A community Skills Trainer for our Personal Care Attendant Program will educate consumers on how to successfully manage their consumer-directed hands-on care. The Senior Skills Trainer will also be primarily responsible for other skills training department wide tasks and processes. This Personal Care Management Skills Trainer will cover the Salem area in Massachusetts and up to a 60-mile radius of your home address.

• Spanish Speaking
• $21 an hour
• Mileage reimbursement
• Bilingual English preferred in all languages
• Full-time position, 35 hours a week
• Monday - Friday, 8:30 am to 4:30pm
• Travel required, cover a 60-mile radius of your home address
• Must have a valid driver's license
• Must have reliable vehicle to travel throughout assigned service area
• 2-day orientation in Stoughton in person
• Training in Stoughton for 2-3 weeks Essential Job Functions
• Follow-up on assigned functional skills training in a timely manner as determined by contract.
• Assess consumers and/or surrogate ability to manage PCA services.
• Train consumers and/or surrogates the skills needed to manage their PCA program as outlined in the Mass Health Service Agreement and according to the Personal Care Management (PCM) Contract.
• Maintain confidentiality in all consumer related issues.
• Attend in-service, supervision and staff development meetings when requested by Supervisor or Manager.
• Demonstrate a working knowledge of program policies and procedures and Mass Health regulations.
• Demonstrate a commitment to the Independent Living philosophy of consumer control.
• Must report all suspected incidents of consumer sexual/physical abuse and neglect to the Disabled Person Protection Commission (DPPC).
• Work within company policies and in accordance with the PCM Contract in order to complete and track for receipt of required documentation within required timelines.

+ Assigned referrals and intake documentation

+ Service Agreements and Assessments for re-evaluations

+ Supportive documentation for intakes and re-evaluations as needed

+ Return all phone calls from surrogates and consumers within 72 business hours

• Work within policies to complete and submit internal requirements: + Progress Notes + Dayforce, Outlook Schedule + Mileage and Expense Forms + Return all required email communications within 48 business hours. + Follow up with Supervisor and/or Program Assistant on requests for skills training and tracking reports:
• Non-billing, overbilling and ineligible consumers
• Provide training and ongoing support for EVV
• Major problems requiring skills training
• Consumer status updates
• Intake, Quarterly and Annual Reviews
• Perform other duties as assigned by the Skills Trainer Supervisor Qualifications
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