Person-Centered Planning Specialist

PositionDescription

Title: Person-Centered Panning Specialist

Supervised by: Person-Centered Planning Manager

Classification: FullTime Salaried Exempt

Salary: $73000 per Year

Position Person-Centered PlanningSpecialistplays an integral role in helping adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities plan their own livesand in this position will result in robust person-centered plans(PCPs)that value the person as the lead decision-maker and meet the timelines and criteria of the Jubilee PCP process.

Key Responsibilities

• PCPs and Service annualPCPprocess for approximately 50adults with intellectualanddevelopmental disabilities who receive Personal Supports Supported Living or Group Home services from should be well-written individually tailored and advance the dreams and goals of the people Jubilee supports. This includes:

Personal Outcome MeasuresAssessment:

• Interviewing eachpersonJubileesupportsusing the Personal Outcome Measures (POM) tool which covers 21 life indicators and up to 300 questions.

• Coordinating and preparing materials needed for the POMsession and PCP meeting.

• Assessing the specific focus areas from the interview and creating a report with recommendations in collaboration with the person receiving services.

• Monitoring and following up with the person receiving services and their support staffto ensure follow-through on recommendations.

• Preparing reports based on Jubilee and national POMdata.

Person-Centered Plan:

• Scheduling and coordinating the annual PCP meeting with the Coordinator of Community Services (CCS) and Jubilees Program Services team.

• Writing and ensuring that all annual goals in the PCP are specific measurable and meetSMART goal criteria.

• Writing client narratives to justify and apply for Maryland state benefits.

• Completing authorization forms as specified by the Maryland Developmental Disabilities Administration (DDA) for each person.

• Ensuring the annual reviewfacesheet medical assessment signature pages updates and action steps are completed and recordedforeach meeting.

• Monitor plans and follow up with the CCSto ensuretimelydissemination of final PCPs and related documents inDDAsLong Term Care Services andSupports(LTSS) system.

• Enterthe final PCP goals behavior goals tracking charts and other documents relevant to each persons services in iCare a database usedbyJubileestaff.

• Coordinate mid-year PCP revisions as needed in collaboration with the CCS Program Manager and PCP team.

• Medicaid residential clientsonyourcaseloadareenrolled andmaintainenrollment inthe Maryland MedicaidCommunityPathways includes completing enrollment and redetermination paperworkwhen Jubilee is a clients Social Security representative payeeorassistingguardians and family members when they are the representative payee.

• Enrollment: Attend Medicaid Waiver meetings and apply and/or help families in their applications to obtain Medicaid benefits from DDA; thisentails filling outinformation and gatheringsupporting documents for submission.

• Redetermination:Submitthe Medicaid Waiver Redetermination packet and/orassistfamilies. Trackmonitorand followupuntil a decision is made.

• Appeal: Keeprecordof all communication logsregardingfollow-up and fill outan appeal form online if the decision is in contention.

• Work collaboratively with the Quality Enhancement team and other departments to share and seek information as needed.

• Complete other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Bachelors degree

• Minimum of 3 years of professional experience delivering community-based services to people with intellectual and developmental disabilities.

• Willingness toworkoccasional evenings.

• Advanced written and verbal communication with strong interpersonal skills. Use ofperson-first language and thinking is essential.

• Excellent organizational/time-management skills and attention to detail to effectively manage documents and project lists.

• Strong technology skills to effectively use Outlook Word Excel Teams Zoom and data systems relevant to the position.

• Desire to work with and learn from people who have intellectual and developmental disabilitiesrequired.

• Demonstrated ability to use good judgment take initiative and makerecommendations in resolving problems.

• Bilingual (English/Spanish) a plus.

position has a fixed starting salary of $73000 per year. Benefits include 4 weeks of vacation 2 weeks of sick leave health/dental/life/disability insurance 3% retirement match after one year 7 paid holidays $1000 student loan assistance or tuition reimbursement paid training opportunities Flexible Spending Account (FSA) for medical and dependent care expenses periodic reimbursement of vacation expenses and more. Depending on personal situationsadditionalpaid leave may apply such as parental leave bereavement leave and jury service. Eligibility for some benefits starts at 20 or 30 hours of work per week.

All employees must bevaccinated for Covid-19 before starting work.

About Association of Maryland is a faith-based nonprofit that provides opportunities and support for adults with intellectual and other developmental disabilities to live in and enrich their community while fulfilling their personal family social and spiritual needs. Jubilee was started by Hyattsville Mennonite Church in 1978 as part of the movement to bring people with intellectual disabilities out of segregated institutions and into the community. Since then Jubilee has grown to be a leader in person-centered disability services currently supporting more than 200 people who are included in their communities across Montgomery County Maryland. The organization has a staff of more than 400. Through partnerships innovation and attentive care Jubilee is a leader in providing the highest quality services and helpingdemonstratethe power of inclusion. Learn more at.

JubileeAssociation of Maryland is an equal opportunity employer that values a diverse workforce. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race color national origin citizenship sex gender identity sexual orientation marital status age disability physical characteristics genetic information physical characteristics veteran status or religion.