Supports Coordinator 1

DEPARTMENT: Supports Coordination

SUPERVISOR: Director, Supports Coordination

GENERAL JOB DESCRIPTION 

Develop and review the Person-Centered Plan for each assigned participant including the acquisition of the necessary supports to complete it. Ensure the success of all participants by conducting meetings and/or conducting interventions and providing referrals as needed.

QUALIFICATIONS 

Education: 

Bachelor’s degree in special education, social work, counseling, psychology, or related field required. Master’s degree preferred 

Other:

One-year work experience with individuals with intellectual/developmental disabilities required. Interpersonal skills sufficient to communicate with participants, public and staff. Composition skills sufficient to prepare required reports. Driving record must meet safe driving standards as established by Agency insurance carrier. Valid Michigan driver's license. Must have or be able to secure MichiCANS certification within 90 days of hire and maintain ongoing valid certification, as required by MDHHS

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES 

Perform the duties as required to assist the individual in:

• Identification of his/her interests and needs.
• Develop and review the Person-Centered Plan for each assigned participant including the acquisition of the necessary supports to do so. Conduct the required planning meeting with the individual and invited participants. Conduct interventions and provide referrals as needed.

Ensure the implementation of the supports plan by:

• Monitoring the implementation of the plan with revisions as appropriate; and review the individual’s progress on goals and objectives.
• Based on the needs and interests of the assigned individual, assist in determining, developing, and procuring community living supports and vocational/avocational services, including handling transportation issues; working with program staff. Link to outside agencies to achieve desired housing-related outcomes (roommates, subsidies, etc.) as appropriate.
• Advocate for and procure generic community services as appropriate and assist individuals and their family members to use natural supports available to them.
• Serve as a liaison with community supports and agencies in promoting the welfare of the assigned individual.
• Maintain communications with guardians, responsible relatives, and/or other caregivers of assigned individuals.
• Counsel individuals and/or families regarding relationship development and interpersonal problems. Perform face to face contact as appropriate or as requested.
• Identify, authorize and monitor mental health funded services that allow individuals to achieve identified goals within available resources.
• Maintain individual’s master file and ensure timely compliance by completing annual plans (with corresponding budgets as applicable), ongoing service notes and plan reviews on consumers’ progress, in accordance with CARF, Department of Mental Health, and Medicaid standards.
• Transport participants using Agency can or own vehicle as needed.
• Serve on Agency committee(s) as appointed.

WORKING CONDITIONS

Environmental conditions:

• Moderate noise (i.e., business office with computers, phone, and printers, light traffic).
• Ability to work in a confined area.
• Ability to sit at a computer terminal for an extended period.

Physical requirements:

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to, stand, sit; talk, hear, and use hands and fingers to operate a computer and telephone keyboard, reach, stoop, kneel to install computer equipment.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision requirements due to computer work.
• Light to moderate lifting in required.

Accommodation(s):

 As appropriate and fiscally reasonable.

EXEMPT

This position is exempt from the overtime pay provisions of the Federal Fair Labor Standards Act.