POSITION TITLE: SERVICE COORDINATOR
SALARY RANGE: $5,924.00 - $7,206.00 per month in Five Annual Steps
Non-Exempt salary (37.5 hours per week)
Location: San Jose, Salinas, or Watsonville (Please note the location in your resume)
Collective Bargaining Position
[x ] Regular [ x] Full-Time [ ] Temporary [ ] Part-time
Send Resume via e-mail to: Email resume to recruiting@sarc.org
Job Summary: While maintaining good public relations and implementing the goals and vision of the regional center, this position is responsible for providing and coordinating services to consumers in accordance with the provisions of the Lanterman Developmental Disabilities Services Act, and policies established by the San Andreas Regional Center Board of Directors.
Essential Job Functions:
- Gathers data and produces initial and/or ongoing assessments
- Presents assessment data to Interdisciplinary Team (IDT) for eligibility determination
- Coordinates the Person Centered Planning process with consumers and their families
- Develops the Individual Program Plan (IPP) or the IFSP for Early Start.
- Counsels consumers concerning identification and achievement of personal goals
- Advocates with consumers/families to assure provision of needed services
- Initiates and follows up on referrals to existing community resources
- Identifies areas of unmet needs
- Performs tasks which relate to fiscal and accountability requirements
- Provides assistance to existing and in the development of new community services
- Develops and facilitates support groups for consumers and/or their families
- Completes all required caseload documentation
- Develops expertise in accessing generic resources
- Assures that all consumers and families are informed verbally and in writing of their right to appeal every time a decision is made to change, alter, or deny a service
- Knows Title 17 and Title 22 licensing and DDS requirements
- Knows all resources that serve our consumers who reside in various districts
- Intervenes effectively in crisis situations in order to eventually effect stability
- Monitors residential facilities in compliance with Title 17 regulations
- Performs annual and quarterly visits as required.
- Monitors day programs to assure quality programming
- Evaluates conservatorship requests and submits reports to the appropriate parties.
Supervision Exercised: None
Supervision Received: General supervision and direction by the designated Manager.
Education/Experience: A Bachelor’s Degree in social work, rehabilitation counseling or a related field from an accredited college or a Bachelor's Degree in Social Work plus four years of experience. The specific field of study for the Bachelor's Degree and the post Bachelor's years of experience may be waived only by the Executive Director if needed by the agency to meet a special need, e.g. services to specific cultural or monolingual groups.
Special Skills and Knowledge: Knowledge of principles, objectives and techniques of social work; individual and group behavior, human growth, development of family relationships; medical-psycho-socio-economic factors affecting individuals and families; techniques of intervention, referral and follow-up to community resources and facilities and various community organizations, and how to intervene constructively on the client's behalf. Ability to relate in a constructive and enabling manner to a wide variety of individuals and organizations; ability to relate in a positive manner with supervisor, co-workers, and others in the agency and community; establish and maintain rapport with clients and their families; prepare and present oral and written reports; maintain case records in a clear, concise, appropriate and timely manner.
Other: Use of an automobile, possession of a valid driver's license and automobile liability insurance for the minimum amount prescribed by law, OR ability to provide for independent transportation.
MONTHLY STIPEND FOR BILINGUAL SPEAKING!
No phone calls please
Job Summary: While maintaining good public relations with community and implementing the vision of the Agency, this position handles secretarial and clerical responsibilities of specific professional staff members.
Responsibilities: An employee in this classification is responsible for the following duties: typing correspondence, memos, forms and reports from dictated notes or handwritten copy using a computer; reviewing documents and forms to assure completeness and accuracy; answering telephone console, taking messages and directing calls to appropriate staff; distributing mail; maintaining appointment calendars; making arrangements for meetings; scanning and maintaining manuals, files and records; updating data stored in the computer system; other clerical/secretarial assignments as assigned.
Education/Experience: Training and experience equivalent to completion of twelfth grade. Three years of clerical/secretarial work experience. Will consider education in lieu of experience, 2 years college equal 1 year experience.
Special Skills and Knowledge: Knowledge Microsoft Office, office practices and procedures; English, spelling and grammar; ability to type accurately at a rate of not less than 55 words per minute using a computer. (Preference will be given to any applicant with experience utilizing computer equipment in a clerical/secretarial position.) Ability to do secretarial/clerical work involving a degree of independent judgment and requiring accuracy and speed. Knowledge of dictating equipment and how to transcribe. Ability to work cooperatively with others. Knowledge of medical terminology helpful.
Send Resume via e-mail to: Email resume to recruiting@sarc.org
Billingual in Spanish
No phone calls please