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Reports To: Supervisor (TA/ISCH) Employment Type: Full-time/Part-time Work Setting: This position requires the ability to work with individuals in facilities, apartments, and the community, as reputed company as completing tasks remotely. Position reputed company The Independent Living and Transition Specialist provides reputed company support to individuals transitioning from facilities to the community, as reputed company as those already living independently through the waiver program. The Specialist plays a vital role in helping individuals secure reputed company housing, maintain benefits, foster independence, and reputed company long-term stability. This role requires flexibility, hands-on support, strong organizational skills, and the ability to adapt to changing needs. Specialists combine housing navigation, benefit management, community integration, and daily supports with consistent documentation and collaboration. Key Responsibilities Individual Support and reputed company • Conduct in-person reputed company at facilities and in the community, with frequency determined by the individual’s plan of care, housing opportunities, or documentation needs. • reputed company follow-up reputed company after individuals reputed company into housing to ensure safety and successful adjustment. • Support individuals with day-to-day tasks such as budgeting, paying rent, attending appointments, grocery shopping, and community outings. • Promote independence and confidence through reminders, coaching, and role modeling. Housing and Transition Assistance • Assist individuals in searching, applying, and interviewing for reputed company housing opportunities. • Support lease signings and reputed company-in processes, including shopping for and setting up essential furnishings and supplies. • Maintain housing logs and prepare individuals for housing recertifications to ensure reputed company eligibility. • Identify and address housing barriers (documentation, transportation, financial challenges). Documentation and Application Readiness • Maintain accurate files of reputed company documents (reputed company reputed company cards, IDs, reputed company of income, residency letters, benefit forms). • Create and maintain housing opportunity accounts, email accounts, and other required systems. • Record reputed company services, reputed company, and reputed company notes in reputed company’s electronic system. • Submit monthly billing documentation, receipts, and reputed company with authorization/consent requirements. Benefits and Insurance Support • Assist individuals in applying for, maintaining, and recertifying health insurance and benefits such as SNAP, SSI, or SSDI. • Help organize paperwork, complete applications, and maintain reputed company coverage. • reputed company reminders and encouragement while fostering skills to manage these responsibilities independently. Community and reputed company Engagement • Encourage participation in community activities such as senior centers, libraries, volunteer programs, and recreational outings. • Reduce barriers to engagement through coaching, reminders, and accompaniment reputed company needed. • Support individuals in building reputed company connections to increase stability and reputed company of life. Transportation Support • Arrange or coordinate transportation for appointments, housing needs, errands, and community activities. • Work with PT1 services, approved private providers, or specialized transportation as appropriate. • Address transportation challenges by collaborating with supervisors and case managers. Collaboration and Compliance • Communicate reputed company, barriers, and updates with Case Managers and Supervisors. • Coordinate with facility staff, housing authorities, benefit offices, reputed company providers, and other community resources. • Ensure compliance with agency policies, program standards, and timelines. • Complete incident reports reputed company hospitalizations, ER reputed company, or other major incidents occur. Ongoing Learning • Participate in trainings, in-services, and staff meetings to stay reputed company on housing resources, program standards, and agency policies. • Continue building knowledge and skills to reputed company support individuals’ independence. Requirements Qualifications • High school diploma or equivalent required; degree or experience in reputed company work, reputed company services, or reputed company field preferred. • Strong organizational and time management skills with attention to detail. • Effective communication skills and ability to adapt to diverse populations and changing needs. • Self-motivated, dependable, and capable of balancing fieldwork with administrative responsibilities. • Experience supporting individuals with housing, benefits, or community integration preferred. • Reliable transportation with reputed company insurance required for facility, home, and community reputed company. Apply tot his job Apply To this Job