IDD Service Coordinator

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Salary: $20.65 per hour. Sign on bonus may be available.

Shift
: M-F 8am - 5pm; may require a flexible work schedule;
Assigned work hours may change as the needs of the agency and clients change

Driving required
: Y

Settings
: office, field

The IDD Service Coordinator monitors the care and services provided to intellectually and developmentally delayed (IDD) individuals to ensure they are living their best possible life. This position provides assessment of needs, development of service plans, facilitating service linkages, and provision of crisis intervention/prevention supports. The IDD Service Coordinator advocates for the individual to ensure optimum quality of life. This position requires the ability to communicate effectively, complete required documentation and the ability to maintain a positive relationship with clients, families and service providers.

This position works independently, under limited supervision, reporting major activities through periodic meetings.

Education Required: A Bachelor s degree from an accredited college or university with a major in psychology, social work, medicine, nursing, rehabilitation, counseling, sociology, human growth and development, physician assistance, gerontology, special education, educational psychology, early childhood education or early childhood intervention or a bachelor s degree with at least 30 hours of coursework in the previous fields.

Experience

Required:

At least 1 year experience with individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities or mental illness preferred.

Registration, Certification, Licensure or other Qualifications

Required:

• Must maintain a valid Texas Driver s license, auto liability insurance and a driving record acceptable to Permia Care s insurance requirements.
• Required to pass criminal history and background checks as well as pre-employment drug screen.
• Must obtain QIDP certification within 6 months of hire.

• Participate in a discovery process with the individual and others identified by the person which results in identification of personal outcomes or personal goals, barriers to achieving the goals, and identifying services and support to meet goals.
• Provide required face to face and collateral contacts to monitor outcomes and services to ensure individual needs and preferences are being met monthly.
• Monitor the progress, delivery and satisfaction of desired outcomes monthly.
• Schedule, facilitate planning/linking activities and meetings as needed to address issues and make revisions as indicated by need on the individuals PDP.
• Ensure that all processes and service planning respects the needs, requests, and preferences of the person and occur in a timely manner which are directed toward the achievement of the person s goals and desired outcomes.
• Document progress/lack of progress for outcomes and satisfaction with services and receipt of services within required timeframe of meeting with the individual or other collateral.
• Meet with Legally Authorized Representative (LAR) within required timeframe to monitor outcomes and services to ensure needs are being met.
• Follow documentation timelines as established by the Texas Administrative Code (TAC) and supervisor directives.
• Provide assessment, service planning, monitoring, advocacy, and crisis prevention and management for assigned caseload.
• Remain in compliance with applicable local, state, and federal rules and regulations.
• Serve as advocate for clients by reviewing rights annually and as needed, informing individuals and LARs of the complaint process and promoting individual choice.
• Ensure monitoring in all settings, including community, homes, group homes, job sites, and day programs.
• Provide emergency services as required in the Emergency Provider Contract Decertification and Provider Contract Closure Plans, as needed.
• Provide needed services for emergency preparedness, as needed.
• Meet unit performance measures or targets.
• Maintain assigned caseload.
• Coordinate…