I Am Boundless, Inc. is looking for a dedicated QIDP who shares our passion for helping others to join the I Am Boundless, Inc. team! As a part of Boundless, our DSP team members help to provide programs, services, and supports to individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities and behavioral health challenges. At Boundless, we value the person-centered approach to care celebrates each individual and encourages them to become active participants in the communities where they live, work, and play. Our mission is to inspire the potential of people. We invite you to become a part of our Boundless team. Join us and see the change happen.
What We Offer
Working for Boundless has many perks. Not only do we inspire the potential of those we serve, but those that are members of the Boundless team! We treat our team like family and offer advantages that allow you to focus, thrive, and grow. Enjoy excellent benefits such as medical, dental, vision, and life insurance, a flexible spending plan, LegalShield, and generous paid time off. Are you looking to develop your skills? Boundless can offer you hard to find training, flexibility, and personal and professional opportunities.
What You Would Be Doing
Essential Functions
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Applies advanced knowledge and consistently exercises autonomy, discretion, and judgment in development and implementation of Individual Habilitation Plans (IHP) for all assigned residents
Assesses residents’ needs and prepares formal assessment summaries for presentation to the interdisciplinary team; schedules and chairs annual, quarterly and special interdisciplinary team meetings; ensures the attendance of all required team members; promptly writes and disseminates minutes of all interdisciplinary team meetings
Provides direction and coordination to all professional and residential staff in the development and implement of the IHP and training programs; writes programs and in-services all appropriate staff on implementation of training programs
Observes and documents the implementation of all programs as required; ensures the documentation of programs meet requirements and is completed in a timely manner; assesses residents’ progress and documents residents progress as required; implements training programs as required
In the IHP process, is responsible for compliance of all applicable local, state, and federal standards
Attends meetings and inservice training to enhance knowledge and job performance; serves on committees as assigned; operates county vehicles
May assume administrative and/or programmatic on-call responsibilities for homes as assigned
Performs other related duties as assigned.
Competencies
- Decision Making.
- Collaboration Skills.
- Results Driven.
- Communication Proficiency.
- Technical Capacity.
- Teamwork Orientation.
- Thoroughness.
- Flexibility.
Supervisory Responsibility
This position has no supervisory responsibilities but works regularly with the residential staff (DSPs, AMs, RMs), Social Workers, and Behavioral Managers providing oversight as it relates to social work.
Work Environment
This job operates in a professional office environment and residential settings but regularly traverses program buildings. This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, filing cabinets, and fax machines.
Physical Demands
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle or feel; and reach with hands and arms.
Position Type and Expected Hours of Work
This is a full-time position, and hours of work and days are Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Occasional evening and weekend work may be required as job duties demand.
Travel
Travel is primarily local during the business day, although some out-of-the-area and overnight travel may be expected.
Required Education and Experience
- Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited college or university in Psychology, Social Work, Rehabilitation, or related health/human services field.
- One year experience working with people with disabilities.
- One year experience in program development and implementation.
Preferred Education and Experience
- Master’s degree in a health and human services field.
- Five years’ experience working with people with intellectual and developmental disabilities.
- BCBA accreditation.
Additional Eligibility Qualifications
- Must be able to function independently and have flexibility, personal integrity and the ability to work effectively with residents, staff and support agencies.
- Must be able to relate to and work with ill, disabled, elderly, emotionally upset and at times hostile people within the facility.
- Must possess the ability to make independent decisions when circumstances warrant such action.
Other Duties
Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.
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