IDD Program Specialist

Responsibilities

• Intake and enrollment of new participants
• Assist in training/mentoring of all Direct Support Professionals
• Attending participant meetings, including per participant: two annual ISP meetings, ISP critical revision meetings as needed, and behavioral support plan meetings as needed
• Prepare and submit monthly progress reports for each IDD participant
• Prepare and submit biennial and annual progress reports for each IDD participant
• Review participant logs monthly or more frequently as necessary
• Track and notate participants' progress towards ISP goals
• Evaluate and determine participant's service needs for progress towards goals, i.e. hab aide services or community integration services
• Review each participant's ISP with all direct care workers prior to that DCW serving that participant, including after a change in ISP. Ensure such review is properly documented
• Train direct care workers in IDD program requirements and the performance of the DCW job duties under the
• Assisting the supervisor of direct care workers to hold hab aide staff accountable for documentation, progress on outcomes, etc.
• Assist with self-audits, with preparation for state audits and during state audits
• Conduct Certified Investigations and reports
• Participate in supervisory on-call rotation

• Bachelor's Degree in related field preferred
• Ability to pass background checks
• Satisfactory driver's record check, valid driver's license, and reliable vehicle
• Obtain and maintain Office of Developmental Program Certified Investigator certification
• Be at least 18 years of age and legally able to work in the United States
• Be able to attend program-related meetings, including those outside the normal M-F, 8:30am-5pm work schedule, including evenings or weekends

EOE.

• Office location Altoona
• Traveling:
  Altoona, Somerset, and Indiana
• On-Call Rotation
• Full time - 35 hours a week
• Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, AD&D, LTD, and Voluntary Benefits
• 401K
• PTO (Vacation, Personal, and Illness)

• Other

• Hospitals and Health Care

EOE.