What are the responsibilities and job description for the Service Coordinator position at Lakes Regional Community Center?
Responsibilities as a Service Coordinator include:
- Assessment and verification of service coordination needs
- Service planning, referral, monitoring of service provision
- Advocacy for consumers
- After-hours crisis services
- Documentation of progress.
- Requires frequent contact with consumers, family members, and service providers.
- Must be able to accommodate consumer and family needs which requires candidate to work a flexible schedule, including after-hours, holidays, and weekends.
Requirements:
Bachelor's degree or advanced degree from an accredited college or university (any field) OR Associate degree in a social, behavioral, human service, or health-related field including psychology, social work, medicine, nursing, rehabilitation, counseling, sociology, human development, gerontology, educational psychology, education, and criminal justice with at least one year paid or unpaid experience working with individuals with IDD is preferred OR High School diploma or a certificate recognized by a state as the equivalent of a high school diploma, and two years of paid or unpaid experience with individuals with intellectual or developmental disabilities.
Preferred Qualifications:
One or more years of work experience serving individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities; working computer skills. Bilingual in Spanish & English a plus.
Employee Benefits at Full Time Include:
- Loan Forgiveness Program
- Employer-Cost Sharing of Health Insurance (Includes 50% of Elected Dependent Coverage)
- Employer-Paid Short-Term Disability Insurance
- Pet Insurance
- Employee Assistance Program
- Employer-Paid Term Life Insurance
- Employer-Match Retirement Contributions (up to 5% of Base Salary)
- Optional Dental, Vision, Life and Long-Term Disability Insurance
- Wellness Program
- 13 Paid Holidays per Year
- 2 Weeks Paid Vacation per Year with Graduating Accrual Rate
- 2 Weeks of Paid Sick Leave Per Year
- Tuition discounts for select Colleges