Program Specialist

Job Description

The ID-Day Program offers services that are provided in both facility and community-based settings for adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities, as well as those with intensive physical health needs (wheelchair, tube feeding, catheters, colostomy). Supports are offered through a variety of activities that develop life, socialization, motor, and adaptive skill sets.

Key Responsibilities

• Identifying in the assessment the consumer's requirement for direct supervision or times when the consumer may be unsupervised
• Disseminating the assessment for the development of the Individual Service Plan (ISP), ISP Annual Update and all ISP revisions to all ISP plan team members 30 calendar days prior to the meeting
• Providing training to DSPs on the consumer Support Plan if a medication is prescribed to treat symptoms of a diagnosed psychiatric illness prior to the Supports Specialist working with the consumer
• Participating in the development of the ISP, ISP Annual Updates, and all ISP revisions
• Attending the ISP, ISP annual updates, and all ISP revisions
• Fulfilling the role of Plan Lead when a Supports Coordinator is not assigned to a consumer
• Reviewing every 3 months (or more often if necessary) the ISP, ISP Annual Updates, and all ISP previsions
• Reporting ISP content discrepancies to the Supports Coordinator as applicable and Team members
• Supervising, monitoring and evaluating services and outcomes identified in the ISP
• Reviewing, signing and dating the monthly documentation of an individual's participation and progress toward outcomes
• Reporting a change related to a consumer's needs to the Supports Coordinator
• Developing and implementing component services that will lead to advancement in the component or to competitive employment
• And other tasks assigned by supervisor

Requirements

• Associates OR 60 college credits from accredited college 4 years of ID/Autism experience.
• Must have at least 2yrs experience in ID
• Must be computer literate (excel, word, outlook, power point)
• Valid Driver's License and own transportation Required
• Bilingual in English and Spanish is a plus.