Program Specialist
Qualifications
- Master’s degree or above from an accredited college or university and 1 year work experience working directly with persons with intellectual disabilities
- Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university and 2 years work experience working directly with persons with intellectual disabilities
- Associate’s degree or 60 credit hours from an accredited college or university and 4 years work experience working directly with persons with intellectual disabilities
- Must complete eligibility requirements, physical examination, and a criminal record check (Act 33 clearances)
Responsibilities
- Responsible for a maximum caseload of 30 individuals
- Coordination and/or completion of assessments
- Providing the assessment for the development of the ISP, ISP Annual Update, and all ISP revisions as required under 2380.181(f)
- Participating in the development of the ISP, ISP Annual Updates, and all ISP revisions
- Attending the ISP, ISP Annual Update, and all ISP revisions
- Fulfilling the role as Plan Lead as applicable under 2380.182, 2380.186 (f) and (g)
- Reviewing the ISP, ISP Annual Update, and all ISP revisions
- Reporting content discrepancies to Support Coordinator as applicable and Plan Team members
- Implementing the ISP as written
- Supervising, monitoring, and evaluating services
- Reviewing, signing, and dating the monthly documentation of an individual’s participation and progress toward outcomes
- Reporting a change related to the individual’s needs to the supports coordinator as applicable, and Plan Team members
- Reviewing the ISP with the individual as required under 2380.186 (relating to the ISP Review and ISP Revision)
- Providing documentation of the plan review to the Supports Coordinator as applicable, and Plan Team members as required under 2380.186(d)
- Informing Plan Team members of the option to decline the ISP review documentation as required under 2380.186(e)
- Recommending a revision to a service or outcome in the ISP as required under 2380.186(c)(4)
- Coordinating the services provided to an individual
- Coordinating the training of direct service workers in the content of Health and Safety needs relevant to each individual
- Developing and implementing provider services as required under 2380.188 (relating to Provider Services)
- Transport to and from Day Program
- Be available every day to work floor to support staff during morning activities, meal time, and special activities
- Meet all Ganister Station employment policies
- Be committed to supporting the individual in achieving the life they want
- Other duties as assigned
