Program Coordinator, Supported Living Services

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Job Type:Full Time

Immediate Supervisor:

Program Director and Manager-Independent and Supported Living Services

Under the supervision of the Program Director and Manager, this position is responsible for the implementation of Individual Service Plans that will lead to or continue to promote independence and personal skills and assist in providing a safe and secure home environment for persons served in our Independent and Supported Living program

• Coordinates the service needs of individuals on assigned caseload
• Participates in the implementing and/or maintaining of IHSS services- including but not limited to: recruiting, scheduling, timekeeping and/or submission of timecards, report concerns to IHSS assigned social worker as needed.
• Assists and train person served in advocating for their personal needs
• Acts as liaison between Momentum WORK, Inc., and other agencies on behalf of people supported
• Maintains the confidentiality of people served in all aspects of service provision
• Provides teaching/learning opportunities and facilitates the acquisition of skills by using effective teaching/counseling principles and techniques
• Train person served to access public transportation and assist in accessing benefits such as Social Security, SSI, IHSS and Section 8 housing.
• Coordinates instruction and support to people served in acquiring and utilizing assistive technology/adaptive equipment and accessing modifications as needed
• Coordinates activities of the DSP including assisting people served to train, direct, schedule, and maintain appropriate DSP to meet their personal support needs in all environments
• Monitors medical needs of people served, assist people served to access appropriate medical care, and advocate effectively for appropriate medical care as needed
• Assist person served and/or train DSP with the use of medical assistance devices and/or equipment
• Develops and maintains knowledge of relevant community resources and accesses services and resources appropriately to aid people served to participate in community activities
• Assists people served in establishing 24-hour emergency response systems and provide training in and ongoing monitoring of each individual’s 24-hour emergency response system
• Participates in Emergency On-Call rotation
• Assists persons supported in developing their Individual Service/Support Plan (ISP) goals and participating in planning team meetings
• Participate in implementation of service plans based on individual’s identified goals and objectives
• Enters data into the records of people served and prepares annual and semiannual Individual Services Plan (ISP) reports as required
• Prepares and submits all Special Incident Reports (SIR), Adult Protective Service (APS) reports, and other reports as required
• Maintains current copies of In-Home Support Services (IHSS) Notices of Action

(NOA’s) in the files for people served and provide a copy to immediate supervisor and/or Tri-Counties Regional Center.

• Maintains current and historical medical records including medication lists, medical protocols/treatments, medical history, etc. for assigned people served
• Maintains current schedules for people served and staff for assigned caseload
• Submits written weekly schedules to program management within the required timeframe and updates schedules as required when changes occur
• Establishes and maintains effective working relationships with people served, individuals in their Circle of Support, family members, other agency staff including regional center and day program staff, employers, and relevant members of the community
• Maintains a level of personal conduct in working with people served which will promote a friendly, comfortable, safe atmosphere where people served may…