Designated Coordinator

Job Description

Job Description

Circle of Life is growing and we’re looking for a Designated Coordinator to join our Cloquet branch. Circle of Life is a leading home care agency serving 6 states. We provide services for seniors, children, and people with disabilities, and our mission is to “honor those we serve.” We take pride in the responsibility we have caring for our clients so that they can stay independent in their own homes and communities because we believe that home is the safest place to be.

The IHS Designated Coordinator provides supervision and support to direct support staff and is responsible for the evaluation of activities for individuals receiving services. The Designated Coordinator complies with the Support Plans for individuals receiving services according to federal and state regulations and the organization’s policies and procedures to ensure the quality delivery of services to all individuals served.

Good For Employees

Circle of Life’s focus is creating a workplace where respect, appreciation and teamwork are the shared experiences of our team. We do good for our employees by collaborating on scheduling, a focus on wellbeing, a client-first directive, respecting and valuing every team member while having fun along with top industry compensation and benefits.

Good Deeds

We also do good in our work. Our team of office and field staff care about each other and the clients we serve. We help one another. We care for and provide for a wide range of patients with a focus on honoring those we serve.

Position Duties Include :

• 245D compliance and paperwork
• Train, schedule, and provide ongoing support and evaluation of direct care staff
• Manage services
• Evaluate of the effectiveness of service delivery, methodologies, and progress on the person's outcomes
• Facilitate the achievement of the outcomes as specified in section 245D.07
• Communicate with individuals, guardians, case managers, behavior analysts, and other team members to decide on services needed to support each individual most effectively
• Evaluation of the effectiveness of service delivery, methodologies, and progress on the Individual served outcomes
• Maintain and summarize data for reports
• Coordinate appointments for individuals as requested
• Problem solves when emergencies arise
• Providing work direction, guidance, training and feedback to staff to ensure the highest standards of service delivery are provided to the individuals

Qualifications (Must Meet One) :

(1) a baccalaureate degree in a field related to human services, and one year of full-time work experience providing direct care services to persons with disabilities or persons age 65 and older;

(2) an associate degree in a field related to human services, and two years of full-time work experience providing direct care services to persons with disabilities or persons age 65 and older;

(3) a diploma in a field related to human services from an accredited postsecondary institution and three years of full-time work experience providing direct care services to persons with disabilities or persons age 65 and older; or

(4) a minimum of 50 hours of education and training related to human services and disabilities; and

(5) four years of full-time work experience providing direct care services to persons with disabilities or persons age 65 and older under the supervision of a staff person who meets the qualifications identified in clauses (1) to (3).

The license holder must verify and document competence of one of the above.

How Good?

Benefits Include :