Qualified Intellectual Disability Professional (Case Manager)

Join our team at the Gallipolis Developmental Center!

Who Are We?

The Department of Developmental Disabilities (DODD) is a trauma informed care agency focused on implementing our core values and providing support to people with developmental disabilities. We oversee a statewide system of supportive services that focus on ensuring the health and safety, supporting access to community participation, and increasing opportunities for meaningful employment. To learn more about DODD click here.

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DODD Core Values:

To help Ohioans with developmental disabilities, DODD has embodied the following core values that focus on the experience of our customers, the people we serve, and their families:

• Kindness & Empathy – All interactions are based on genuine care and concern for all involved. We listen to those we serve, our partners, and each other.
• Collaboration – We engage with each other and our partners with openness and trust.
• Transparency – We are accessible and visible in our business practices.
• Quality Innovation – The services we deliver are value-added and promote excellence.
• Inclusiveness – Cultivate an environment that embraces diversity and ideas at every level of interaction. Our systems and processes are designed to ensure that every person is treated equally, and every voice is heard fairly.
• Accountability – We conduct ourselves professionally and will manage taxpayer dollars responsibly.

What You'll Do:

Coordinates overall development & implementation of client-based habilitative programming (e.g., individual habilitation plan (IHP); individual program plan (IPP); individual behavior guidelines) & acts as chairperson of inter-disciplinary team meetings in order to coordinate comprehensive delivery of services (e.g., speech, medical, pharmacy, social services, psychology, psychiatry, vocational, educational) & model appropriate behavior/intervention to assigned caseload of 8-30 clients, supervises assigned staff (e.g., residential care supervisors; hospital aide coordinators; therapeutic program workers; teachers; activity therapy specialists; juvenile correctional officers; social workers) in delivery of services, trains staff in effective delivery of training techniques/methods, ensures habilitative services & documentation meet requirements (e.g., Medicaid ICF/IID) & maintains accurate records of program implementation, reviews programs to determine effectiveness/compliance & initiates modifications/corrective action if necessary.

Conducts periodic rounds of cottages/modules/units/buildings or other active treatment locations to ensure proper implementation of programming & to monitor staff (e.g., therapeutic program workers) in proper documentation, appropriate client interactions & compliance with Medicaid ICF/IID regulations & standards; acts as chairperson of team meetings to review, analyze & modify 30/90 day & annual reviews of client habilitation plans to include review of information prior to team meetings, chairing meetings, facilitation of discussion, development of goals & objectives for clients, prioritization of goals & objectives, proofreading minutes of meetings & writing of individual programs, changes to &/or modifications of client programs on ongoing basis & correction of deficiencies; participates in mock surveys of facilities; recommends proposed policies & procedures.

Coordinates client home visits, transfers (i.e., inter/intra facility) & discharges to ensure efficiency; acts as relief residential care supervisor &/or assists therapeutic program workers in training clients; attends meetings, training, workshops & seminars; serves on committees & task forces; acts as liaison with client families, guardians, case management staff &/or community-based staff; prepares reports, forms & correspondence related to clients & staff assigned; assists with coordination of youth admissions & releases.

What’s in it for you:

At the State of Ohio, we take care of the team that cares for Ohioans. We provide a variety of quality, competitive benefits to eligible full-time and part-time employees. For a list of all the State of Ohio Benefits, visit our Total Rewards website! Our benefits package includes:

Medical Coverage

• Quality, affordable, and competitive medical benefits are offered through the available Ohio Med plans.

Dental, Vision and Basic Life Insurance

• Dental, vision, and basic life insurance premiums are free after completed eligibility period. Length of eligibility period is dependent on union representation.

Time Away From Work and Work/Life Balance

• Paid time off, including vacation, personal, and sick leave
• 11 paid holidays per year
• Childbirth/Adoption leave

Employee Development Funds

• The State of Ohio offers a variety of educational and professional development funding that varies based on whether you are a union-exempt employee or a union-represented employee.

Ohio Public Employees Retirement System

• OPERS is the retirement system for State of Ohio employees. The employee contributes 10% of their salary towards their retirement. The employer contributes an amount equal to 14% of the employee’s salary. Visit the OPERS website for more information.

Deferred Compensation

• The Ohio Deferred Compensation program is a 457(b) voluntary retirement savings plan. Visit the Ohio Deferred Compensation website for more information.

Per Federal Register, Vol. 53. No. 107, Section 453.430, applicants must have at least one yr. of experience working directly with persons with intellectual disability or other developmental disabilities & is one of following: -Doctor of Medicine or Osteopathy -Registered Nurse -Individual who holds at least a bachelor’s degree in professional human services category (e.g., Psychology, Education, Anthropology).
Job Skills: Direct Support/Direct Care

Ohio is a Disability Inclusion State and strives to be a model employer of individuals with disabilities. The State of Ohio is committed to providing access and inclusion and reasonable accommodation in its services, activities, programs and employment opportunities in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and other applicable laws.

The State of Ohio is a drug-free workplace which prohibits the use of marijuana (recreational marijuana/non-medical cannabis). Please note, this position may be subject to additional restrictions pursuant to the State of Ohio Drug-Free Workplace Policy (HR-39), and as outlined in the posting.

Starting wage for a Qualified Intellectual Disability Professional (Case Manager) is $26.74 per hour and increases to $28.28 per hour after only 6 months!

Ohio is a Disability Inclusion State and strives to be a Model Employer of Individuals with disabilities. The State of Ohio is committed to providing access and inclusion and reasonable accommodation in its services, activities, programs and employment opportunities in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and other applicable laws. To request a reasonable accommodation due to disability, please contact ADA Coordinator Tamara Hairston at 614-466-2508 or by email at EEO-DiversityAffairs@dodd.ohio.gov.

The final candidate selected for the position will be required to undergo a criminal background check. Rule 5123:2-2-02, "Background Investigations for Employment," outlines disqualifying offenses that may preclude an applicant from being employed by the Department of Developmental Disabilities.

All final applicants tentatively selected for this position will be required to submit to urinalysis to test for illegal drug use prior to appointments. An applicant with a positive test shall not be offered employment.

The State of Ohio is a drug-free Workplace which prohibits the use of marijuana (recreational marijuana/non-medical cannabis). Please note, positions may be subject to additional restrictions pursuant to the State of Ohio Drug-Free Workplace Policy (HR-39), and as outlined in the posting.