Lead Direct Support Professional

About Independent Living Services of Central Minnesota

We are dedicated to providing quality in-home services to clients that need extra support in their homes and communities.

Purpose Statement:

The role of the Designated Coordinator In Training is created to allow individuals to be better positioned to take on a larger leadership role as Designated Coordinator in an existing site or new site as opportunities become available.

Job Duties and Responsibilities

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  Maintain a clean, safe, and healthy environment with light housekeeping, including but not limited to, laundry duties
• Promote independence, not dependence with the person served offering choices and fostering self-help skills
• Report any changes in the person served condition using data collection technology and Designated Manager in a timely manner
• Complete Incident Reports according to policy
• Reporting directly to the person served and their external team on the weekends when scheduled an On-Call rotation
• Clocking in and out utilizing EVV technology; including duties completed in shift notes and obtaining timesheet signatures after each shift.
• Complete mandatory online annual trainings modules -assigned and due monthly
• Topics include: Activities of Daily living, Infection Control, Vulnerable Adult, Abuse Prevention, HIPPA, Bill of Rights, and Healthy Diets
• Encourage, gather and/ or transport person served to participate in scheduled activity programs
• Socialize with person served and offer new opportunities to incorporate into their lives
• Develop and maintain a positive working relationship with DC, DM, and other ILSCM staff
• Communicate information regarding person served and potential changes to care plan to internal team
• Be compassionate and work with tact and ethical awareness
• Be self-sufficient
• Be flexible and adaptable to changing situations and client schedule needs
• Ability to remain calm in difficult or unusual circumstances
• Locating and utilizing necessary documents to complete shift assignments (i.e. address, phone number, program documentation)
• Responds appropriately to safety hazards, fire, weather, or emergency situations
• Follow through promptly on requested duties
• Must be mature and emotionally stable using a calm and kind tone of voice
• Support the mission and values of ILSCM

Other Duties as assigned or scheduled:

• Complete client paperwork as assigned by a DC or DM

o Intake paperwork, annual, Initial Planning Meeting, Person Specifics, Person Centered, Case notes, and other 245D paperwork

• As directed by a DC or DM, communicate with person served team communication

o Case workers, social workers, family members, and others involved in the care team

• Prioritize and organize work effectively and efficiently
• Learn about 245D licensing regulations under DC supervision
• Incident Reporting review and education under DC supervision

Required Skills and Experience (Minimum requirements in terms of educational background, work experience, licenses/certifications or other knowledge skills and abilities)

• Must have a valid drivers license, if driving is required
• Ability to pass a background check with the Department of Health and Human Services
• Possess skills to communicate effectively with person served, families, staff and other customers
• Possess the ability to read, write and comprehend simple instructions, correspondence and documentation, including medical terminology, in English
• Be punctual with a good attendance record
• Must demonstrate good interpersonal skills
• The designated coordinator must minimally have:

(1) a baccalaureate degree in a field related to human services, education, or health and one year of full-time work experience providing direct care services to persons with disabilities or persons age 65 and older, or equivalent work experience providing care or education to vulnerable adults or children;

(2) an associate degree in a field related to human services, education, or health and two years of full-time work experience providing direct care services to persons with disabilities or persons age 65 and older, or equivalent work experience providing care or education to vulnerable adults or children;

(3) a diploma in a field related to human services, education, or health from an accredited postsecondary institution and three years of full-time work experience providing direct care services to persons with disabilities or persons age 65 and older or equivalent work experience providing care or education to vulnerable adults or children; or

(4) a minimum of 50 hours of education and training related to human services and disabilities; and

(5) four years of full-time work experience providing direct care services to persons with disabilities or persons age 65 and older under the supervision of a staff person who meets the qualifications identified in clauses (1) to (3).

Additional Skills and Experience (Preferred or helpful)

• Experience working in 245D or healthcare