STEAP Facilitator

MISSION STATEMENT: Systems Unlimited, Inc. offers personalized services within local communities which help people improve and maintain the quality of their life..

POSITION: STEAP Facilitator

PROGRAM ASSIGNMENT: Employment Systems

IMMEDIATE SUPERVISOR: Director of Employment Systems

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:  Demonstrated experience working with people with people with disabilities or similar service needs.  Must be 18 years of age and have a high school diploma or equivalent education.  A valid driver’s license is also necessary, as well as a driving record that is acceptable to the agency’s insurers.

ESSENTIAL JOB DUTIES: 

The STEAP Facilitator will be responsible for overseeing and participating in the planning and implementation of the Summer Transition Employment and Assessment Program.  See Appendix A for a full description of the STEAP Program. Each of the parts of this job, as outlined below, will be performed with the support of the Employment Coordinators.

• Involves self in budgeting plans and deals with individual funding for each consumer.
• Attends IEP meetings with the school system.
• Involves and familiarizes self with the residential staff and programming for each consumer.
• Writes individualized plans for each consumer based on the IEP, ISP, and team input.
• Develops staff training program.
• Assists in job development.

• Develops relationships with consumers, families, teachers, staff, employers and others to ensure quality and consistent services to all team members.
• Works closely with Employment Administrator to develop job sites.
• Recognizes the different needs of team members, and facilitates compromise and consensus, with the wants and needs of the consumer in mind.
• Works with other area providers as necessary.

• Oversees each job site over the summer, maintaining relationships and addressing concerns.
• Ensures that consumer plans are being run and documented with accuracy.
• Takes a strong leadership role in crisis management.
• Maintains accurate attendance records for billing purposes.
• Reviews, at least weekly, documentation of services to discover information and ensure accuracy.

• Supervises all Direct Support Coaches.
• Provides initial and ongoing training to coaches, as necessary.
• Manages staff hours and payroll.
• Takes disciplinary action when called for.
• Facilitates teamwork and initiative among coaches.
• Provides written performance evaluations to all coaches by the final day of programming.

• Writes final assessment for each consumer, based on documentation collected over the summer, and distributes this information to the team.
• Provides input to the “Final Program Report”, through written and verbal summaries.
• Organizes and implements end –of-summer transitions back to school for designated students.

• Transports consumers to and from job sites.

• This position requires extensive travel in the community and contact with many partners of the agency.  Professional representation of Systems Unlimited, Inc.  in appearance and attitude is expected.
• The ability to problem solve and clearly communicate action items to others, under time constraints, is essential to the performance of this job.

The job duties and performance expectations for this position are based upon the Mission and the Core Values of the agency. The description, therefore, forms expectations of ethical, values-based behavior in the provision of services.

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