Integration and Inclusion Specialist - Burbank, United States - COIS

Description

ESSENTIAL DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES
- ** Includes the following, but not limited to:_

Directly provide ("on-call" and/or prearranged) care, support, and supervision for individual served at a staffing ratio 1:1 or 1:2 unless otherwise approved by an Associate Director or CEO of COIS.

• Coordinate and schedule hours of work with each family home provider and individual served on caseload for short

- term (8 hours or less) community integration and inclusion needs for each individual served who has been identified and approved by supervisor.

• Assist individual served in their family home and/or local community in the following areas: social/recreational activities, community integration and inclusion activities, educational activities, personal care activities, and activities that assist individual served in meeting their Individual Support Plan needs.
• Implements individual served Person-Centered Plan, Individual Support/Service Plan (ISP), and Individual Program Plan (IPP).
• Develop, maintain, and track each individual served progress with ISP objectives, progress notes, medication dispensing/administering, and other pertinent information by the end of each work shift.
• Responds to request for oncall emergency support needs for individual served during and after typical business hours.
• Documents and records activities, individual served response to these activities, regulatory requirements, and service requirements by the end of each work shift.
• Provides quality leadership and quality relationships with staff, contractors, individual served, family members, and professional agencies in the community.
• Documents and report special incident reports, alleged abuse, and other matters impacting each individual served quality of life and/or corporate business.
• Attend and participate in mandatory quarterly inservice meetings and other meetings required by COIS. 100% attendance to quarterly inservices is an expectation of all respite employees. Exceptions may be granted by an Associate Director or CEO of COIS in emergency situations.
• Ability to make logical decisions, detail oriented, well organized, personable, professional, willing to learn, able to communicate with people of diverse cultures and lifestyles.
• In order to perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or abilities required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this position.

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Education and/or Experience_

• At least six months experience in direct care for persons with intellectual/developmental disability is highly preferable.

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Language Skills_

• Ability to read, analyze, and interpret basic clinical treatment plans, basic, reports, state regulations, policies and procedures. Ability to respond to common inquiries or complaints from individual served, contractors, families, employees, community agencies, regulatory agencies, and other businesses in the community. Ability to effectively present information to individual served, contractors, families, employees, community agencies, regulatory agencies, and other businesses in the community.

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Mathematical Skills_
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Reasoning Ability_

• Ability to define problems, collect basic data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions. Ability to identify and access generic and community resources that are essential in providing quality services and supports.

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Organizational Ability_

• Ability to perform duties of the job involves prioritizing and paying close attention to detail.
• Ability to prioritize needs and demands is essential.
• An employee must demonstrate the ability to maintain updated paperwork/documentation, schedules, and appointments.

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Certification, Licenses, Clearances, & Registrations_

• To perform the duties of this job, an individual must possess reliable daily transportation, maintain vehicle insurance for the automobile used to perform the functions of this position, and maintain a valid California Driver's License.

COIS must obtain initial and ongoing criminal background clearances from the Department of Justice, Department of Developmental Services, and in some instances the Federal Bureau of Investigation as per Welfare and Institutions Code-Title 17.

Successful completion and maintenance of CPR/1Aid within 30 days of employment is a condition of continued employment.
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Physical Demands_

• The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of the job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand, walk, sit, use hand to finger, handle or feel, reach with hands