QP / Qualified Professional

Position Summary: This position is responsible for supervision of developmental disabilities and
mental health supports for children and adults within an assigned program. This position is responsible
for ensuring best practices, supports based on the personal outcomes of the individual and/or family,
compliance with all state, federal, and agency standards as required for assigned services. This
position has direct supervision of direct care para-professionals.

Essential Job Functions:
1. Employs and works to retain qualified staff for services within their assigned area. Monitors
personnel, training and health requirements and maintain current files.
2. Supervises direct care para-professionals, including annual performance reviews.
3. Ensures the appropriate development of person centered plans and the implementation of these plans.
4. Monitors all required documentation to ensure local, state, federal and Agency requirements are met.
5. Ensures quality services that support individuals to achieve personal outcomes. Protects the rights
and ensures health, safety, and welfare of the individuals we support.
6. Collaborates with LME and other entities to ensure supports are developed based on wishes and
desires of individual and family.
7. Promotes team and employee interaction and communication.
8. Ensures that training, coaching and progressive discipline are in place, to maximize staff development.
9. Supports ICS Program Managers with management of program budgets by ensuring necessary
authorizations are in place before supports begin or continue, ensuring that direct care paraprofessionals
are working appropriately scheduled hours.
10. Provides and coordinates training and ensures all training requirements for Direct Care paraprofessionals are met.
11. Coordinates the scheduling of Direct Care para-professionals providing supports.
12. Works with individuals and family to develop schedule for appropriate services.
13. When on call, Supervisors will be available for emergencies related to individuals we support.
14. Anticipates staffing needs and responds to schedule changes, taking the appropriate action to avoid problems.
15. Maximize service utilization to better support individuals served as found clinically appropriate.
16. Promotes the professional and personal development of the employees. Models expected behaviors and serves in a mentoring role to employees.
17. Maintains regular attendance and punctuality, manages use of PTO time, and follows all policies and procedures regarding time off.
18. Follows all ESUCP Policies and Procedures and ensures their implementation.
19. Demonstrates Easter Seals valued behaviors of Accountability, Commitment and Caring as appropriate to position.
20. Completes required training within prescribed timeframes.
21. Performs related duties as requested.

Supervisory Responsibility:
This position will supervise Direct Care para-professional employees and may supervise professionals.
 

Minimum Qualifications:
• Bachelor’s Degree from a college or university accredited by an entity approved by USDOE or
CHEA
• Must have qualifications to be credentialed as a Qualified Professional;
• Have a valid North Carolina driver’s license, good driving record and insurability is required.
• Must have reliable transportation that will allow movement throughout the program delivery area.
Equipment Used:
Telephone Computer
Microsoft Word, Excel Motor Vehicle
Calculator Fax
Copier Pager/Cell Phone
Essential physical requirements:
• Must possess the visual acuity to develop written correspondence and determine accuracy, neatness
and thoroughness of the work assigned.
• Must be able to physically perform the basic life operational functions of talking, hearing, sitting
for long periods of time and performing repetitive motions, such as using a computer.
• Must be able to speak audibly, write legibly and perform repetitive motions

Environment:
Work is done in office, homes and other community settings. There will be on-call responsibilities.

If you’re kind-hearted and seek a rewarding career opportunity where you can make a huge difference in the daily lives of the people you will help as a Supervisor or QP, then please apply now at our website: www.easterseaslport.com OR by sending your resume to: alec.murphy@eastersealsucp.com

About Easterseals PORT Health

Easterseals PORT Health are trustworthy, compassionate partners providing exceptional disability, behavioral health and addiction treatment services to help our neighbors live their best lives. Purpose, dedication and empathy drive our in-person and telehealth service delivery. Our diverse and inclusive 2,600-member team provides more than 10.2 million hours of meaningful support to 40,200 kids, adults and families in 11,000 home, facility and community locations across North Carolina and Virginia.

We provide working environments that support a healthy lifestyle for our clients and employees and have a ‘no tobacco’ use policy (tobacco free and smoke free) in all offices, client facilities, properties, and agency vehicles.

We strive to attract and engage team members with diverse lived experiences. We intentionally seek out and value uniqueness across race, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, personality, disability and age.