QIDP/Qualified Intellectual Disabilities Professional
Challenge Unlimited Inc, Swansea, IL, United States
Job Description
Reporting to the Director of Residential Services, the Residential Site Manager is responsible for managing housing programs that provide people with varying abilities the opportunity to live in a home-based environment—achieving the highest level of independence possible. The role includes assisting residents with daily living activities such as grocery shopping, cooking, cleaning, laundry, driving residents to appointments, shopping, or social activities, monitoring, and documenting medication delivery, and helping residents with proper hygiene. Responsibilities also encompass planning and coordinating treatment services and care, evaluating services, ensuring documentation and regulatory compliance, enforcing safety and house rules, conducting inspections, and coordinating home and grounds maintenance. The manager follows the budget, controls expenses and inventory, submits receipts, assists with financial administration and public relations, and leads and supervises 8–12 staff members.
Position Summary
Schedule: Monday – Friday, 8:30 am to 4:30 pm, 10:00 am to 6:00 pm, 6:00 am – 2:00 pm, and rotating weekend schedules. Location: Swansea/Belleville, IL. Salary: 55,000 – 65,000.
Job Duties
Resident Relations:
Promote a culture of person‑centered services that advances the company’s mission to provide quality care and services in a community‑based setting to individuals with disabilities. Assist individuals by encouraging empowerment and engagement in essential life and recreational activities to teach independent living, self‑confidence, communication, and practical skills. Ensure appropriate services are provided by consulting disciplines, complete documentation, write and update IHP/PP/IATP documentation, supervise residents’ finances and bank accounts as prescribed by the IDT, and maintain a high resident satisfaction rate.
Plan and Coordinate Treatment Services and Care:
Plan, organize, and supervise the delivery of care to residents. Ensure facility compliance with healthcare regulations and high‑quality service while meeting residents’ needs and funding agency agreements. Complete reports, communicate key information to the Director of Residential Services, participate in screening and interviewing prospective residents, and support admission decisions. Chair the IDT for plans, staff, and monitoring, ensure plans align with Active Treatment guidelines, integrate facility and community resources, support family/guardian participation, and provide emergency aid and medical, dental, and treatment services as required.
Provide a Clean, Safe, and Pleasant “Homelike” Living Environment:
Foster a home‑like experience; maintain and enforce house rules and program regulations. Conduct safety inspections, supply PPE, and comply with company safety and OSHA standards. Record all accidents, injuries, and illnesses, participate in the Human Rights Committee, supervise routine maintenance, and report major repairs to Administration.
Manage Expenses and Assist Administration:
Approve purchase orders, supervise inventory, submit weekly bills, review budgets and financial reports, assist with public relations, and prepare for on‑site visits or surveys. Propose capital expenditures and submit requests to the Director for review.
Effective Team Leadership:
Lead the team, place staff in suitable roles, hire, train, and empower staff, encourage outcomes and accountability, and plan, develop, organize, implement, direct, and evaluate site activities. Communicate expectations, appraise performance, enforce policies, mentor and develop staff, and build a home culture aligned with company values.
Requirements
Education:
Bachelor’s degree in social work, psychology, education, rehabilitation, recreation therapy, sociology, nursing, or a related field approved by DHS. Alternatively, for hires before 2009, or temporary candidates, 5 or more years of DD experience and a high school diploma. Employees without DHS‑approved degree require another QIDP‑qualified staff to review, approve, and sign off treatment plans, MPNs, and staffing; they cannot conduct DHS training.
Experience:
Minimum one year working with people with developmental disabilities and one year of supervisory experience.
Certifications/Licenses:
CPR, first aid, Crisis Prevention Institute (CPI), DSP training including medication administration (completed within first 4 months and annually thereafter). Illinois Food Service and Sanitation certificate required within first 6 months and renewed as required.
Pre‑Employment Tests:
Must pass state required TABE literacy assessment before employment.
Computer Skills:
Proficient with Microsoft Word, Excel, and Outlook.
Background Checks:
Must pass a criminal background check, state and federal registry checks, DCFS Abuse and Neglect Tracking System check, driving history check, and maintain a valid driver’s license (21+ to drive company van; 25+ for 15‑person capacity van at some sites).
Driving:
Use of personal insured vehicle for company‑related travel is required.
Benefits
Health Care Plan (Medical, Dental, & Vision)
Life Insurance (Basic & Voluntary)
Paid Time Off (Vacation, Sick & Holidays)
Short Term & Long‑Term Disability
Training & Development
401(k) Retirement Plan
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status. Equal employment opportunity, including veterans and individuals with disabilities.
