Program Specialist - AD

Overview Join a Team That Changes Lives For more than 170 years, Elwyn has been leading the way in supporting children, teens, and adults with autism, intellectual and developmental disabilities, and behavioral health challenges. As a mission-driven nonprofit, we're here to create real change - helping people lead meaningful, fulfilling lives. Now, we're looking for passionate team members to join us. Here, your work will change lives - including your own. You'll make an impact every day, find purpose in what you do, and grow in a career that truly matters. At Elwyn, we take care of you while you care for others. We offer: 1. Generous Paid Time Off 2. Comprehensive Medical/Dental/Vision Benefit Packages 3. Earned Wage Access/On-Demand Pay 4. Paid On-the-Job Training 5. Tuition Reimbursement 6. Career Advancement Opportunities and Growth 7. Flexible Schedules 8. Retirement Savings Plan Join us and be a part of something bigger. Apply today. Job Description Elwyn seeks a Program Specialist to provide case management for a group of individuals served in Adult Day Programs (ADS). Duties include acting as a liaison with families, agencies, and Elwyn personnel and participating as a team member to advocate for the individual, implement the Individual Support Plan (ISP) as written, communicate change in need for individuals, supervise the implementation of the ISP and secure needed services. DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: 1. Complete required documentation including but not limited to monthly reports, quarterly reports, annual assessments, and incident reports and maintain individual records for the program as well as for support coordinators 2. Ensure compliance with Department of Human Services, Chapter 2380, as follows by: 3. coordinating and completing assessments and providing the assessment to team members 4. participating in the development of the ISP, including annual updates and revisions of the ISP 5. attending the ISP meetings 6. fulfilling the role of plan lead, as applicable 7. reviewing the ISP annual updates and revisions for content accuracy 8. reporting content discrepancy to the Supports Coordinator (SC) or plan lead, as applicable, and plan team members 9. implementing the ISP as written 10. supervising, monitoring and evaluating services provided to the individual, as well as training staff of the ISP contents, which includes the support and supervision needs of the individual 11. reviewing, signing and dating the monthly documentation of an individual's participation and progress toward outcomes 12. reporting a change related to the individual's needs to the SC or plan lead, as applicable, and plan team members 13. reviewing the ISP with the individual 14. documenting the review of the ISP 15. providing the documentation of the ISP review to the SC or plan lead, as applicable, and plan team members 16. informing plan team members of the option to decline the ISP Review documentation 17. recommending a revision to a service or outcome in the ISP 18. coordinating the services provided to an individual 19. coordinating the training of direct service workers in the content of health and safety needs relevant to each individual 20. developing and implementing provider service 21. Communicate with team members, agencies and community members on behalf of the individual in order to meet his/her needs and regulatory requirements 22. Initiate contact with the support coordinator when needed to schedule an Individual Support Plan (ISP) meeting or when individual's needs have changed, so that the change can be reflected in the individual's record consistently 23. Participate in the development of the ISP including annual updates and revisions providing content input for accuracy and reporting content discrepancy to the SC or plan lead, and plan team members as applicable 24. Ensure the accuracy of the ISP and the implementati n of the ISP as written 25. Review the ISP with the individual to ensure understanding and document the review 26. Review ISP with direct care staff to ensure understanding of the plan and that goals are being implemented correctly 27. Provide informal counseling to individuals as needed concerning workplace issues 28. Provide training to individuals and Elwyn staff members on required topics including but not limited to career path development, conflict resolution, how to handle workplace issues, self-advocacy, and work behaviors 29. Provide back-up for other program staff as needed 30. Participate in emergency response situations in accordance with established program protocol 31. Perform cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), and crisis intervention techniques using agency-trained protocols 32. Perform other duties as assigned EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE/SKILLS REQUIREMENTS: 1. Requires one of the following sets of education and experience: 2. A master's degree or above in Special Education, Psychology, Public Health, Rehabilitation, Social Work, Speech Pathology, Audiology, Occupational Therapy, Therapeutic Recreation or other human services field from an accredited college or university and 1 year of work experience working directly with persons with disabilities 3. A bachelor's degree in Special Education, Psychology, Public Health, Rehabilitation, Social Work, Speech Pathology, Audiology, Occupational Therapy, Therapeutic Recreation or other human services field from an accredited college or university and 2 years of work experience working directly with persons with disabilities 4. An associate's degree or 60 credit hours in Special Education, Psychology, Public Health, Rehabilitation, Social Work, Speech Pathology, Audiology, Occupational Therapy, Therapeutic Recreation or other human services field from an accredited college or university and 4 years of work experience working directly with persons with disabilities EDUCATIO