Job Details

Job Title: Service Coordinator - Requisition #: 2006

Job Type: Full time, Bargaining Unit, Non-exempt, Hourly - Location: Santa Maria

Tri-Counties Regional Center provided pay range

This range is provided by Tri-Counties Regional Center. Your actual pay will be based on your skills and experience talk with your recruiter to learn more.

Base pay range

$26.75/hr - $29.48/hr

Service Coordinator I
Bachelors degree
Starting Salary: $25.50-$28.13
Full Salary Range: $25.50-$31.90

Service Coordinator II
Bachelors degree
Starting Salary: $26.75-$29.48
Full Salary Range: $26.75-$32.55

Starting Salary: $30.98-$34.14
Full Salary Range: $30.98-$38.73

Benefits

• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• Life insurance
• Retirement plan
• Referral program
• Flexible spending account
• Employee assistance program
• LCSW Supervision hours program

Job Summary

Within a team environment, provides person-centered consultation, advocacy, resource information and service coordination for people with developmental disabilities who require more involved and specialized assistance.

Service Coordinator I

Those With Less Than One Year Of Experience Will Not Be Expected To Provide The Specialized Assistance Needed For Those Listed Below.

• Students in active transition due to graduating from school in one to two
• Individuals in residential placement or living
• Newly eligible individuals, transfers from other Regional Centers, and reactivated
• Individuals with dual diagnosis, and cases requiring clinical or forensic
• Self-determination and Medicaid Waiver cases, Social Security/Medi-Cal problems that require assistance with advocacy and appeal process.

Service Coordinator II

Specific Job Duties

• Support individuals we serve by maintaining regular contact and doing Individual Family Service Plans (IFSP) and Individual Program Plans (IPP).
• Participate in Interdisciplinary Team (IDT) staffings and attend meetings in the community as needed including Individual Education Plan (IEP) and day program meetings.
• Provide information and referral to generic services and resources in the community, including Schools, recreational options and local support groups.
• Supportive Employment/Habilitation funded day programs.
• Local agencies (C.C.S., Dept. Rehabilitation, Social Security, Medi-Cal, IHSS).
• Specialist physicians/ specialists (speech therapist, O.T./P.T.).
• Coordinate and secure TCRC funded services, including: Behavior services, training for independent living, supportive living.
• Out-of-home placement, in home and out of home respite.
• Infant and adult day programs.
• Durable medical equipment and specialized services, non-Medi-Cal funded services.

Primary Job Functions

• Conduct strength-based assessments that communicate an understanding of the unique issues facing family members.
• Involve individuals we serve and family in all aspects of person-centered planning and support activities.
• Design, document, implement and monitor services and supports in a timely manner.
• Facilitate planning team progress, identifying outcomes, needed services and supports.
• Develop and maintain a network of vendors and community agencies.
• Provide relevant information and training about developmental disabilities, services and resources.
• Use effective communication and interpersonal skills that consistently respect children and adults with developmental disabilities and their families.
• Demonstrate an operative knowledge of family/natural support and private/public resources and integrate these into service planning resulting in community-based outcomes.
• Demonstrate an operative knowledge about developmental disabilities and how families are impacted.
• Demonstrate an operative knowledge of a variety of approaches to intervention and support.
• Demonstrate an operative knowledge of entitlement and benefit programs.
• Demonstrate an operative knowledge of the Tri-Counties Regional Center system, the legal system, individual civil rights and overall advocacy.
• Work in a cooperative and collaborative manner as a team member.
• Develop and maintain good relationships with community representatives.
• Participate in professional growth and development through attendance at in-service and other training activities, conferences and other job-related agency approved events.
• Conduct all activities in a professional and ethical manner.
• Additional or different functions may be assigned from time to time.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities Required

• Knowledge of developmental disabilities
• Awareness of entitlement and benefit programs and of public benefit programs
• Problem-solving ability
• Ability to make verbal and written presentations to groups
• Organizational and time management skills
• Ability to work independently and within a team
• Responsive to supervision
• Able to understand and adhere to applicable laws, regulations, policies and procedures

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a Human Services or related field.
• A valid California driver's license and transportation, or acceptable substitute, is required for this position.
• Experience working with individuals with developmental disabilities preferred but not required.