Access-Supports for Living Careers

Description

Job Description:       

PRINCIPAL ACTIVITIES:      

• • Review and implement start-up budgets, full budgets and budget amendments, communicating budget changes to agency departments including human resources, finance and compliance.
  • Complete training for new self-hired staff; inform staff when they are cleared to work; Ensure completion of mandated annual agency trainings.
  • Perform OPWDD and agency compliance review of Life Plans including facilitating any corrections needed to ensure all billing requirements
  • Provide administrative support including data entry and entering information into CHOICES system (ex. DDP1s)
  • Assist the participant to manage staff (in conjunction with Human Resources/Payroll Departments) by processing time sheets and service records
  • Ensuring timely staff payments
  • Participate in annual and/or semi-annual Life Plan meetings to discuss issues related to self-directed staffing and/or supports and budget expenditures as required or as requested.
  • Participate in Circle of Support (COS) Planning Team meetings as a budget resources, as needed, or as requested.
  • Perform monthly financial and utilization review for individuals on assigned caseload, work closely with support brokers to rectify items in a timely manner
  • Attend regularly scheduled OPWDD trainings both in-person and remotely
  • Incident management – reporting/investigating related to self-hired staff as required.
  • Maintain communication with OPWDD regarding participant and services.
  • Travel when necessary to address the responsibilities listed.
  • Provide training to the participant on his/her employer responsibilities by:
  • Providing the participant with orientation and support in hiring staff (including assistance with job descriptions), staff management performance evaluations, staff conflict resolution.
  • Reviewing with the participant the FI’s employment and conduct policies that would apply to self-hired staff.
  • Discussing use of overtime with participant, e.g. budget consequences
  • Assist the participant manage staff by:
  • Implementing hiring and discharge decisions for self-directed staff.
  • Providing enrollment/employment package for all new self-directed staff.
  • Providing self-hired staff with OPWDD approved basic agency mandatory trainings (e.g. incident reporting, sexual harassment, OSHA, etc).
  • Providing other trainings for self-hired staff as agreed upon with participant.
  • Assisting the participant with budget management.​

• Assignments may be determined at a future date

• Bilingual Spanish / English, strongly preferred
• Must have the ability to multi-task, prioritize and work independently
• Must have exceptional attention to detail and accuracy
• Must have excellent interpersonal skills - ability to communicate and problem solve with co-workers in a positive and professional manner
• Must have excellent communication skills – verbal and written
• Must have proficiency in use of technology/computers including use of Word, Excel, email
• Must have the ability to work as part of an integrated team
• Must demonstrate a general knowledge of services provided

Education/Experience:      

• Experience working in the intellectual and developmental disabilities field is preferred
• Two-year, proven work experience related to clerical or office work is preferred
• HS Diploma or equivalency degree
• Experience with Electronic Health Records (Preferred)

• Must be capable to sit or stand in front of a computer for long-periods of time
• Work alongside co-workers within 3 feet.

Access: Supports For Living is an EEO employer-EEO, AAE, M/F/D/V