Must be able to implement Therapeutic Response Techniques.
Must be able to occasionally lift/carry up to 50 lbs. and lift 10 lbs. overhead.
Must be able to sit, stand, walk, bend, kneel, and squat frequently throughout shift.

Nice To Haves

Computer experience
Certification in developmental disabilities

Responsibilities

Assist and support people to realize their goals and attain personal outcomes.
Assist and support people to develop and/or maintain a natural support network.
Assist and support people to develop and maintain social roles.
Assist and support people to maintain their health and well-being.
Assist and support people to utilize their community and its resources.
Assist and support people to make informed choices in all aspects of their life.
Assist and support people to live and work in a safe environment.
Advocate for people with disabilities and teach members of the community to treat people with dignity and respect by modeling positive attitudes and respectful communication and interactions.
Work as a member of a team to complete tasks as instructed, be receptive to new ideas, and be creative in solving problems. Work cooperatively with respect to all team members and their contributions.
Support people to achieve outcomes by providing opportunities to learn and grow regardless of their disability. Provide training and support to help people recognize their rights and actively self-advocate.
Maintain confidentiality of information about people served, records, personnel practices, internal practices, and the Agency’s business affairs.
Promote teamwork within and between settings and maintain communication channels. Consistently use people first language in all communication.
Provide accurate, unbiased, and consistent documentation relating to training goals and medical/behavioral events on a daily basis.
Display a positive and professional attitude in your interactions with people served, other employees, and other persons with whom your work for Lake Region Corporation brings you into contact.
Consistently incorporate the Agency’s philosophy in daily services that meet state licensure and regulation requirements as well as Agency determined expectations.
Abide by all Lake Region Corporation policies and procedures.
Work hours assigned. If an emergency (accident, illness, hospitalization, death in family) occurs, notify the Supervisor with as much notice as possible prior to the start of the shift. Will be included in on-call rotation.
Support, coach, and discipline staff as necessary. Provide orientation training to new staff. Complete evaluations of staff by deadlines. Conduct staff meetings monthly.
Supervise payroll activities and approve leave. Assure compliance with budgeted hours and minimize the use of overtime. Assure all facility/house expenses are kept with established budgetary guidelines.
Assure that residential areas comply with Health, Safety, and Agency standards and are modified to meet the needs of individuals. Conduct monthly Environmental Observations to present to the Quality Management Committee.
Participate in the personal planning process by providing information to the team about what you know to be the dreams and goals, strengths, needs, and preferences of the people you support.
Assist people to plan, attend, or participate in events and activities of their choice in the community.
Assist people to manage their finances and protect their personal possessions with no reports that people were prohibited in spending their money as they wish unless defined by the PCSP.
Assist people to follow recommendations received at medical appointments. Continuously monitor and document health information.
Attend meetings, in-services, and workshops as appropriate and approved. Assure staff supervised also attend when appropriate to maintain training requirements.
Serves as a member of the Management Team, Quality Management Committee, and on other committees as assigned. Participate as designated on-call staff within the system utilized.