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Position Description: Program Coordinator
Reports To: Executive Director
Classification: Exempt
Job Summary
The Program Coordinator is responsible for the supervision of all staff in their designated homes. They will be overseeing the delivery of services in those homes. The Program Coordinator will assist the administrative staff in determining training requirements for employees.
Essential Job Functions
Supervisory Responsibilities
Employment Variables
Working Environment
May be required to work in a variety of settings and environments both indoors and outdoors.
- Health insurance
- Vision insurance
- 401(k)
- 401(k) matching
- Dental insurance
- Tuition assistance
Position Description: Program Coordinator
Reports To: Executive Director
Classification: Exempt
Job Summary
The Program Coordinator is responsible for the supervision of all staff in their designated homes. They will be overseeing the delivery of services in those homes. The Program Coordinator will assist the administrative staff in determining training requirements for employees.
Essential Job Functions
- Supervising staff and scheduling them for their assigned shifts
- Taking disciplinary action as necessary
- Functioning as a Program Coordinator for individuals served
- Assisting in the development, preparation, and monitoring of individuals served plan of care according to the guidelines of the developmental and / or finding, and according to the needs of the individual served
- Interviewing prospective individuals served and families
- Coordinating and arranging appointments, meeting, etc
- Serving as a support for the individual served, their family, and Evergreen staff who provide services
- Monitoring budgetary requirements and expenditures
- Ensuring that all policies, procedures, regulations, and guidelines are followed
- Assisting in scheduling individuals served specific training and in maintaining documentation of such training
- Working flexible hours as requested by Executive Director
- Staff performance evaluations
- Participate actively in hiring staff in their perspective home assignment
- Requires a four (4) year bachelor’s degree - BA or BS in Human Services or related field of study
- Preferred experience in DCS serving individuals with disabilities or four (4) years full-time equivalent experience in a supervisory position, preferably in the field of mental health or related field
- Must have at least two (2) years experience in serving individuals with disabilities
- Experience in supervising staff, monitoring budgets, and following licensing and regulatory guidelines
- Needs a clear understanding of administrative procedures and personnel management
- Needs an understanding of Medicaid guidelines as they relate to programming
- Needs an understanding of guidelines for individuals served receiving Supported Living, Assisted Living, or In-Home Waiver Services
- Prior work in a non-profit atmosphere and experience with people with intellectual and developmental disabilities are preferred.
- A combination of education and experience will be considered
- Occasionally exposed to viruses and infectious conditions
- Constantly moves about to coordinate work
- Regularly works in fast pace environment with multiple task deadlines
- Regularly moves and positions objects weighing up to 50 pounds
- Occasionally exposed to viruses and infectious conditions
- Constantly alert and observant during working hours
Supervisory Responsibilities
- Will supervise
- May be required to attend seminar or job-related training courses
- Must have understanding, patience, and tact in dealing with individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities
- Must have the ability to maintain good working relationships with Evergreen staff and with contacts from other agencies or entities
- Must be able to prioritize work tasks
- Must have the ability and desire to function as part of a team, yet work with a high degree of independence
- Must have the ability to maintain a high degree of autonomy, accuracy, and integrity
- Must have excellent customer service skills
- Working knowledge of Microsoft Windows and Office applications.
- Working knowledge of Google Workspace.
- Aptitude to learn other software programs as required for this position.
Employment Variables
- Must have a valid drivers license and good driving record which meets the minimum requirements for Evergreen and reliable transportation
- Must pass drug screen and criminal background check
- Availability for evening and weekend work may be required based on operational needs
- Extensive travel in your company or personal vehicle within 3 hours of Knoxville (mileage role will apply).
Working Environment
May be required to work in a variety of settings and environments both indoors and outdoors.
Numbers & Facts
| Location | Knoxville, TN |
| Job Type | Full-time |
| Industry | Nonprofit Charitable Organizations |
| Company Size | 1,500 to 1,999 employees |
| Year Founded | 1959 |
| Website | http://www.evergreenls.org |
About Company
Our mission is to serve, provide for and champion individuals with disabilities.
Evergreen Life Services (ELS) is a charitable, non-profit organization that provides a full range of professional services to people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD). Founded in the 1950s, today we are proud to serve nearly 1,300 individuals with disabilities in 8 states.
Serve
- Support individuals with disabilities physically, emotionally and spiritually.
- Help them find self-worth and abilities.
- Teach basic life and social skills, job and financial training and more.
Provide
- Quality care for medical and behavioral needs.
- Opportunities for meaningful employment.
- An independent and abundant life.
- A place they can call home.
- Love, acceptance, value and friendship.
Champion
- Advocate for the rights of individuals with disabilities.
- Help society understand disabilities and how they can help.
- Support individuals in making their dreams a reality.
Skills
- Administrative Proceduresunmatched
- Assisted Livingunmatched
- Budget Managementunmatched
- Customer Support/Serviceunmatched
- Dental Insuranceunmatched
- Developmental Disabilitiesunmatched
- Disciplinary Actionunmatched
- Distributed Control Systems (DCS)unmatched
- Documentationunmatched
- Driver's Licenseunmatched
- Employee Relationsunmatched
- Establish Prioritiesunmatched
- Health Insuranceunmatched
- Licensingunmatched
- Medicaidunmatched
- Medical Conditionsunmatched
- Microsoft Officeunmatched
- Microsoft Windows Operating Systemunmatched
- Multitaskingunmatched
- Nonprofitunmatched
- People Managementunmatched
- Performance Analysisunmatched
- Performance Reviewsunmatched
- Plan Meetingsunmatched
- Project/Program Coordinationunmatched
- Regulationsunmatched
- Schedule Developmentunmatched
- Service Deliveryunmatched
- Staff Requirementsunmatched
- Staff Trainingunmatched
- Time Managementunmatched
- Travel Industryunmatched
- Treatment Planunmatched
- Tuition Feesunmatched
- Virusesunmatched
- Vision Planunmatched
- Willing to Travelunmatched
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