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Meridian Services offers person-centered supports and cares to individuals with mental illness, intellectual disabilities, and physical disabilities across a diverse range of settings. These include Residential Services, In-Home Services, and Case Management Services. Today we have 30 group homes, 150 In-Home person served, and over 100 Case Managers across the state of Minnesota. Our mission is to provide services of the finest quality so that those we serve will be able to achieve their goals.
Job Title: In-Home Services Program Coordinator
Location: Buffalo, MN and surrounding areas across Central Minnesota
Schedule: Monday - Friday typical daytime business hours with availability for evenings and weekends based on needs of the program and staffing. Coordinators rotate being on-call during the weekday evenings, overnights, weekends, and holidays with a team of managers. This role will be approximately 50 direct care and 50 administrative/office tasks.
Wage: $20.67 an hour
Job Summary
The In-Home Services Program Coordinator manages a caseload of 20-30 individuals with intellectual disabilities and/or mental health diagnoses in Buffalo, Maple Lake, Elk River, and surrounding areas. Coordinators oversee 11 in-home and community support, supervise and train staff, ensure compliance with licensing regulations, and provide direct care. This position includes an on-call rotation during the week and weekends.
Essential Job Duties
- Supervision of Direct Support Professionals (DSPs)
• Train Direct Support Professionals
• Run monthly staff meetings
• Write and complete evaluations for DSPs
- Direct care as needed per program needs
- Lead meetings with parents/guardians, teachers, and/or work programs and case managers
- Assist with the development and implementation of person-centered plans and outcomes, including writing progress reviews and making recommendations to the team on changes
- Assist in writing behavioral programming with Director as applicable per person served
- Completion of person served paperwork in compliance with 245D
- Coordination and attending medical and dental appointments for persons served
- Develop and connect with community resources to ensure successful community integration
- Oversight of SLSs petty cash, persons served petty cash, and financial reports
- Ensure the home has adequate provisions for household supplies, groceries, etc.
Required Skills
- Writing skills adequate to write narrative accounts of daily events and emails to team members
- Excellent communication with all team members via email, text, phone calls, and in-person as dictated by each persons team
- Must be able to communicate with a variety of persons of different backgrounds and educational and life experiences
- Great time management, problem-solving skills, and ability to multi-task and meet deadlines
Required Qualifications
- Must be at least 21 years of age
- Experience working direct care with individuals with intellectual disabilities and/or mental health diagnoses
- Successful clearance of Department of Human Services background check
- Successful clearance of Motor Vehicle Background Check and acceptable driving record per Company Policy
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience supervising staff in a social service field
- Certificate or Bachelors Degree in human services or related area
Meridian Services Company Benefits and Perks Include
- Medical, Dental, and Vision insurance offered
- Paid Time Off
- Paid Training
- 401K plan with employer matching after 1 year
- Company-Provided Life and Short Term Disability Insurance
- Supplemental Insurance and Pet Insurance offered
- Growth and Management Opportunities
- Employee of the month recognition and gift card
Meridian Services is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Qualified candidates are encouraged to Apply Today.