Staff Application

What is High Fidelity Wraparound?

Ø An evidence based care coordination process that has been demonstrated as an effective way to support children and youth with serious behavioral health challenges to live successfully in the community with their families. 

Ø The Wraparound process identities and builds on strengths and culture of the youth, family, and support system to create integrated and individualized plans to address the needs of the youth and family. 

Ø Wraparound provides youth and families with the skills and confidence to coordinate their own services and supports and builds the social and natural supports to sustain outcomes for the youth and family and reduce dependency on formal paid services. 

Responsibilities of a Wraparound Facilitator 

Ø Works with the support partners to engage the youth and family in the process and to help the family identify and articulate their primary needs.

Ø Engages and prepares the team of people who are providing services and supports for the family.

Ø Facilitates the team meeting to ensure the team mission and goals address the priority needs and develop an effective, integrated plan that focuses on these needs. 

Ø Monitors implementation to ensure the plan meets the ongoing needs. 

Ø Communicates frequently with the youth and family and their team to monitor the effectiveness of the process through the phases and activities of HFW. 

Ø Continually assesses the level of self-efficacy of the family and partially determines the success of the HFW process by how well the process builds confidence and skills for the youth and family. 

Ø Develops the families Strengths, Needs, and Culture Discovery that defines the priority needs for the youth and their family.

Ø Connects the family to the proper resources and makes sure all parts of the plan are implemented in a timely fashion.

Requirements 

Ø Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience.

Ø Updated Curriculum Vitae

Ø Broad experience with life and possess a diverse view of what families need to have better lives.

Ø Experience working directly with youth and their families in a variety of settings or lived with youth who have complex emotional needs.

Ø Must have an outgoing personality that supports engaging people from different cultures, ages, and backgrounds. 

Ø Preferred that the individual has an understanding of and experience with different systems, including schools, mental health, child welfare, juvenile justice, health, and others. 

Ø Team player.

Job Type: Salary 

What is Child and Youth Mentorship?

Ø Child and Youth Mentors are typically included in the wraparound process to align strategies, interventions, and supports for the child/youth and family to prevent the need for out of home placement. 

Ø Child and Youth Mentors may be utilized in maintaining stabilization, preventing crisis situations, and/or de-escalation of crisis situations. 

Responsibilities of a Child and Youth Mentor

Ø Communicates with administrative staff.

Ø Assists in the implementation of individual plans for individuals and behavioral plan goals in accordance with the service plan.

Ø Treats individuals with dignity and respect.

Ø Represents Family Pikes Peak Respite Services in a professional manner to families, service coordinators, and community partners.

Ø Develops a personal and positive rapport with a child. This involves consistent meetings with the child and ensuring the meeting times are enjoyable and comfortable.

Ø Acts as a cheerleader, coach, and advocate for children.

Ø Provides a model for a healthy, trusting relationship through clear communication and setting appropriate boundaries.

Ø Acknowledges their strengths, talents and gifts and encourages them to find ways to use them. 

Ø Be an active listener and offer support and encouragement when appropriate. 

Ø Engages in activities outside of the home to help expose youth to new opportunities and 

Ø experiences.

Requirements

Ø Updated Resume 

Ø Broad experience with life and possess a diverse view of what families need to have better lives.

Ø Must have an outgoing personality that supports engaging people from different cultures, ages, and backgrounds. 

Ø Team player

Job Type: Contract

Pay Rate: $20.00/hour

What are Host Homes? 

Ø Individuals in our Host Home program receive personalized support from nurturing Host Home Providers.

Ø Host Home Providers are very special people who open their homes to individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities. 

Ø Host Homes begins with a highly personalized matching process and focuses on personal choice. 

Ø We look at the interests, skills, and personalities of individuals and providers in order to create that perfect match – one that leads to a meaningful, long-term relationship. 

