Community Integration Coordinator

Job Description

Job Description

Description :

• This is an In Office position

This role operates in a Day Habilitation (DAY HAB) Setting , defined as services “that provide opportunities and support for community inclusion and build interest in and develop skills for active participation in recreation, volunteerism and integrated community employment” (Iowa Health & Human Services). Day Habilitation provides assistance with acquisition, retention, or improvement of socialization, community participation, and daily living skills.

Community Integration Coordinators support the mission of the organization – empowering people to reach individual achievement across the spectrum of life. If you’re passionate about empowering people to reach their goals and help them strive for more, we want you to join our team. As a Community Integration Coordinator , you’ll provide leadership to Community Integration Professionals, Environmental Associates, General Laborers, Production Associates, Clerical Assistants, and Assemblers. As an integral part of the overall supported employment team, you will collaborate with team members, individuals-served, and their families to ensure the best possible care for those you serve. You will creatively strategize ways for an individual to find employment that suits their skills, abilities, and goals. Your innovative and impactful solutions and strategies will make the difference for those you serve.

What Winning Looks Like :

While it’s not a competition, we do recognize that each person wants to ‘win’ at life; and you’re a central part of someone else’s wins – as well as your own! In this role, you’ll be responsible to :

o Collaborating with Imagines' Recruitment Team to hire the best team members for the job.

o Supervise Community Integration Professionals, Environmental Associates, General Laborers, Production Associates, Clerical Assistants, and Assemblers.

o Collaborating with Imagine’s Training Team to provide the best possible training for team members, assuring they learn the most updated and efficient practices.

o Scheduling your team to work at times that fits the needs of the people we serve.

o Being actively present and involved with your team, including performing weekly site visits and following up with team members.

o Conducting monthly team meetings focused on immediate needs and team culture.

o Providing coaching opportunities for staff.

o Agreeing to be placed on-call as required and fill in for the team if there is need.

o In this role, you must be available on short notice to fill gaps in the schedule due to absences, personnel changes, or other unexpected reasons.

o Compensation for on-call duties will be paid in stipends based on rotation, per department guidelines.

o Mileage reimbursement is available when on-call duties require report to work outside of regularly scheduled hours.

o Monitoring and scheduling vehicle usage for services.

o Monitoring budgets for individuals served are being maintained and followed as outlined in their financial plan by the Representative Payee Coordinator.

o Supporting individuals in communication with and fulfilling responsibilities associated with their Representative Payee Coordinator.

o Overseeing balances, ledgers, receipts, and special requests forms in collaboration with the Representative Payee Team.

o Monitoring medication check-ins.

o Monitoring appointment scheduling and follow-up communication for individuals served.

o Serving as Imagines' primary point of contact with the Medicaid Community Based Care Manager (CBCM) for individuals served.

o Inputting accurate information regarding the individual served into the approved Electronic Medical Record (EMR).

o Developing individualized plans with the CBCM and Interdisciplinary Team (IDT) that prioritizes the individual’s needs and goals.

o Updating essential documents and ensuring authorizations are accurate. In addition, this role may require assessments to be completed for specific services or individuals.

o Conducting quarterly reviews of goal progress for each individual-served under your team’s care.

o Communicating with individuals served, their families / guardians, and case managers in a timely manner regarding any changes in the services provided. This includes changes to the kinds of services provided, a limitation of rights, or other concerns regarding the individual served. In this role, you will also be responsible to document these interactions and reasons for changes.

o Collaborating with the IDT to write support goals and a personal outcome plan within 21 calendar days of a new individual being entrusted to our care.

o Ensuring resources, such as ongoing supports, transportation, or other vital components to services provided, are available.

o Collaborate with the Strategic Advancement team to promote local community partnerships and promote services offered by Imagine.

Know We’re For You :

We know finding the right opportunity can be tricky – that’s why Imagine is focused on making sure your time is well spent. We take pride in the benefits we offer our employees. As an employee, you’ll have access to a variety of benefits that are sure to sweeten the deal. Depending on your full-time or part-time status, you’ll have access to :

Requirements :

Functional Experiences, Skills, & Requirements :

The ideal candidate will possess the following qualifications and professional experiences :

Physical Demands : The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain an all-inclusive 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. Further, this job description does not imply a contract between employees and Imagine the Possibilities, Inc.

Imagine the Possibilities is an equal opportunity employer. All candidates will be considered without regard to race, color, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, disability status, or any other protected status.