Shared Living Provider - Wheelchair Accessible Home Job at Integrated Life Choices, Lincoln, NE

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  • Integrated Life Choices
  • Lincoln, NE

Job Description

Shared Living Provider (Independent Contractor)

Integrated Life Choices is seeking a Shared Living Providers (SLP) with a wheelchair accessible home to provide residential supports in the SLPs home for individuals with developmental disabilities. The primary responsibility of an SLP is to maintain a safe and healthy home environment for the individual supported. SLPs have basic home support and related responsibilities, which include providing/supporting nutritional meals; providing transportation to all appointments, to and from day services and recreational activities; providing/supporting access to community activities, cultural and religious services, if appropriate, and providing up to 24-hour supervision and supports as outline in the individuals Individual Support Plan (ISP). The daily home routine should be based on the Individuals choice but structured as determined by the Individual and ISP team which is helpful to the Individual supported in learning to function independently in a home and community setting. The SLP is responsible for teaching and supporting the Individual's life choices, hopes and dreams, and daily documentation of that teaching.

Individuals with a developmental disability are matched with trained Share Living Providers who share the same interests and hobbies as the person seeking supports. The size of the home, all who live in the home (family size/kids/animals), and the location of the home are all influences on if the individual and their family are interested in meeting with a potential candidate.

Requirements


  • Transportation, Valid Driver license, car insurance, and current registration
  • Ability to pass a State/Federal and APS/CPS background check (all members in the home)
  • Experience supporting an individual with developmental disabilities
  • Computer/laptop, printer, scanner, and internet for daily documentation
  • Completion of all required trainings
  • Must have detailed verbal / written communication and computer skills
  • Must understand and comply with all agency and state policy and procedures
  • Must attend and participate in all meetings
  • Must maintain a clean and orderly home
  • Must have a high school diploma or GED
  • Must be at least 19 years of age
  • Must be able to lift 50 pounds, kneel, twist, reach, crawl, run, etc.
Shared Living has the following additional requirements and limitation, as decided by the Department of Health and Human Services in the state of Nebraska (this is not an exhaustive list, just a sampling of the requirements):
  1. A Home Study Survey must be completed by the Provider with any potential SLP contractors in the home and all adult family members.
  2. Service authorizations will not be approved until the SLP has completed the Home Study Survey, has a compliant Final Settings Rule Site Assessment, is affiliated with Maximus, has completed a Service Coordination on-site walk through and a team meeting has been held to discuss the potential placement.
  3. If the placement is denied, the agency provider, not the SLP, may request a fair hearing.
  4. Provider agency must document monthly on-site visits for Basic-High Tier participants and two times monthly on-site visits for Advanced-Risk Tier participants. No less than two visits for Basic-High Tier participants or four visits for Advanced-Risk Tier participants must be unscheduled per 90-day period.
  5. If an SLP Provider is supporting a participant on the Basic-High tier then there can only be two state-funded (CFS, DD, AD Waiver, Probation, etc) individuals in the home. No other state-funded individuals are allowed when the participant is on the Advanced-Risk Tier.
  6. If an SLP is supporting a participant on the Advanced-Risk Tier there must be two providers, living full-time in the home and available during residential service hours, on the contract.
  7. If an SLP has children under the age of 13, another adult must live full-time in the home and be noted in the Home Study Survey, to provide care and supervision to the child in the event of an emergency.
  8. Any residence that the SLP and participant reside in must have its own United States Postal Service-recognized address. No separate basement apartments, apartments over garages, or apartments not fully integrated into the home will be permitted.
  9. No SLP or adult living in the home can serve as day staff for any participant living in their home. No SLP or adult living in the home can become an Independent Provider in order to provide Day Supports to the participant living in their home.

Job Tags

Full time, Contract work, For contractors, Trial period,

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