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Direct Support Manager Jobs
| Company | State of South Carolina |
| Address | , , Sc |
| Employment type | FULL_TIME |
| Salary | $45,000 a year |
| Expires | 2023-07-14 |
| Posted at | 1 year ago |
About Our Agency
The South Carolina Department of Disabilities and Special Needs (DDSN) is the state agency that plans, develops, coordinates, and funds services for South Carolinians with the severe, lifelong disabilities of:
- Spinal cord injury and similar disability
- Autism spectrum disorder
- Intellectual disability and related disabilities
- Traumatic brain injury
Whitten Regional Center is a residential facility of the South Carolina Department of Disabilities and Special Needs located in Clinton, SC serving residents with intellectual and developmental disabilities.
Serve as Qualified Intellectual Disability Professional (QIDP) of a DDSN regional residential area.
1. Ensures service design and delivery providing each consumer with an appropriate active treatment program. QIDP is the leader of the interdisciplinary team, consisting of professional and paraprofessional staff responsible for developing individual program plans for individuals. Specific duties include: ensuring the completion of a current and accurate comprehensive functional assessment, chairing the ISP meeting, authoring the ISP, ensuring the plan remains updated and ensures coordination with professional staff so each consumer receives the professional services needed to implement the active treatment program.
2. Observe consumers, review data and progress, and revise programs based on consumer needs and performance. Ensures consistency among external and internal programs and disciplines to include ensuring that any discrepancies or conflicts between programmatic, medical, dietary, and vocation aspects of consumer's assessment and program are resolved.
3. Ensures effective communication with consumer families. Available when needed for situations requiring attention/input of QIDP unless other arrangements for covering caseload are made.
4. Ensures follow-up recommendations for services, equipment or programs and ensures adequate environmental supports and assistive devices are present to promote independence.
5. Supervise the direct support staff as needed and appropriate for the purpose of ensuring each consumer's active treatment program is developed, implemented and monitored, continuously and aggressively as required by regulation. Provide in-service training, observations, monitor ship and evaluation of employee performance as needed and appropriate to ensure direct support staff are able to do the following: 1) Perform duties effectively, efficiently, and competently. 2) Demonstrate the skills and techniques necessary to administer interventions to manage the inappropriate behavior of consumers. 3) Demonstrate the skills and techniques necessary to implement the individual program plans for each consumer for who they are responsible.
6. This is an Essential Employee position. Must be physically able to work with consumers, some of whom may be aggressive, medically fragile, etc. Be able to work in an environment that is subject to frequent distractions and interruptions. Responds to emergency situations as needed. As an essential employee you will be required to work overtime / on call to ensure consumer safety and supervision.
including at least one (1) year of experience working directly with persons with intellectual disabilities or other developmental disability. The experience working directly with persons with intellectual or other developmental disabilities can be obtained prior to or after obtaining one of the following qualifying required degrees or credentials: Bachelor Degree in a human services field (including but not limited to Sociology, Special Education, Rehabilitation Counseling and Psychology); Registered Nurse licensure; or Doctorate of Medicine Osteopathy."
Applicants indicating college credit or degree(s) on the application will be required to bring a copy of their college transcript to the interview. Please note that an official, certified copy of the transcript will be required within a specific timeframe for candidates selected for hire.
Additional Requirements:
According to the needs of Whitten Regional Center this position may be required to report to work after hours/ weekends/ holidays and during emergency situations.
Position requires frequent Stooping and / or bending.
Position requires frequent lifting: 20 lbs.
EEO Statement: SC DDSN provides affirmative action and equal opportunity in employment for all qualified persons regardless of race, color, sex -including the basis of pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions, national origin, age, religion, or disability.
COVID-19 Vaccine Requirements: Pursuant to the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Omnibus COVID-19 Health Care Staff Vaccination Interim Final Rule (IFR), the South Carolina Department of Disabilities and Special Needs (DDSN) has established COVID-19 vaccination requirements and exemptions for staff who provide any care, treatment, or other services in Intermediate Care Facilities for Individuals with Intellectual Disabilities (ICFs/IID). You may contact Human Resource for further information or review SCDDSN Directive 413-11-DD.
Record Check: Criminal background check will be conducted by SLED, FBI, and DSS Child Registry that indicates no record of conviction, child abuse or neglect. Employment would also be contingent on your passing a pre-employment drug test. DDSN reserves the right to rescind any employment offer in the event our review of your background develops information, including opinions of previous employer or colleagues that cause us to conclude, at our sole discretion, that you are not suited for the position.
Immunization: If this position requires the applicant to work directly with DDSN consumers, a (2) step PPD testing or QuantiFERON TB Gold testing must be completed prior to beginning employment. All new employees who are healthcare providers are required to provide documentation of immunity or be immunized against measles, mumps, rubella, pertussis, Varicella and Hepatitis B prior to beginning employment.
State Disaster Plan: In accordance with the State's Disaster Plan, which includes hazardous weather, DDSN employees may be required to work in times of an emergency or disaster.
College Transcripts: Applicants indicating college credit or degree(s) on the application are required to provide an official, certified copy of the transcript prior to hiring or within a specific time frame required by that area, after hiring.
Driving Record: If this position requires the applicant to possess a valid driver's license to operate a state vehicle or personal vehicle, any applicant being considered in the final stages of selection for the position will be required to provide a certified copy of a 10-year driving record.
Employee Referral: The South Carolina Department of Disabilities and Special Needs supports a Referral Incentive Reward and a Retention Bonus program. You may contact Human Resource for further information.
Supplemental Questions: Supplemental questions are considered part of your official application. Any misrepresentation will result in your disqualification from employment. Please complete the State application to include all current and previous work history and education. A resume will not be accepted nor reviewed to determine if an applicant has met the qualifications for the position.
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