POSITION TITLE: DESIGNATED COORDINATOR

REPORTS TO: DESIGNATED MANAGER

STATUS: EXEMPT

SALARY: $50,000 starting salary

STYLE: Flexible Scheduling

LOCATION: Corporate Office, St. Paul Minnesota; sites vary throughout Metro area

The Designated Coordinator is responsible for reporting directly to the Designated Manager and provides supervision, support, and evaluation of activities for individuals receiving services. The Designated Coordinator complies with the Support Plans for individuals receiving services according to federal and state regulations and the organization’s policies and procedures to ensure the quality delivery of services to all individuals served. The Designated Coordinator supervises Program Assistants and Direct Support Professionals.

The Designated Coordinator job responsibilities include:

• 245D compliance and paperwork
• Training, scheduling and ongoing support and evaluation of direct care staff
• Working direct care as needed
• Evaluation of the effectiveness of service delivery, methodologies, and progress on the person's outcomes
• Communicating with individuals, guardians, case managers, behavior analysts, and other team members to decide on services needed to support each individual most effectively
• Managing services, which may be hourly or 24-hour supports
• Maintaining and summarizing data for reports
• Coordinating appointments for individuals as requested
• Problem solving when emergencies arise
• Will be required to be in an on call rotation

EMPLOYMENT BENEFITS

Dependable is growing and we want our employees to grow with us! We offer paid training and a variety of employee benefits. Dependable helps pay a large portion of the health premiums to make benefits affordable for our employees. Other available benefits:

• Paid Training
• Paid time off
• 401K with company matching
• Health Insurance (starting at less than $100 employee contribution/month)
• Dental Insurance
• Vision Insurance
• Health Savings Account (with employer match)
• Paid FMLA
• Employee Assistance Program
• Flexible Scheduling
• Casual dress code
• Employee Referral Bonus Program

• Must live in Minnesota and be willing to commute to the corporate office in Saint Paul, MN as well as sites throughout the metro area.
• 2 years’ experience working with individuals that have high behavioral support needs, preferred
• Minimum of 1 year of DC, Program Management/Supervisory experience, preferred
• Bachelors degree in a field related to human services, preferred

245D compliance must meet one of the following:

• A baccalaureate degree in a field related to human services, and one year of full-time work experience providing direct care services to persons with disabilities or persons age 65 and older.
• Associate degree in a field related to human services, and two years of full-time work experience providing direct care services to persons with disabilities or persons age 65 and older.
• Diploma in a field related to human services from an accredited postsecondary institution and three years of full-time work experience providing direct care services to persons with disabilities or persons age 65 and older; or
• Minimum of 50 hours of education and training related to human services and disabilities; and four years of full-time work experience providing direct care services to persons with disabilities or persons age 65 and older under the supervision of a staff person who meets the qualifications identified in clauses (1) to (3).