****ONLY SUBMIT APPLICATION IF GIVEN EXPLICIT INSTRUCTION TO DO SO**** The responsibility of the Independent Broker is as follows: + Assisting the participant in developing and maintaining a Circle of Support/Planning Team and assisting in planning and directing team meetings (this includes: assisting the participant in scheduling and facilitating team meetings; identifying new team members; identifying and assigning roles and tasks for Circle of Support/Planning Team members; assisting with the overall functioning of the Circle of Support/Planning Team; ensuring team members are freely chosen by the participant; and the team is operating in the participants best interests and within the principles of Self Determination). + Meeting with the participant’s Circle of Support/Planning Team, at least twice a year as detailed in the Circle of Support/Planning Team Meetings section below. + Ensuring completion of and updates to Staff Action Plans for self-hired Community Habilitation and Supported Employment (SEMP) staff for participants who receive such services. + Assisting the individual to develop a comprehensive Self-Directed Budget that is consistent with his/her Life Plan; and + Working with the individual and his/her Circle of Support/Planning Team to ensure that all necessary safeguards are included and addressed in the Life Plan. + Assisting the participant with developing a comprehensive Life Plan. + Providing education, training, and technical assistance to the participant and his/her Circle of Support/Planning Team in implementing the Self Directed Budget according to applicable federal and state standards. + Working with the participant, his/her Circle of Support/Planning Team, and the Care Manager to identify and develop initial connections in the community, as identified in the participant’s Life Plan. + Monitoring Self Direction expenditures to ensure that spending does not exceed the Self Directed Budget by assisting the participant and the Circle of Support/Planning Team to review the expenditure report provided by the Fiscal Intermediary (FI). + Working with the individual and Circle of Support/Planning Team to review and update the Self Direction Budget, as needed, so that it meets the needs of the participant and remains current and eligible for Medicaid funding. + Attending the participant’s Life Plan reviews and assisting the participant with reviewing and updating his/her Life Plan and requested. + Ensuring that at least two face to face Circle of Support/Planning Team meetings occur each year. + Assisting the participant with properly documenting services according to applicable federal and state regulations and policy (including assisting the participant with reviewing and submitting documentation to the FI, such as: employee time sheets; monthly summary note; mileage and expense reimbursement forms; and all other required documentation). + Assisting the participant with hiring and retaining appropriate support staff (including assisting the participant in recruiting, interviewing, hiring, scheduling, and supervising self-hired staff, and assisting the participant with identifying and retaining adequate backup staffing to ensure availability as needed by the participant). Job Details Job Family Arc Allegany Steuben Pay Type Hourly Hiring Rate 15.5 USD