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Meridian Services
Where Opportunities and Dreams Align!
Join our team as a Program Coordinator in our Individualized Home Supports North Program
Wage: $20.67 an hour plus a full benefits package to include paid volunteer time.
Schedule: Monday – Friday typically day hours with availability for evenings and weekends based on needs of the program and staffing. Coordinators rotate being on-call during the weekday evenings/overnights, weekends and holidays with a team of managers.
This role will be approximately 50% direct care and 50% administrative/office tasks.
Company Perks:
- Medical, Dental, and Vision insurance offered
- Paid Time Off
- Paid Training
- 401K plan with employer matching after 1 year
- Company-Provided Life and Short Team Disability Insurance
- Supplemental Insurance and Pet Insurance offered
- Growth and Management Opportunities
- Employee of the month recognition and gift card
MERIDIAN SERVICES provides person centered services to people with Mental Illness, intellectual and physical disabilities in a variety of settings, including Residential Services, Individualized Home Supports/Semi-Independent living assistance, and vocational services. Our mission is to provide services of the finest quality, so that those we serve will be able to realize their dreams.
JOB SUMMARY:
Opportunity to manage a caseload of In-Home Service individuals in Long Prairie & surrounding areas. The people we serve on this caseload have intellectual disabilities and/or mental health diagnosis. This caseload oversees approximately 15-20 persons served. Our persons served within In Home Services receive 1:1 supports from direct care staff in their homes and in the community. Responsibilities include supervision and training of in-home staff, oversight of persons served care programs, conducting meetings, licensing regulations, and direct care. This position offices out of the Long Prairie Group Home and does consist of traveling approximately 50-60% of the time based on program needs of training staff, working direct care, attending meetings ect.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Supervision of Direct Support Professionals (DSP’s)
- Train Direct Support Professionals, run monthly staff meetings, write and complete evaluations for DSP’s
- Direct care
- Lead meetings with parents/guardians, teachers and/or work programs, and case managers
- Assist with the development and implementation of person-centered plans and outcomes including writing progress reviews and making recommendations to the team on changes
- Assist in writing behavioral programming with Administrator as applicable per person served
- Completion of person served paperwork in compliance with 245D
- Utilization reports on budgets and actuals for each person’s budgeted hours
- Completion of monthly schedules
- Payroll and Expense sheets for staff- biweekly
- Develop and connect with community resources to ensure successful community integration
SKILLS/ABILITIES:
- Writing skills adequate to write narrative accounts of daily events and emails to team members.
- Excellent communication with all team members via email, text, phone calls and in person as dictated by each person’s team. Must be able to communicate with a variety of persons of different backgrounds and educational and life experiences.
- Great time management, problem solving skills, and work ethic.
- Ability to multi-task and meet deadlines
- Experience working as a DSP or PCA
- Must present a professional appearance and promote positive work environment.
PREFERRED EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:
- Experience supervising staff in a social service field
- Certificate or bachelor’s degree in human services or related area.
Requirements:
- Must be at least 18 years of age
- Proficiency in spoken and written English communication
- Have a vehicle with current car insurance
- Have an acceptable driving record as determined by Meridian Services policy.
- Successful clearance from a DHS Background Study
- Experience working direct care with individuals with intellectual disabilities and/or mental health diagnosis.
- Prefer experience with supervision
- Comfortable with personal cares
Orion Associates, Meridian Services, and Zenith Services are Equal Opportunity Employers.
Qualified candidates are encouraged to apply.
Salary : $21
