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The Arc, Oneida-Lewis Chapter · 1 month ago

Support Broker

Utica, NY

Full-time

Onsite

Entry Level

$20/hr - $20/hr

1+ years exp

The Arc Oneida-Lewis Chapter is a leading human services agency dedicated to supporting individuals with disabilities. They are seeking a Support Broker to assist individuals in developing self-directed budgets and managing self-directed services, providing training and support to individuals and their families.

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Responsibilities

Assist the individual to develop and maintain a Circle of Support/Planning team and assist in facilitating planning meetings

Assist the individual to schedule and facilitate meetings, identify new members, assign roles/tasks to team members, and ensure the team members are chosen freely by the individual

Ensure completion of initial and annual updates to Staff Action Plans and program safeguards for Self-Hired staff for individuals who have these services in their budget

Assist the individual to develop and maintain a comprehensive Self-Directed Budget that is consistent with his/her Lifeplan

Provide education and training to the individual and his/her planning team in implementing the Self-Direction Budget. Work with the individual, the care manager and planning team to identify and develop initial connections in the community as identified in the Lifeplan

Provide assistance to the individual in reviewing expenditures and make necessary updates to the Self-Direction Budget as needed, to ensure that it meets the needs of the individual and remains current and eligible for Medicaid funding

Attend the individual's Lifeplan reviews and assist the individual to review and update the Lifeplan as requested