Service Coordinator

Service Coordinator

Chariton Valley Association – Proud Partner of Center for Human Services

Full‑time

Buffalo, MO

Dallas County

(Hybrid/Remote)

Applicant must live in the service area to be considered

The Center for Human Services (CHS) has provided exceptional opportunities for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities since 1955. Currently, CHS provides programs and services to assist individuals with disabilities, low income, at‑risk children, and their families to meet their goals, and experience their best lives while living, working, playing, and becoming a part of their communities. As an organization, we are leaders in excellence, we have a steadfast commitment to solutions, we respect all differences, abilities, and similarities in our employees and clients, and we advocate autonomy!

Service coordinators help people meet their personal needs and goals in obtaining the greatest degree of independence and inclusion possible in everyday community life. They help people with developmental disabilities and their families identify and obtain needed services and supports. They also advocate for, monitor, and evaluate services along with the individuals, their families, or guardians.

• Manages a caseload of varying ages, disabilities, and case complexity to improve the quality of support and services by establishing strong, trusting relationships through regular contact and planning with the individual and their team to identify needs and create an action plan to assist the person in meeting those needs.
• Develops community relationships and support systems and if appropriate, links resources by matching the unique support needs of individuals and families (identified in the plan) with resources in the community. Linking may involve researching existing resources, developing new resources, making referrals to collaborating agencies with information and follow‑up support, preparing Utilization Review requests, service authorizations, and coordinating federal, state, county, and community programs to achieve necessary supports.
• Ensures quality enhancement by monitoring and assessing the quality, timeliness and effectiveness of services and support received through an ongoing review process. Monitoring occurs via phone or email contact as well as through in‑person meetings. In‑person meetings are completed monthly, quarterly, and annually. These meetings can occur in a variety of settings including but not limited to individual's homes, day programs, community settings, an office setting, group homes, and/or residential settings.
  
  If there are findings from the monitoring, reporting processes will be followed including protocols for mandated reporting in the case of suspicion of abuse and neglect situations.
• Make certain documentation is completed via written case note documentation for all activities for each individual within three business days of TCM activity, maintaining a minimum of 120 TCM billable hours per month.
• Provides the most up‑to‑date information to people we support by participating in knowledge enrichment such as completing all training as assigned, continuing one's education and attending conferences and seminars.
• Creates team unity by accepting and willingly carrying out special assignments or duties.

• Ability to work with a variety of professionals from a range of disciplines to integrate their evaluations into the client's individual support plan as needed.
• Ability to communicate orally and in writing in an effective, appropriate, and clear manner.
• Ability to utilize multiple computer formats.
• Ability to work in a professional manner with people of economically and culturally diverse backgrounds by establishing clear and courteous lines of communication with persons receiving services, families, service providers, and outside agencies.
• Ability to complete work within the specified timelines, in an accurate manner, and the ability to return calls and emails within one business day.
• Ability to effectively set and communicate timelines and follow established timelines while maintaining adaptability for unforeseen changes…