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Reporting to the Director of Residential Services, the Residential Site Manager is responsible for managing housing programs that provide people with varying abilities the opportunity to live in a home-based environment—achieving the highest level of independence possible. The role includes assisting residents with daily living activities such as grocery shopping, cooking, cleaning, laundry, driving residents to appointments, shopping, or social activities, monitoring, and documenting medication delivery, and helping residents with proper hygiene. Responsibilities also encompass planning and coordinating treatment services and care, evaluating services, ensuring documentation and regulatory compliance, enforcing safety and house rules, conducting inspections, and coordinating home and grounds maintenance. The manager follows the budget, controls expenses and inventory, submits receipts, assists with financial administration and public relations, and leads and supervises 8–12 staff members.
Position Summary
Schedule: Monday – Friday, 8:30 am to 4:30 pm, 10:00 am to 6:00 pm, 6:00 am – 2:00 pm, and rotating weekend schedules. Location: Swansea/Belleville, IL. Salary: 55,000 – 65,000.
Job Duties
Resident Relations:
Promote a culture of person‑centered services that advances the company’s mission to provide quality care and services in a community‑based setting to individuals with disabilities. Assist individuals by encouraging empowerment and engagement in essential life and recreational activities to teach independent living, self‑confidence, communication, and practical skills. Ensure appropriate services are provided by consulting disciplines, complete documentation, write and update IHP/PP/IATP documentation, supervise residents’ finances and bank accounts as prescribed by the IDT, and maintain a high resident satisfaction rate.
Plan and Coordinate Treatment Services and Care:
Plan, organize, and supervise the delivery of care to residents. Ensure facility compliance with healthcare regulations and high‑quality service while meeting residents’ needs and funding agency agreements. Complete reports, communicate key information to the Director of Residential Services, participate in screening and interviewing prospective residents, and support admission decisions. Chair the IDT for plans, staff, and monitoring, ensure plans align with Active Treatment guidelines, integrate facility and community resources, support family/guardian participation, and provide emergency aid and medical, dental, and treatment services as required.
Provide a Clean, Safe, and Pleasant “Homelike” Living Environment:
Foster a home‑like experience; maintain and enforce house rules and program regulations. Conduct safety inspections, supply PPE, and comply with company safety and OSHA standards. Record all accidents, injuries, and illnesses, participate in the Human Rights Committee, supervise routine maintenance, and report major repairs to Administration.
Manage Expenses and Assist Administration:
Approve purchase orders, supervise inventory, submit weekly bills, review budgets and financial reports, assist with public relations, and prepare for on‑site visits or surveys. Propose capital expenditures and submit requests to the Director for review.
Effective Team Leadership:
Lead the team, place staff in suitable roles, hire, train, and empower staff, encourage outcomes and accountability, and plan, develop, organize, implement, direct, and evaluate site activities. Communicate expectations, appraise performance, enforce policies, mentor and develop staff, and build a home culture aligned with company values.
Requirements
Education:
Bachelor’s degree in social work, psychology, education, rehabilitation, recreation therapy, sociology, nursing, or a related field approved by DHS. Alternatively, for hires before 2009, or temporary candidates, 5 or more years of DD experience and a high school diploma. Employees without DHS‑approved degree require another QIDP‑qualified staff to review, approve, and sign off treatment plans, MPNs, and staffing; they cannot conduct DHS training.
Experience:
Minimum one year working with people with developmental disabilities and one year of supervisory experience.
Certifications/Licenses:
CPR, first aid, Crisis Prevention Institute (CPI), DSP training including medication administration (completed within first 4 months and annually thereafter). Illinois Food Service and Sanitation certificate required within first 6 months and renewed as required.
Pre‑Employment Tests:
Must pass state required TABE literacy assessment before employment.
Computer Skills:
Proficient with Microsoft Word, Excel, and Outlook.
Background Checks:
Must pass a criminal background check, state and federal registry checks, DCFS Abuse and Neglect Tracking System check, driving history check, and maintain a valid driver’s license (21+ to drive company van; 25+ for 15‑person capacity van at some sites).
Driving:
Use of personal insured vehicle for company‑related travel is required.
Benefits
Health Care Plan (Medical, Dental, & Vision)
Life Insurance (Basic & Voluntary)
Paid Time Off (Vacation, Sick & Holidays)
Short Term & Long‑Term Disability
Training & Development
401(k) Retirement Plan
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status. Equal employment opportunity, including veterans and individuals with disabilities.
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