Review Vacancy
AgencyPeople With Developmental Disabilities, Office for
TitleHabilitation Specialist 1
Occupational CategoryHealth Care, Human/Social Services
Bargaining UnitPS&T - Professional, Scientific, and Technical (PEF)
Salary RangeFrom $41993 to $53606 Annually
2445 State Route 30
Minimum Qualifications A qualifying Bachelor’s Degree in Human Services and 1 year clinical/or
direct care experience or a qualifying Master’s Degree in Human
Services.
Transfer Qualifications: Any current Habilitation Specialist 1.
Any permanent employee eligible for a 70.1 transfer.
Anyone eligible to take the Civil Service examination for Habilitation
Specialist 1.
Promotional Opportunities: Anyone currently reachable on the Civil Service List.
Provisional Appointment: In the event that there is not a valid eligible list, candidates who meet the qualifications may be qualified for a provisional appointment:
Note: If you are appointed provisionally, you must take the next
scheduled Civil Service examination for this title and your score must be
reachable on the resulting eligible list before you can be permanently
appointed. If you do not pass the examination or achieve a reachable score, you may not be retained.
Duties Description • Will co-ordinate and provide services for individuals in an IRA setting.
• Will provide oversight for the direct care staff in the area of active treatments.
• Will provide training and hands on assistance in the proper delivery of daily program services.
• Will attend and participate in the individual meetings and mandatory in-service training.
• Will be responsible for ensuring training procedures and on-going services are developed, maintained
and implemented consistently as written.
• Will attend ISP meetings for all individuals and ensure that appropriate changes are made to the plans in
a timely manner.
• Will be responsible for the content and organization of the program chart for the individuals at the IRA.
• Will act as a liaison for the residential and day habilitation programs at the ISP meetings and during
other times of need.
• Will maintain a good working relationship with all house staff and other disciplines in the provision of
program services.
• Will work closely with the IRA Supervisors to ensure staff resources are available for the needs of all
individuals and Day Habilitation programs.
• Will effectively and consistently communicate with supervisors, house staff and other team members via
email, communication book and other methods as appropriate.
Additional Comments QIDP standards preferred
QIDP STANDARDS ARE:
• The Department of Developmental Services (DDS) adopted the federal definition for Qualified
Intellectual Disabilities Professional (QIDP) in all ICF/DD, ICF/DD-H, ICF/DD-N and DD-CNC facilities
when the Federal ICF/IID regulations became effective in October 1988. The federal criteria outdates
the state regulations specified in the California Code of Regulations, Title 22.
• QIDP is a staff who is responsible for integrating, coordinating and monitoring each client's active
treatment and who possesses:
• (a) At least one year of experience working directly with persons with intellectual disabilities or
other developmental disabilities.
• (b) Is either a physician and surgeon, or a osteopathy physician and surgeon, a registered
nurse, or a human services professional possessing at least a bachelor's degree in a human
services field, including but not limited to sociology, special education, rehabilitation counseling or psychology.
Some positions may require additional credentials or a background check to verify your identity.