SUMMARY:

The Developmental Specialist is responsible for providing supervision and direct care services to individuals attending Goodwill’s Day Habilitation Program and for maintaining documentation in accordance with Medicaid regulations.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

The requirements listed below are representative of the essential duties required of the Developmental Specialist position.

• Writes monthly and semi-annual progress reports for caseload as required for DHSP process.

• Prepares documentation of services provided in specific groups and activities, and relative to behavioral plans.
• Plans and implements 1: 1, small and large group activities for individuals in the program and in the community; maintains documentation of services.
• Implements specific treatment as applicable (i.e., range of motion, muscle strength, muscle relaxation and facilitation, balance, oral-muscular feeding, perceptual-motor integration, wheelchair, and transfer technique), fabricating and maintaining adaptive and assistive devices, activities, daily living, etc. (including toileting).
• Develops and implements curriculum for small group and 1: 1 activities; maintains records/documentation of services.
• Monitors individuals during social adjustment skills training sessions; assesses skills and provides training; monitors and implements behavioral programs; maintains documentation of services.
• Works in conjunction with program consultants (speech, occupational therapy, behavioral specialist, physical therapy, as applicable) to provide continuity and monitor specialized services.
• May supervise student interns as appropriate.
• Meets with individuals on caseload as indicated; provides crisis intervention; oversees implementation of ISP goals and attends ISP meetings; communicates with families/residential staff, as appropriate.

• Performs other duties as assigned.

LEVEL OF RESPONSIBILITY

• Employee may work independently, but work is often reviewed by immediate supervisor.
• Employee makes decisions within clearly prescribed areas referring matters that fall outside that area to others.

• Employee recommends actions and alternatives to supervisor and others.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Does not have any supervisory responsibilities.

QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS:

• Bachelor’s degree or Associate’s degree and two (2) years of related experience.
• One (1) year related work experience in addition to above.
• Ability to read, analyze and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations.

• Ability to write reports, business correspondence and procedure manuals.
• Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers, and the public.
• Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram or schedule form.

• Position requires employee to utilize and understand simple formatting and use of Microsoft products (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Teams).
• Tuberculosis (TB) screening and testing required.
• Satisfactory results of all required background checks.

WORKING CONDITIONS AND PHYSICAL EFFORT

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those a Developmental Specialist encounters while performing the essential functions of this job.

Physical Demands/Efforts

• Must be able to sit for prolonged periods of time working on a computer.

• Work performed occasionally requires periods of walking and standing.
• May require stooping, kneeling, crouching, squatting, twisting, climbing, crawling, and reaching.
• Utilizes finger dexterity to perform computer operations, handle or feel objects, tools, or controls.
• May be required to lift and/or move up to fifty (50) pounds at times.

Mental & Visual Demands

• Considerable mental concentration to effectively execute complex tasks.
• Work requires frequent visual effort for extended periods of time.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include depth perception, peripheral vision, the ability to distinguish basic colors and the ability to adjust vision to bring objects into focus.

Work Environment and Hazards

• Working environment is typical of a classroom setting and the noise level is usually moderate to high.
• Absence of hazards.

AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT

Morgan Memorial Goodwill Industries, Inc. complies with all aspects of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and state disability laws. This means that we will not discriminate against qualified individuals with a disability in any phase of the employment relationship including application for employment, hiring, promotions and/or advancement opportunities, termination, compensation, training and any other conditions or privileges of employment.