Personal Care Coordinator

This is a highly responsible, professional position involving the planning and monitoring of

community services and supports provided to adults with intellectual disability or related conditions in a community home setting. This position directly supervises the Personal Care Staff who provide supports and services to people with intellectual disability or related conditions.

Daily activities involve interaction with people with intellectual disability, their families,
generic and specialized service providers, public/governmental agencies, and the

general public. Person-centered services and supports are based on a Personalized Support

Plan driven by the assessed capacities, needs, preferences, and choices of a person, in conjunction with their family, other agencies, and service providers. Work is performed under the supervision
of the Executive Director and reviewed for quality and achievement of program goals on at least an annual basis.

Responsibilities:

1. Oversight of Personal Care Assistants employed to provide personalized supports to adults with
intellectual disability or related conditions, to include the following duties:

• Initial screening and interviewing of applicants
• Maintenance of personnel record
• Scheduling

2. On-call responsibilities:

• Regarding reporting of incidents
• Accidents or emergencies
• As well as scheduling issues and call-outs

3. Supervision and personnel management of all Personal Care Assistants
to include ensuring that required orientation and annual training (by qualified
staff) occurs within designated time frames.

4. Ensures that all Personal Care Assistants are scheduled to meet the
identified needs of assigned people.

5. Ensures all Personal Care Assistants submit accurate timesheets that reflect actual hours worked,
and that all timesheets are completed in a timely fashion and submitted to
payroll.

6. Conducts visits to all Personal Care work sites at least monthly to
observe staff performance and takes corrective action when indicated. Including
working shifts at each Agency site as assigned.

7. Assists people with intellectual disability in accessing needed

medical, social, educational, and other services.

8. Participates in interdisciplinary and interagency meetings as required.

9. Completes any other necessary documentation as required for
maintenance of personnel records as well as for accountability purposes.

10. Prepares reports as may be required for quality improvement or by Alabama DMH.

 11. Oversight of the provision of community-based person-centered supports to adults with
intellectual disability or related conditions receiving Personal Care

QUALIFICATIONS

1.  A High School Diploma/GED

2. 6 months' Experience in the field

3. Supervisor Experience Preferred

SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS

Valid driver’s license & Car insurance required.

We are a non-profit organization with a mission to ensure that appropriate quality services are available and accessible to individuals with developmental disabilities throughout their lives. We are looking for caring candidates who have a desire to serve this community.