Responsibilities of a Host Home Provider

Ø 24-hour home-based support

Ø Whole life planning

Ø Life skills development

Ø Activities of daily living management

Ø Family support

Ø Transportation

Ø Medication management oversight

Ø Individual service planning

Ø Structured activities

Ø Community integration

Ø Advocacy services

Ø 24-hour on-call support

Ø Respite

Requirements

Ø A passed home inspection that meets or exceeds the state requirements that is conducted by a member of the PPRS Admin Team. 

Pay Rates: IRSS Host Home Level One -   $45.95/day
 IRSS Host Home Level Two -  $74.24/day
 IRSS Host Home Level Three -  $90.70/day
 IRSS Host Home Level Four -  $110.45/day
 IRSS Host Home Level Five -  $126.91/day
 IRSS Host Home Level Six -  $159.50/day

Job Type: Contract

What is Supported Employment? 

Ø Service provided in order to enable waiver participants to gain access to waiver and other community services, activities, and resources, as specified by the service plan.

Ø Transportation to and from work us a benefit in conjunction with supported employment service except when the supported employment service occurs at a frequency less than the number of days worked. In that case, transportation to and from the place of employment is a benefit when participant does not have resources available, including:

o Personal Funds

o Natural Supports

o Third-party resources

Ø This service is offered in addition to medical transportation required and transportation services under the state plan.

Ø Transportation services under the waiver are offered in accordance with the participants service plan.

Ø Whenever possible, family, neighbors, friends, or community agencies, which can provide this service without charge, are utilized.

Ø Transportations to and from day program shall be reimbursed based on the applicable transportation band.

Pay Rates: SCC 1 &2 -  $12.50/hour
 SCC 3 & 4 - $13.00/hour
 SCC 5 - $14.00/hour
 SCC 6 - $17.00/hour

Job Type: Contract

What is Respite? 

Ø Respite Services is an individually designed service intended to provide relief to natural (informal), non-paid supports who provide primary care and support to a waiver participant.

Ø For individual respite, the client receives respite in a one-on-one situation. There are no other clients in the setting also receiving respite services. Individual respite occurs for 10 hours or less in a 24-hour period.

Ø Respite may be provided on an individual or group basis in the residence of the participant or respite care provider (upon completion of a passed home inspection conducted by a member of the PPRS Admin Team) or in the community. 

Ø Respite service is provided on a short-term basis, because of the absence or need for relied to caregivers of the participant. Respite is to be provided in an age-appropriate manner.

Pay Rates: For Regular Respite Shifts (10 hours or less) $15.00/hour
For Day Respite Shifts (10 hours or more) $180.00/day

Job Type: Contract

What is a Supportive Community Connector? 

Ø Supported community connections supports the abilities and skills necessary for individuals to access typical activities and community life. We emphasize helping individuals to get involved in their community by connecting to resources and supporting them in their efforts.

Ø  This includes – 

o Socialization

o Meet people who have similar interests and hobbies

o Find and maintain healthy friendships and natural supports

o Access community education or training

o Join and participate in community groups and committees

o Volunteer in your community

Responsibilities of a Supportive Community Connector

Ø Supports the abilities and skills necessary to enable the individual to access typical activities and functions of community life such as those chosen by the population.

Ø Provides a wide variety of opportunities to facilitate and build relationships and natural supports in the community while utilizing the community as a learning environment to provide services and supports as identified in the participants service plan.

Ø Provides a wide variety of opportunities to facilitate and build relationships and natural supports in the community while utilizing the community as a learning environment to provide services and supports as identified in the participants service plan.

Pay Rates: SCC 1 &2 - $12.50/hour
 SCC 3 & 4 - $13.00/hour
 SCC 5 - $14.00/hour
 SCC 6 - $17.00/hour

Job Type: Contract

What is a Community Connector?

Ø Community Connectors provide a wide variety of opportunities to facilitate and build relationships and natural supports in the community while utilizing the community as a learning environment to provide services and supports as identified in the participants service plan.

