What are the responsibilities and job description for the Program Coordinator Full time Prairiewood Home position at Prairie Community Services, Inc.?
About the job: As a Program Coordinator, you are responsible for all aspects of our 24-hour operation of program serving people with intellectual/developmental disabilities, brain injuries, challenging behaviors and/or mental health needs. This includes supervision and training of staff, ensuring coordination and execution of person-centered programming and positive support services for people served, day to day coordination of program, maintaining records and ensuring compliance with regulatory agencies.
Essential job responsibilities include, but not limited to:
- Develop, implement, evaluate, update, and train on each person’s services, supports, and outcomes.
- Ensure the needs and program expectations of persons served are met 24 hours/day.
- Follow recipes, menus and diets as ordered when preparing and serving meals/snacks.
- Ensure medical treatments and medications are ordered, secured, stored, documented, and given as medically ordered.
- Communicate professionally and courteously with people we serve and their family members, outside services and providers, all PCS staff, and the public.
- Develop and maintain staff schedules including approving/denying staff requests for time off.
- Hire, discipline, and terminate staff in conjunction with Assistant Program Administrator/Program Administrator/Regional Director/Human Resources.
- Complete employee performance reviews and shift observations
- Ensure documentation of daily program information.
- Attend and/or lead all in-services and other staff meetings.
Qualifications:
- Must be 18 years of age or as dictated by licensure.
- Minimum of high school diploma or GED.
- Must pass DHS background clearance.
- Must have valid driver’s license and meet company driving criteria.
- Must be able to read, write, comprehend and communicate in English.
- Experience in the field as a nurse, a two-year associate degree and/or experience as a direct care worker preferred.
Benefit Highlights:
- Employer contribution towards group medical plan single premium
- 401(a) Retirement Savings Plan with a 5% employer annual contribution. No match required.
- Accrue up to 4 weeks of PLT/ESST in the first year.
- Holiday Pay
- Employer-paid Life Insurance
- Voluntary plan options available including Accident, Critical Illness, Dental, additional Life/AD&D, Vision and Short and Long-Term Disability
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
- Paid Training
- Flexible Work Schedule
Why choose us:
At Prairie Community Services, we respect life, self, colleagues and others. We work with persons served living in our residential sites and Community Based Services Programs to help identify their challenges and disabilities and to assist, encourage, teach, and utilize their capabilities and skills to the limits of their potential hopes and dreams.
As part of a mission-focused nonprofit that values integrity, commitment, respect, excellence, service and stewardship, we will train you for success!
Prairie Community Services is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
