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Competitive Benefits

Paid holidays for full-time employees upon hire

Health and Prescription benefits after 30 days

Company paid Dental and Vision benefits after 30 days

Company paid Life Insurance after 60 days

401k enrollment after 90 days

PTO and Sick time available after 90 days

About ProBerco

ProBerco's employees have been making a difference in the lives of individuals with disabilities for 47 years. Our mission is to enrich the lives of people with disabilities and their families by providing innovative community participation, community living, and employment supports. Our corporate culture is based on the principles of accountability, communication, and trust. The values of compassion, dignity and respect, responsibility, integrity, fairness and justice, innovation, inspiration, aspiration, and teamwork form the foundation for our code of conduct. Our program activities are carried out on-site at multiple locations throughout Berks County.

POSITION SUMMARY

Provide supervision to all employees assigned to specific program components. This includes training, appraisal, and assigning of duties. Function as program specialist for program participants. Creativity and flexibility are required in developing meaningful and challenging activities. Excellent interpersonal skills and a high level of compassion are necessary as position works with a diverse population.

SUPERVISION OF PERSONNEL
The Program Specialist is responsible for the direct supervision of Instructors in the Adult Training program.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

1. Supervise all employees assigned to the program area (monitor and guide performance, train new employees, relay information via staff meeting)
2. Inspire people with disabilities or other special needs to lead meaningful lives by providing innovative services that promote dignity and respect.
3. Develop volunteer, recreational, and paid work experiences in the community.
4. Monitor program participants’ general health and diet, and communicate needs to supervisor and residential provider and/or family.
5. Assist with intake and referral process for new admissions.
6. Coordinate planning time and group meetings to discuss programmatic needs.
7. Supervise and assist each program participant with day-to-day and therapeutic activities (e.g., toileting, feeding, transferring, mobility, behavior management).
8. Assist with licensing inspections.
9. Ensure compliance with corporate policy and procedures, state regulations, and any other applicable laws and regulations.
10. Develop and implement programs.
11. Evaluate, guide, and instruct/supervise program participants in a comprehensive program, assuring completion of all required reports and forms, program participant expenditures, incident reports, programmatic reports, and meeting minutes.
12. Responsible for case management duties for a specified caseload, including: holding program planning meetings; acting as liaison with case managers, families, and residential and other service providers, if applicable; coordination or completion of assessments; coordination or development and review of IPPs and ICPs; coordination of training and development for individuals; development of planned program activities; ensure implementation of IPPs and ICPs and program activities; preparation of required reports and specialized programs
13. Perform daily schedule changes for designated group in times of employee absence.
14. Represent assigned program group at meetings, as appropriate.
15. Responsible for selecting and ordering materials and maintaining the program area and equipment, including an updated inventory.
16. Knowledge of emergency procedures.
17. Responsible for establishing schedules for supervision and providing supervision as needed during lunch, breaks, and before and after program hours.
18. Provide therapeutic activities for older adults.
19. Provide transportation for program participants, as required.
20. 20. Obtain 24 hours of training each training year.
21. 21. Regular attendance at work.
22. 22. Other duties as assigned.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

1. Master’s Degree and one year’s experience working with people with disabilities; or Bachelor's Degree in Special Education, Education, Psychology, or related field and two years’ experience; or Associate’s Degree and four years’ experience.
2. Ability to function with and relate to persons with intellectual and physical disabilities.
3. Demonstrated leadership and supervisory abilities.
4. Ability to develop and implement outcomes.
5. Experience with or knowledge of assessment instruments.
6. PA Driver's License.

COMPETENCIES

1. Maintain confidentiality.
2. Speak clearly and persuasively in positive or negative situations, listen and get clarification, and participate in meetings.
3. Write clearly and informatively and be able to read and interpret written information.
4. Exhibit objectivity and openness to others’ views, provide feedback, contribute to building a positive team spirit, put success of team above own interests, and support everyone’s efforts to succeed
5. Demonstrate accuracy and thoroughness. Look for new ways to improve and promote quality, and apply feedback to improve performance.
6. Observe safety and security procedures, and report potentially unsafe conditions
7. Adapt to changes in the work environment, manage competing demands, change approach or method to best fit the situation, and deal with frequent change, delays, or unexpected events.
8. Consistently be at work on time, and arrive at meetings and appointments on time.
9. Follow instructions, respond to management direction, take responsibility for own actions, and complete tasks on time or notify appropriate person with an alternate plan.
10. Ask for and offer help when needed.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS AND WORK ENVIRONMENT

1. The employee is regularly required to sit, stand, walk, and use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; stoop, kneel, crouch; and talk and hear.
2. The employee is occasionally required to climb or balance and taste and smell.
3. The employee is required to lift and/or move more than 35 lbs.
4. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.
5. While performing the duties of this job the employee is occasionally exposed to wet and/or humid conditions and outside weather conditions.
6. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.