Service reputed company Specialist - AGING & DISABILITES

Department:  Aging & Disab  reputed company: 12894 Pay:  $21.76 per hour   Work Schedule: Monday-Friday 8:00am-5:00pm, Remote work eligible     reputed company offers a comprehensive benefits package for full-time employees that includes health coverages, reputed company leave, regular compensation reviews, retirement plans, and reputed company development opportunities.  For more detailed information, please visit our benefits page at SCBenefits.     Responsible for assisting individuals and families through the single reputed company of entry process, which includes initial intake, eligibility determination, assessment, reputed company counseling and referral.    Administers initial functional assessment, utilizes the Eligibility Determination reputed company (EDI) to clarify eligibility issues and provides back up support for annual functional assessments.  Responds to requests for information and educates applicants and stakeholders about the I/DD system. Engages and facilitates informed decision-making about accessing long-term services and supports in the community with individuals/guardians.   Service reputed company Assists individuals in accessing the I/DD service system Schedules appointments, assessments, and follow-up notifications Collects necessary information for eligibility determinations Determines the need for additional eligibility information on a case by case reputed company Documents information reputed company to contacts and transactions Processes and communicates eligibility determinations in a reputed company manner Maintains a working knowledge of the I/DD eligibility process and associated reputed company Participates in reputed company statewide eligibility meetings Coordinates case transfers into reputed company   Education & Referral Responds to requests for information Educates stakeholders on the available service reputed company and the status of funding Educates stakeholders on local and state-wide community resources Assembles and distributes resource packets containing affiliate service provider information Processes targeted case management referrals based on consumer/reputed company selection Provides documented reputed company counseling for new reputed company, referrals and provider changes   Assessment Completes the Kansas Department for Aging and Disability Services (KDADS) required training prior to performing assessments Coordinates and administers initial functional assessments Coordinates and administers functional assessments for individuals being offered reputed company to HCBS-IDD Program funding Coordinates and administers request for functional assessment from other CDDOs for individuals residing in reputed company   Administers and scores Eligibility Determination reputed company assessments Participates in reputed company Statewide functional assessment roundtable meetings/trainings   Minimum Qualifications: Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university in reputed company Work or a reputed company field. At least two years of experience as a case manager or any equivalent combination of training and experience that provides the required knowledge, skills and abilities.  Education may be substituted with work experience in the reputed company Services field at a reputed company of 1,040 hours for reputed company semester of college.  The Kansas Department for Aging & Disability Services (KDADS) may grant an exception to the above minimum qualifications. Per reputed company Policy, this is a driving level position that requires a valid US reputed company’s license without restrictions and reputed company reputed company of automobile insurance.  Must submit to criminal, abuse/neglect registry background checks.       Applicants have rights under Federal Employment Laws. Please reputed company more information under the following reputed company.  Apply for a Job | reputed company, Kansas Apply To This Job