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Responsibilities:

• Maintains compliance with agency policies, procedures, and practices, and applicable federal, state, and city regulations
• Maintains responsibility for ensuring compliance with Rule 115 (CILA) standards
• Openly and professionally accepts feedback from supervisor/peers and adjusts performance and/or conduct based on feedback
• Appropriately manages time to complete all necessary responsibilities by deadline
• Participates in all required meetings
• Participates in all required trainings, successfully complete mandatory trainings and maintain all required certification and compliance requirements
• Leads the Person-Centered Process by facilitating Discovery Phase conversations, contributing to the development of the Personal Plan, and authoring Implementation Strategies that are clear, direct, results-driven, and quantifiable
• Utilizes therapeutic language in assessments and service notes
• Solicits, encourages and promotes resident input in all aspects of service delivery
• Communicates effectively within the scope of job responsibilities and maintains positive, professional relationships with clients, parents/guardians, families, staff and community members.
• Acts as a member of the intake and admission team
• Convenes the Community Support Team (CST) as needed to revise service plans as part of the interdisciplinary process
• Enforces internal health and safety policies, including established standards for home environments
• Demonstrates strong written communication skills focusing on professional and organized reporting
• Maintains attention to detail regarding regulatory compliance and deadline management
• Ensures supports are consistent with established behavior, personal plan and implementation strategy, by providing in-real-time feedback/coaching if staff supports deviate from established plans or violate departmental and agency policies, procedures and practices or applicable laws/regulations
• Immediately reports deviations from established plans and policy, procedure, practices, or regulatory violations to supervisor to ensure timely and appropriate follow-up
• Actively pursues professional development and advanced training opportunities to enhance clinical expertise and maintain a high standard of regulatory compliance
• Chair one Departmental Committee, follow up on recommendations and maintain minutes
• Provide weekend on-call coverage on a monthly rotation
• Works one weekend day
• Other duties as assigned
• Detail Oriented
• Person-Centered
• Excellent Verbal and Written Communication
• Highly Collaborative
• Results Driven
• Leads by Example
• Independent Work Ethic
• Solution Based
• Creative Thinker

• Must be eligible to become a Qualified Intellectual Developmental Professional (QIDP) and complete the certification within six (6) months of hire date.
• Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited college or university in Human Services is required.
• A minimum of two years of successful performance working with adults with a variety of developmental disabilities.
• Valid Illinois driver’s license, a safe driving record, and daily access to a reliable, insured vehicle for travel between residential and JCFS sites.

WHAT YOU'LL LOVE ABOUT US: 

•  Time off: Paid time off varies by position – can include vacation days, sick days, paid federal holidays, and paid Jewish holidays.
• Benefits: Medical, dental, and vision insurance. 401(k) with base contribution and match. Additional health and wellness benefits, financial benefits, professional training, tuition reimbursement, 6 weeks paid parental leave, and much more.
• Compensation: For this position is starting at $55,000 per year, depending on your experience.
• Union: BUE

*Must be legally authorized to work in the United States without sponsorship*.  

EEO Statement:  

Jewish Child and Family Services is an Equal Employment Opportunity (“EEO”) employer. JCFS prohibits illegal discrimination and harassment and affords equal employment opportunities to employees and applicants without regard to race, color, sex, age, religion, disability, national origin, ancestry, sexual orientation, marital status, parental status, source of income, housing status, military service or discharge status, gender identity, genetic information, or any other protected category established by law, statute or ordinance.  

Please visit us at http://www.jcfs.org 

We embrace diversity. Our commitment to inclusivity is woven throughout our services, programs and welcoming workplace. Clients, employees, volunteers and community partners have a right to be treated fairly and with dignity and respect, free of all discrimination and harassment including that which is based on race, culture, religion, disability, age, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, and any other classification protected by law.