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Racker

Nonprofit disability services and family support

Family Support Coordinator Team Leader

Case Management & AdvocacyConfirmed live in the last 24 hours
Full-timeIthaca, NY, USA$62.4k - $65kIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

  • A bachelor's degree is preferred, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
  • Ability to meet approved driver criteria or hold a valid driver's license.
  • Understanding of developmental disabilities and human development.
  • Ability to prioritize and multitask a high volume of work.
  • Ability to access families’ homes, community sites, and locations visited by Community Support Staff.
  • Ability to operate standard office equipment.

Responsibilities

  • Oversee and supervise the Family Support Coordinator team.
  • Mentor and coach peers.
  • Serve as a designee or secondary contact for Community Support Professionals when their assigned supervisor is unavailable.
  • Coordinate projects or programs.
  • Complete monthly reports, self-monitoring activities and reporting, and required documentation as outlined by the program, agency, and outside entities.
  • Maintain active staff lists for all counties.
  • Ensure families receive timely, quality services.
  • Liaise between individuals and families, Community Support Professionals, and Care Managers as needed.
  • Communicate regularly with individuals receiving services and/or families about services provided.
  • Support the development of Circles of Support.
  • Attend individuals’ Life Plan and Circle of Support meetings as needed and as outlined by OPWDD guidance documentation, supporting individuals in managing their services.
  • Develop Staff Action Plans with individuals and families, Care Managers, and Community Support Professionals as needed, ensuring plans are accurately written and implemented to support effective outcomes.
  • Monitor service documentation to ensure timely creation of monthly summaries, plans, reports, and other required documents, along with documentation of distribution as outlined by program, agency, outside-entity, and administrative requirements.
  • Maintain required documentation in eVero in compliance with service administrative directives and agency procedures.
  • Assess individual and family staffing needs; recruit, hire, and train staff; ensure staff credentialing; supervise and coordinate backup staffing; and initiate service referrals as needed.
  • Support families with staff performance evaluations and Core Competencies.
  • Maintain confidential files for participating individuals and supervised staff.
  • Assist in organizing trainings, conferences, and other activities related to Community Support Services and staff development.
  • Promote public awareness of Racker’s Community Support Services through ongoing community contact.
  • Provide leadership and direction to staff that fosters independence and positive choices.
  • Facilitate and support inclusion and relationships for service participants within the community.
  • Work collaboratively with team members, other staff, community members, and organizations.
  • Assist the Director with facilitating meetings with peers.

Desired Qualifications

  • Knowledge of the local community.
  • Knowledge of self-direction and support brokerage services.
  • Strong interpersonal, organizational, and communication skills.

About the Company

Racker

Nonprofit disability services and family support

Racker supports people with disabilities and their families in New York's Tompkins, Cortland and Tioga counties, with a focus on learning, independence and community connections. Its programs span early childhood education, therapies and mental health care, alongside residential and community support for children and adults. Families using its self-directed services choose supports and staff around their own needs, while other programs coordinate care and assist with daily living. The nonprofit funds its work through program services, charitable gifts and investment income. Founded by families in 1948, Racker is headquartered in Ithaca, New York.

Company size
501-1,000
Company stage
Not listed
Total funding
Not listed
Headquarters
Ithaca, NY
Founded
1948

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