Ø These types of services may include –

o Socialization 

o Adaptive Skills 

o Personnel to accompany and support the individual in community settings.

o Participation in activities and supplies related to skill acquisition, retention, or improvement. 

Responsibilities 

Ø Supports the abilities and skills necessary to enable the individual to access typical activities and functions of community life such as those chosen by the population.

Ø Provide a wide variety of opportunities to facilitate and build relationships and natural supports in the community while utilizing the community as a learning environment to provide services and supports as identified in the participants service plan.

Ø Provide a wide variety of opportunities to facilitate and build relationships and natural supports in the community while utilizing the community as a learning environment to provide services and supports as identified in the participants service plan.

Pay Rate: $22.00/hour

Job Type: Contract

What is Mentorship?

Ø This service is provided to participants to promote self-advocacy through methods such as:

o Instructing 

o Providing Experiences 

o Modeling 

o Advising

Ø Mentorship promotes independence with skills around more formal activities in the community.

Pay Rate:$25.00/hour

Job Type: Contract

What is Homemaker Basic? 

Ø Services that consist of the performance of basic household tasks within the participant’s primary residence, such as:

o Cleaning

o Laundry

o Household Care

Ø Maintenance which is related to the participant’s disability and provided by a qualified homemaker, when the parent or primary caretaker is unable to manage the home and care for the participant in the home.

Ø Any assistance must be due to the participants disability that results in additional household tasks and increases the parent/caregiver’s ability to provide care needed by the participant.

o Assistance may take the form of hands-on-assistance or cuing to prompt the participant to perform a task. 

Pay Rate: $14.00/hour

Job Type: Contract

What is Homemakers Enhanced? 

Ø Services provided by a qualified homemaker that consists of the same household tasks as described under Basic Homemaker Services with the addition of either habilitation or extraordinary cleaning.

Ø Habilitation includes direct training and instruction to the participant, which is more than basic cuing to prompt the participant to perform a task.

Ø Habilitation shall include a training program with specific objectives and anticipated outcomes.

Ø There may be some amount of incidental basic homemaker services that is provided in combination with enhanced homemaker services, however, the primary intent must be it provide habilitative services to increase the independence of the participant.

Ø Habilitation may include some hands-on assistance or cuing to prompt the participant to perform a task, only when such support is incidental to the habilitative services being produced and the primary duties must be to provide habilitative services to increase independence of the participant.

Ø Enhanced homemaker services also include the need for extraordinary cleaning as result of the participants behavioral or medical needs.

Includes

Ø Same household tasks as described under homemaker basic with addition

Ø of teaching the tasks or extraordinary cleaning.

Ø Goal based service- must fill out proper paperwork and have an understanding of the service plan.

Ø Primary goal is to increase independence where applicable.

Ø Extraordinary cleaning is a result of behavioral or medical needs, such as need for dust-free environment due to allergies or cleaning of fecal smearing due to behaviors.

Does Not Include

Ø Animal Care

o Homemaker are not responsible for aquariums, terrariums, cages, litter boxes, kennels, outside yard area, etc. 

o Service animals are not an exception.

Ø Toy/Book Organization

o Toys and books can be gathered to one area for floor care, such as vacuuming and sweeping.

Ø Personal Care Services

Ø Moving Furniture or Appliances.

Ø Climbing to Clean

Ø Yardwork

Ø Putting up Holiday Decorations

Ø Pool Area

Pay Rate: $17.28

Job Type: Contract

What is Non-Medical / Personal Care? 

Ø The duties of a personal care worker may include the following – 

o Observation and maintenance of the home environment that ensures the safety and security of the consumer. 

o Assistance with household chores including cooking and meal preparation, cleaning, and laundry. 

o Assistance in completing activities such as shopping, and appointments outside the home. 

o Companionship including, but not limited to, social interaction, conversation, emotional reassurance, encouragement of reading, writing and activities that stimulate the mind.

o  Assistance with activities of daily living, personal care and any other assignments as included in the service plan.

 Pay Rate: $15.00

Job Type: Contract