Habilitation Program Coordinator - Park Forest, United States - State of Illinois
Description
Agency :
Department of Human Services
Opening Date:04/19/2024
Closing Date/Time:05/02/2024
Salary:
Anticipated Salary:
$5,051 - $7,424 per month ($60,612 - $89,088 per year)
Job Type:
Salaried
County:
Cook
Number of Vacancies: 1
Plan/BU:
RC062
Posting Identification Number
36845
Position Overview:
The Division of Developmental Disabilities is seeking to hire a Habilitation Program Coordinator for the Ludeman Developmental Center located in Park Forest, Illinois to serve as a Qualified Intellectual Disabilities Professional (QIDP)/Team Leader of Inter-disciplinary (ID) Team meetings with caseloads.
Responsibilities:
- Serves as QIDP/Team Leader for ID Team Meetings.
- Monitors, reviews, evaluates and counts data for individual programming to assess progress toward habilitation goals and objectives.
- Observes individuals during their activities of daily living and active treatment and communicates with each on a daily basis.
- Coordinates services both in and outside the Center to implement active habilitation according to the plan established by the interdisciplinary team.
- Conducts inservices and workshops for employees as part of ongoing training and to qualify staff for promotions.
- Conducts community placement activities.
- Performs other duties as required or assigned which are reasonably within the scope of the duties enumerated above.
Minimum Qualifications:
- Requires a bachelor's degree in a human services professional field (e.g., sociology, special education, rehabilitation counseling, psychology). A doctor of medicine or osteopathy or a registered nurse will also meet required education and training requirements.
- Additionally requires one (1) year of experience working directly with persons with intellectual or other developmental disabilities in addition to the education and training stated above.
- This class is included as an Upward Mobility Program credential title.
Preferred Qualifications:
- One (1) year of experience communicating effectively both orally and in writing.
- One (1) year of professional experience administering a habilitation and training program for a public or private organization.
- One (1) year of professional experience dealing with sensitive situations in relation to staff, individuals and the legal guardian of families and individuals.
- One (1) year of professional experience directing a team in development and reviewing individual habilitation plans for a public or private organization.
- One (1) year of professional experience coordinating services to implement active habilitation plans.
Conditions of Employment:
- Appointees are required to have successfully completed a department training program designed specifically for the Qualified Intellectual Disabilities Professional before the completion of her/his probationary period.
- Requires the ability to work after business hours, weekends, and holidays.
- Requires the ability to utilize office equipment, including personal computers.
- Requires the ability to physically restrain individuals as necessary to prevent injury to individual or others.
- Requires the ability to travel in the performance of job duties.
- Requires the ability to pass and maintain Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) and Restraints Training.
- Requires ability to pass the IDHS background check.
- Requires ability to pass a drug screen for drugs prohibited from recreational use under Illinois Law.
- The conditions of employment listed here are incorporated and related to any of the job duties as listed in the job description.
Work Hours:
various shifts, see below
Mon - Fri, 8:00am - 4:30pm
Working one late day (12:30pm - 9:00pm), one early day (6:00am - 2:30pm) and one weekend day (8:30am - 5:00pm) per month
Clinical Services
Work Location: 114 N Orchard Dr Park Forest, IL
Division of Developmental Disabilities
Ludeman Developmental Center
Unit 2
Posting Group:
Social Services
About the Agency:
The Illinois Department of Human Services serves families in need across Illinois.
Our mission is providing equitable access to social services, supports, programs and resources to enhance the lives of all who we serve.
We are committed to the core values of Human Dignity, Equity, Community, Urgency, Transparency and Kindness.As a State of Illinois Employee, you will receive a robust benefit package that includes the following:
- A Pension Program
- Competitive Group Insurance Benefits including Health, Life, Dental and Vision Insurance
- 3 Paid Personal Business Days annually
- 12 Paid Sick Days annually (Sick days carry over from year to y
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