Program Specialist Lead

Location: Welcome

## Description
** BENEFITS:
** Healthcare (90% employer paid for employee, and 85% for all other tiers; see back for rate chart), Dental and Vision (100% paid for family), Paid Time Off – 4 weeks (20 days), Short Term and Long Term Disability, $25,000 Life Insurance Policy, 403b Retirement Plan, Tuition Reimbursement Program (after 1 year full time), and Employee Assistance Program (EAP) to support employee mental health.

** JOB DESCRIPTION**:
• Ability to work as a team member, and agree to supervision by Assistant Director of IDD Services
• Willingness to carry out the mission and support the values of the Emmaus Community
• Supervises team of Residential Advisors (RAs)
• Serves as a Program Specialist for up to 16 individuals and ensures on-going compliance with all 6400 Regulations (especially 44a, 44b (1-19):

• Coordinates and ensures timely completion of assessments     
• Provides assessment for development of ISP, ISP Annual Update & all ISP revisions      
• Participates in the development of the ISP, ISP Annual Update & all ISP revisions      
• Reviews ISP, ISP Annual Update and all ISP revisions & attends all applicable meetings      
• Prepare for and attend SIS & IM4Q meetings      
• Acts as Plan Lead for all individuals receiving services through an SCO      
• Reports content discrepancies to the SC and plan team members      
• Ensures that ISP is implemented as written      
• Supervises, monitors and evaluates services      
• Reviews, signs, and dates the monthly documentation of individuals’ participation and progress toward outcomes      
• Reports changes related to individuals’ needs to the SC and plan team members      
• Reviews the ISP & all 90 Day Reviews with the individual      
• Documents the review of all ISPs every 3 months or when revisions are made      
• Provides documentation of the plan review to the SC and plan team members      
• Informs plan team members of the option to decline the ISP review documentation      
• Recommends revisions that may involve the deletion, addition or modification of an outcome or service      
• Coordinates the provision of services to the individuals      
• Coordinates the training of DSPs in the content of Health and Safety needs relevant to each individual      
• Develops and implements programming to address the acquisition, maintenance, or improvement of functional skills, personal needs, communication and       personal adjustment
• Serves as back up Program Specialist for In Home Service Program Specialist and back up RA as needed
• Provides occasional direct care as needed (ie: in medical emergencies, call offs, etc.)
• Participates in Program Specialist meetings: strategizes with the team on how to resolve household, resident and staff issues;
Responds to staff questions and  concerns
• Carries out incident management responsibilities including entering reports into EIM, data entry corrective action plans, remediation, etc.
• Communicates with all ISP team members as needed including family members, Supports Coordinators, doctors, therapists, behavior specialist, job coaches, day   programs, etc.
• Develops and helps to implement SEE Plans and Restrictive Procedures if applicable
• Assists in staff training on ISPs, SEE plans, Restrictive Procedures, Behavior Plans, Incident Management, Crisis Intervention and other topics related to   programming
• Oversees newly hired DSP shadowing schedules, coordinating between HR and the RA; facilitates smooth transition of DSP scheduling to the assigned RA
• Conducts New Hire Check Ins to ensure smooth transition of DSPs into assigned houses, including technology, scheduling, and training support
• Works minimum of one 5 hour shift per new hire in Team
• Support/ encourage the Team’s DSPs and Senior DSPs going through the Credentialing process
• Meets with Senior Direct Support Professionals for mentoring, training, support, etc.
• Maintains “on-call” responsibilities
** Benefits Rate Details**:

If electing to use insurance provided by Emmaus, the following is the amount the employee is responsible to contribute per paycheck (26 pays per year). The employee contribution is based on the…