Scheduling Support Staff - Philadelphia, PA

Our ideal candidate will possess the following skills:

• High School Diploma/GED
• 3-5 years of scheduling experience
• Valid driver's license

We are seeking a Scheduling Center Support Staff to join our scheduling team to provide scheduling support for our Intellectual Developmental Disabilities Services (IDD) division in Philadelphia Pa 19144.

Responsibilities include but are not limited to the following:

• Ensures coverage of daily callouts at all residential locations and for all day program positions, this also includes temporary shifts, hospitalizations and administrative leave of absence.
• Assigns replacement personnel per Merakey IDD policies and procedures and union contract.
• Ensures compliance with established parameters such as the union contract, consumer preference, OT constraints, specialized needs, etc.
• Updates the scheduling data base and call-out logs to reflect daily callouts and replacement personnel.
• Track attendance per Merakey Attendance Policy and write the disciplinary action for the attendance offense.
• Will send the disciplinary action to management to be presented to the direct support professional and replacement counselor.
• Maintains a positive relationship with all direct support professionals, team managers and program directors.
• Completes a daily OT calculation for specific assignment.
• Completes overtime request log for specific assignment daily.
• Removes employee from schedules who are on leave/vacation or personal time and who gave appropriate notification.

ABOUT IDD DIVISION

Merakey supports individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) in the enhancement of their abilities and interests. Services are aimed at partnering with individuals as they become self-sufficient and live everyday lives. Merakey focuses on helping individuals find meaningful roles in their community and to feel valued as community members. Individuals are always at the core of the planning and implementation of services.

Community-Based Services

• Adult Training Facility
• Behavior Support Services
• Early Intervention Case Management
• Employment (Transitional, Supported, Competitive)
• In-home Support
• Non-traditional Community Day Services/Home and Community Habilitation
• Supports Coordination

Residential Services

• Community Living/Group Homes
• Family/Shared Living
• Intermediate Care Facility
• Respite Care
• Specialized Residential (medically fragile, dementia, autism, dual diagnosis, problematic sexual behavior)
• Supported Living

Benefits

Merakey offers competitive compensation plans, Work/Life balance, flexible schedules, cell phone discount plans, employee referral bonuses, tuition reimbursement and much more!

Earn $16.00 an hour!

About Merakey

Merakey is a leading developmental, behavior health, and education non-profit provider with a fifty-year history. We offer a breadth of integrated services to individuals and communities across the country. Our belief that every individual has the right to achieve growth, dignity and fulfillment guides all of our decisions. At Merakey, we care about each other and are committed to providing the very best care to those we serve. Merakey strictly follows a zero-tolerance policy for abuse.

Merakey is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer! We deeply value diversity and do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, ethnic background, sex, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, genetic information, or disability status. Moreover, we are committed to creating teams that reflect the diversity of the communities we serve and encourage applicants from underrepresented backgrounds to apply.