Job Description : Program Coordinator (Chester County Region)

CareSense Living is seeking a Program Coordinator who demonstrates an understanding of and belief in positive approaches as a guiding philosophy, along with a strong commitment to community integration for people with disabilities.

He / she should be proactive and a motivated self-starter that engages well with his / her team and other community professionals.

The Program Coordinator is responsible for oversight and operations of a cluster of residential homes for individuals with intellectual disabilities, brain injury, and or autism, while ensuring a healthy emotional and physical environment for the individuals.

Responsibilities include

• Hire / train and provide direct supervision to Residential Lead Staff and Direct Support Professionals.
• Maintaining and / or completing monthly reports, fire safety records, staff and consumer records.
• Ensuring quality services by monitoring program function through record reviews and other site documentation.
• Ensuring compliance with all applicable state and agency guidelines.
• Participating in the on-call supervisor rotation.
• Act as liaison with county, day programs, families and doctors.
• Attend meetings ( ISP, Monitoring, SIS, Staff meetings, etc.) as necessary for the home and individuals.
• Provide ongoing staff oversight and monitoring by facilitating / completing staff trainings, 1 : 1 meetings, informal counseling, discipline and performance evaluations.
• Monitor spending to ensure that expenditures are within budget for the homes and individuals.
• Maintain medical records, and ensure and monitor proper programmatic data collection, via progress notes and charts, for all individuals.
• Ensure scheduling and completion of timely medical appointments in accordance with State Regulations and medical needs of the individuals.
• Working in conjunction with the lead staff to ensure that the staffing schedules reflect appropriate coverage and ratio’s for each home.
• Other duties and responsibilities may be assigned.

Qualifications

• Valid driver’s license and acceptable motor vehicle record
• Bachelor’s degree in a related field or Associates Degree plus 2-4 years of experience in the field.

Supervisory experience is preferred.

Ability to communicate effectively both in oral and written form

Physical Demands :

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Be capable of using one’s body in a variety of postures and positions for varied periods of time (i.e., kneeling, crouching, sitting, standing, reaching, climbing / descending stairs) while working;

be able to lift and move objects up to 50 pounds and do medium

physical work; be able to push / pull and maneuver objects or equipment required for work.

Ability to lift up to 75 pounds when performing a two person lift / transfer of an individual.

Ability to drive up to 50 miles.

• Be capable of visual and auditory scanning of the work environment so as to monitor the facility to ensure safe and effective operations.
• Medium physical work refers to the ability to exert up to 50 pounds of force occasionally, and / or up to 20 pounds of force frequently, and / or up to 10 pounds of force constantly to move objects.

Last updated : 2024-05-07