Supported Living Program; SLP) Behavior Support Coordinator

Job Details

Job Location:

Seattle, WA 98133

Position Type:
Full Time Salary Range: $28.00 - $31.00 Hourly Job Category:
Nonprofit - Social Services Supported Living Program (SLP) Behavior Support Coordinator

The SLP Behavior Support Coordinator is a full-time leadership position, responsible for supporting a core group of participants who receive supported living services with high or complex behavior support needs. This position is action-oriented, building relationships with individuals and community organizations to support participants in not just living their lives based on their own choices, but truly thriving. This position acts as a facilitator, translating participant goals and wants into opportunities, activities, and relationships between the King County community and all participants in The Arc of King County’s Supported Living Department.

Department:
Supported Living
Supervisor:
Supported Living Coordination Manager

• Responsible for overall support coordination, oversight and ad vocation of participants on their assigned caseload. Including visiting participant residences.
• Responsible for reviewing narratives and staff documentation for participants on their caseload to ensure documentation is happening timely and comprehensively.
• Responsible for actively participating in Person-centered service plan(PCSP) meetings for participants on their caseload.
• Responsible for updating participant IISP’s every four months.
• Responsible for writing and revising IISP goals for participants.
• Assists in writing Positive Behavior Support plans
• Provide direct support to individuals experiencing behavioral crises
• Implement and consistently follow Positive Behavior Support Plans (PBSPs), and other individualized support strategies as written.
• Utilize positive behavior support techniques, proactive interventions, and de-escalation strategies to address behavioral challenges.
• Accurately document behavioral incidents, interventions, and outcomes, and communicate relevant information to supervisors, DSHS/DDA, and legal guardians as needed.
• Assists in finding housing for participants in transition as necessary and in coordination with the Rep Payee or other team members.
• Responsible for communicating directly with the DSHS case manager regarding participant needs and issues as they develop.
• Responsible for coordination with Healthcare team to support optimal health for the participant.
• Responsible for facilitating team meetings with appropriate staff to ensure participant’s evolving needs are understood and met.
• Responsible for collaborating to ensure the department is operating within Washington State Codes (WAC) regulations that apply to the support that is provided by the program.
• Assists Program Director in Audit preparation as directed.
• Responsible for reviewing and following up on communication and documentation that are caseload specific. Reporting to leadership and outside resources when necessary.
• Responsible for maintaining the Medical and Service refusal forms regularly.
• Responsible for taking on-call shifts answering the 24 hour emergency phone in rotation with the other Supported Living leadership.
• Responsible for providing input in evaluations and monitoring of DSPs performance that work shifts with the participants on their caseload.
• Responsible for maintaining an updated Outlook calendar to support in collaboration with team members.
• Responsible for supervision of a team of Direct Support Professional staff.
• Responsible for accurately reviewing and approving staff hours submitted.
• Responsible for training and assisting with orientation of new staff.
• Responsible for working with staff to ensure PCSP support goals and hours are being…