Supports Coordinator

Overview

Organization
:
Family Support Services

Job Title
:
Supports Coordinator

Department/Division
:
Family Support Services in Family Preservation Services Division

Reports To
:
Family Support Services Supervisor

Beginning Pay Range
: $43,888.00-$46,082.00

Classification
:
Full Time Salaried, Exempt

Organization Description
: D.A. Blodgett
- St. John's provides a continuum of care with comprehensive services, including counseling, foster care, adoption, mentoring and residential care. These programs are built on our core belief, backed by research, that as long as children can be safe, they do best when they are with their families. D.A. Blodgett
- St. John's primarily serves children, youth and families in the greater Grand Rapids area, and some programming throughout the State of Michigan. D.A. Blodgett
- St. John's is dedicated to providing an inclusive and welcoming experience for all children, all families and all individuals.

Mission
:
To help children and empower families by providing safety, advocacy, and support.

Vision
: A safe, nurturing home for every child, a supportive community for every family.

Values
:

• Exceptional Service:
  Client-focused and teaming at the center of our work.
• Equity, Diversity, & Inclusion:
  All are welcomed, valued, and belong.
• Excellence:
  Ongoing commitment to learning and improvement.
• Integrity:
  Responsibility and ownership of our actions and results.
• Creativity:
  Imagination, innovation, and intelligent risk taking.
• Passion:
  Relentless positive energy toward our mission and vision.

Sanctuary Commitments
:

• Nonviolence:
  Maintaining safety for all members of the community.
• Emotional Intelligence:
  Managing emotions so we don t hurt ourselves or others.
• Social Learning:
  Together we accomplish more, we care for one another.
• Democracy:
  Everyone has a voice, not necessarily a vote.
• Open Communication:
  Respecting and sharing ideas of our team.
• Social Responsibility:
  Say what you mean, don t be mean when you say it.
• Growth & Change:
  Creating hope for ourselves and the people we serve.

A Supports Coordinator provides family-focused services to children with developmental disabilities for the purpose of assisting the child in building on their strengths and helping the family to remain safely together in the family home. The Supports Coordinator will work in an environment convenient to the child and family to assist with linking, monitoring, and coordinating services.

• To provide support and resources to families and children diagnosed with developmental disabilities.
• Able to meet clients and their families in non-traditional settings (e.g., client s home or public place that can accommodate privacy) during hours that meet the family s needs.
• Participate in at least bi-weekly supervision at minimum and participate in bi-weekly team meetings.
• To effectively coordinate, educate and train family members and support systems on individual needs of each child.
• Demonstrate self-care strategies and model healthy coping mechanisms when exposed to emotionally challenging circumstances
• To monitor individuals for their progress on goals as well as to provide additional support and/or resources.
• Demonstrate sensitivity to cultural, ethnic and linguistic differences in all interactions with youth and families.
• Work skillfully and tactfully with other people significant to the client including families, schools, doctors, and other systems within the client s life.
• Support families in navigating systems that may not reflect their cultural values, advocating for culturally responsive care.
• Acts as a cultural bridge between youth, families and community groups from different backgrounds.
• Maintain program compliance in timeliness of services and required paperwork completion.
• Provide crisis intervention and on-call response services as assigned by supervisor.
• Maintain coordination for treatment planning with multiple services providers.

Supervision Received:
Specific Direction - Follows established work procedures. Receives periodic checks for performance. Refers unique questions/conditions to immediate supervisor.

Supervisory Responsibilities:

No supervisory…