Qualified Intellectual Disability Professional- QIDP

Compassionate Hands Adult Day Services is currently seeking a Qualified Intellectual Disability Professional to join our team. This individual must meet the requirements and willing to start work once facility opens in a few months. Only serious applicants need apply.

Below is a list of requirements and responsibilities.

To qualify as a QIDP, an individual must have at least one year of experience

working directly with persons with intellectual disability or other development

disabilities; and is one of the following:

• Doctor of medicine or osteopathy;
• Registered nurse;
• An individual who holds at least a bachelor’s degree in a “human services field” from an accredited university/college.
• Human services field” includes the professional disciplines of:
• Occupational therapy;
• Physical Therapy;
• Psychologist;
• Social Worker;
• Speech-Language Pathologist;
• Audiologist;
• Recreation Professional (degree in recreation, art, dance, music or physical education);
• Dietician.
• Human services field” also includes academic disciplines related to:
• Human behavior (e.g. psychology, sociology, speech
• communication, gerontology, etc.);
• Human skill development (e.g. education, counseling,
• human development, etc.);
• Humans and their cultural behavior (e.g. anthropology, etc.);
• Any other study of services related to basic human care needs (e.g. rehabilitation counseling, etc.);

Functions:

a) Supervise and coordinate the implementation of supports to all individuals,

inclusive of developing or supervising the development of objectives and

plans that have been recommended in the ISP. Ensure service design and

delivery of the various supports maximizes positive outcomes for each

individual.

b) Observe and assess individuals’ responses to services and supports to

include: satisfaction with services and quality of life; review of data and

progress; alert team members to the changing needs of an individual; and

revise supports in accordance with those changes upon approval of the ISP

Team.

c) Ensure staff receives required training related to: the person-centered

planning process; rights and due process; positive behavioral interventions;

the process for development of outcome-based support plans;

implementation of plans and required documentation/data collection.

d) Monitor and ensure that staff are alerted to and trained on all new and

revised support plans for each individual so as to facilitate consistency in

implementation.

e) Monitor and ensure all necessary current information/ documentation is

present in the home files for staff review.

f) Ensure consistency with implementation of the provision of supports to

individuals across all settings (i.e., JDT, residential, recreational, medical,

etc.), through monitoring activities and facilitating communication between

team members.

g) Ensure that adequate environmental, medical, social supports and assistive

devices are in place to promote health and welfare and increased

independence.

h) Knowledge and ability to implement behavioral plans developed via

consultation with behavioral specialists; knowledge of and ability to

functionally implement plans and objectives that reinforce positive

behavioral supports. Supervise and monitor the implementation of

behavioral support plans and data collection, staff training regarding

implementation of behavioral support plans and those plans that may have

restrictive intervention procedures ensuring that restrictions are viewed as

temporary and that plans include a training component for restoring right(s).

i) The QIDP or designee should act as the Agency liaison and representative

to the regional center’s Behavioral Intervention Committee and the Human

Rights Committee and should ensure appropriate oversight is in place.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $37,760.63 - $45,475.16 per year

Benefits:

• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Shift:

• 8 hour shift
• Day shift

Work Days:

• Monday to Friday

Work Location: In person

Salary : $37,761 - $45,475