Group Home Manager - Qualified Intellectual Disabilities Professional (QIDP)

Job Description

Marklund in Geneva is hiring a Group Home Manager - Qualified Intellectual Disabilities Professional (QIDP)!

Would you like to make a difference in the lives of others and be appreciated for what you do?

Join us in making everyday life possible for individuals with profound disabilities and love your job!

Marklund is seeking highly motivated and mission-centered individuals for the position of Group Home Manager - QIDP. This is a full-time position with a schedule of Monday - Friday 10 AM - 6 PM and 2 weekend days/month. The starting salary for this position is $50,960. Candidates must be able to perform the essential functions of the job and to meet its functional and environmental requirements.

Who We Are:

Marklund is a nonprofit organization that provides residential, educational and therapy services to infants, children, teens and adults with serious and profound developmental disabilities and special healthcare needs. With two residential locations – the Marklund Hyde Center in Geneva and the Marklund Wasmond Center in Elgin, it is currently home to nearly 178 residents. The Marklund Day School offers Multi-Needs and Life Skills programs for children and young adults with multiple medical needs, and those diagnosed on the autism spectrum. In addition, our Community Day Services program at each site is a therapeutic day program for adults who reside at Marklund and those who come in from the community.

Marklund provides a rich culture where everything we do contributes to our mission of “making everyday life possible for individuals with profound disabilities.” Each and every employee’s job contributes to Marklund’s vision of providing a happy, safe purpose-filled life for every individual with intellectual and development disabilities, and is integral to enhancing the lives of the individuals we serve. As part of our private, not-for-profit network of services, you will learn what it’s like to have the individuals we serve not only change your career, but also change your life.

The Group Home Manager is a Case Manager for 16 clients. Responsible for insuring active treatment services for all clients, supervising facility active treatment programs. Work closely with parents, departments and agencies to insure services are received in a timely manner. Is responsible for the supervision of staff members assigned to that 16 bed home to give total care to those residents. This position works with staff, parents and regulatory bodies to ensure all appropriate measures are taken in relation to client care.

Responsibilities include:

• Accountability for the management of designated 16 bed home

• Monitor daily and monthly schedules of all direct care staff of designated 16 bed home and adjusts when necessary in the absence of MHC scheduler

• Monitors the performance of direct reports and provides timely and appropriate feedback regarding performance issues an works with employees to enhance work performance

• Ensure delivery of quality care by coordinating and evaluations the total life integration services provided.

• Develop, train, and implement Individual Program Plans for each client on caseload.

• Hold Interdisciplinary Team Meetings annually or more frequently as needed to review progress/regression, make needed changes in client programs.

• Complete comprehensive quarterly summaries for each client, monitor progress or regression in goals including continuous data evaluations each month.

• Supervision of PSPs regarding implementation of active treatment programming and documentation.

• Attend meetings regarding clients, including appointments or conferences with parents as needed.

• Obtain any items needed by client including but not limited to clothing, equipment, and toys.

• Attend outings or special events as needed.

• Maintain facility active treatment program in compliance with IDPA/IDPH regulations by completing necessary paperwork and training.

• Monitor, implement, and/or change any and all behavior programs and safety devices as necessary.

• In-service appropriate staff members on goals, positioning, active treatment, and equipment weekly.

Keywords:

Independent living skills, community skills, adult instructor, vocational instructor, community integration, residential instructor, developmental disabilities, program instructor, DHS certified qualified intellectual disabilities professional, DHS QIDP

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As an equal opportunity employer, Marklund respects and supports diversity, equity and inclusion as part of our work environment.

Experience and Skills

• Bachelor's Degree in Social Services related field
• Must meet qualifications for QIDP training in the state of IL.

Job Benefits

When you join the Marklund team, you receive the following:

Compensation & Benefits we offer YOU

Full-Time Employees:

• Competitive Pay
• Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance Plans
• Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
• Health Savings Account (HSA)
• Company Paid Life Insurance for all FT employees
• Voluntary Life Insurance
• Company Paid Long-Term Disability
• Voluntary Short -Term Disability
• Paid Time Off (PTO)*
• *School Employees Receive “Closed Days” and Sick/Personal
• PTO Cash-In & Conversion Twice Per Year
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Extended Sick Bank
• 7 Paid Holidays per Year

Full-Time and Part-Time Employee Benefits:

• Competitive pay
• Credit Union Membership
• Retirement Savings Plan – eligible upon hire
• Marklund matches up to 5%

Ways we appreciate YOU

• Annual Employee Recognition Dinner and Celebration
• Years of Service Awards and Gifts beginning at 5 years
• Claire Haverkampf (founder) Annual Commemorative Award
• You Caught My Eye – Monthly Employee Award
• Thanksgiving Turkey
• Employee Referral Bonus Program
• Employee Assistance Program

Training & Growth Opportunities for YOU

• We promote from within whenever possible
• You are paid while you train:
• In-House Training Programs
• Leadership Training Program
• Employee Workshops on a variety of topics

Benefits/Programs subject to change.

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