Shared Living Provider - Contracted Job at Group Main Stream, Inc, Westbrook, ME

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  • Group Main Stream, Inc
  • Westbrook, ME

Job Description

Job Description

Job Description

Description:

A Shared Living Provider is an individual who subcontracts with an agency to provide direct support to a member, with whom they share a home. The Shared Living Provider must be a Certified Direct Support Professional (DSP) and comply with the Shared Living Handbook provided by the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS). We will train you!

The Shared Living Home Provider is responsible for providing a supportive home environment, inclusion in the community and providing the appropriate level of support. The Shared Living Home Provider is responsible for the day to day activities which accomplish the desired outcomes as identified by the individual’s Person-Centered Plan.

The Shared Living Home Provider is self-employed and provides the Shared Living service (Home Support) as an independent contractor of an Administrative Oversight Agency. GMS would be the Administrative Oversight Agency, providing oversight, guidance, training, billing, and payment services.

Shared Living is one option in a range of housing and support services for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities and/or Autism. Shared Living allows an individual to live in a family-style setting and become a member of the household, the family, and the community.

It is the intent of the Shared Living model to support people in one of two “family” setting options.

  • The first option is a home owned, leased, or rented by the individual. Individuals are provided direct supports in this home.
  • The second option is for the individual to join a family in a residence owned leased or rented by the family.

The Shared Living Home Provider is not paid wages for the services he/she provides. He/she receives a stipend at a rate set by the Administrative Oversight Agency and funded by MaineCare. This payment is classified by the Internal Revenue Service in Section 131 of the tax code and is a “Difficulty of Care” payment. There are no other financial resources from MaineCare to pay for any additional costs associated with being a Shared Living Home Provider (i.e., food, transportation to non-MaineCare funded locations, equipment, tools, materials, supplies, damage to property).

In addition to the daily stipend, the Shared Living Home Provider may collect a monthly room and board. The monthly room and board payment amount is to be negotiated between the Shared Living Home Provider and the individual’s representative payee. Room and board is to be used to purchase food, shared utilities and other home operating costs.

Requirements:

A person who has a desire to share his/her home and family life with an individual with intellectual disabilities and autistic disorders may become a Shared Living Home Provider if he/she has:

  • Resident of Maine or New Hampshire.
  • Successfully passed background checks as required by the MaineCare Benefits Manual. All other adult household members (18 years or older) who live full or part-time in the home and/or who will provide support and/or transportation to the individual must also pass background checks.
  • Successfully passed a home safety inspection conducted by an Administrative Oversight Agency to assure the home meets all health and safety environmental standards according to the MaineCare Benefits Manual and DHHS-OADS. Shared Living Home Providers are responsible to ensure that their home meets local housing codes.
  • Verified he/she has time to provide daily services/supports which meet the needs of the individual and is willing to work towards the goals the team has identified in the Person-Centered Plan.
  • Successfully completed the core College of Direct Support Direct Support Professional online training modules and an approved medication administration course. The MaineCare rules require Shared Living Home Providers to have and maintain certain training certifications in order to provide services to people with intellectual disabilities and autistic disorders.
  • Shared Living Home Providers must have a high school diploma or GED and a valid Maine driver’s license.

Once all these requirements are met, the Shared Living Home Provider must contract with an Administrative Oversight Agency and comply with all DHHS-OADS and MaineCare requirements. GMS acts as the Administrative Oversight Agency.

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