Program Specialist- Girard Day Program

Overview:We are making dreams come true. Our organization provides children and adults with autism intellectual disabilities and behavioral health challengesand their familiesthe education support and resources needed to be self-reliant independent and valued members of their are seeking a compassionate and organized Program Specialist to support our IDS Adult Day programs. This role serves as a key member of the interdisciplinary team coordinating services for assigned individuals supporting the Individual Support Plan (ISP) process ensuring regulatory compliance and promoting person-centered programming. The Program Specialist works closely with individuals served families staff and community partners to ensure services are meaningful safe and aligned with individual goals and Youll Bring:Strong organizational and time management communication and collaboration to build positive relationships with individuals served families staff and external problem-solving and critical-thinking to person-centered services and community to monitor and support regulatory compliance and documentation in training and supporting staff on individual-specific programming and service to manage multiple priorities while maintaining attention to Youll Have:One of the following qualifications:Masters degree and one year of experience working directly with individuals with disabilities; orBachelors degree and two years of experience working directly with individuals with disabilities; orAssociate degree 60 college credits or completion of a two-year program and four years of experience working directly with individuals with working with individuals with intellectual disabilities autism or related developmental with electronic health record systems preferably documentation record management and reporting drivers license to complete Certified Employment Support Professional (CESP) or ACRE-approved Basic Employment Services training within nine months of hire when 33 and Act 34 clearances required; FBI clearance required if applicable.A Typical Day May Include:Coordinating services and supports for assigned individuals to ensure implementation of ISP goals and in ISP meetings and collaborating with team members to support person-centered documentation assessments and progress reports to ensure accuracy completeness and regulatory electronic records and updating information within CareLogic as regulatory due dates and ensuring all required documentation is completed on and supporting staff on ISP implementation individual-specific supports and regulatory services and activities to ensure individuals needs preferences and rights are community integration opportunities based on individual interests and behavior support plans and assisting staff in responding effectively to behavioral admissions discharges and program with incident reporting and collaborating with investigators and leadership as individuals to the emergency room and assisting with coordination of care when data and preparing reports related to program performance and individual and maintaining strong working relationships with families support coordinators vocational agencies and community annual satisfaction surveys and other quality improvement in committees and projects that support the growth and development of Adult Day services.