Consumer Direct Care (CDC) Skills Trainer - Bilingual Spanish

Join the GLSS Team and make a difference every day!

GLSS is looking for talented and caring individuals to join our team.

Benefits: GLSS embraces the need for our Employees to have work-life balance and offers a generous benefits package that starts on your date of hire! Depending on your scheduled hours of work you may be eligible for:

• Hybrid work schedule
• Medical and Dental insurance
• Health Spending Account (HSA)
• Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA) - Healthcare reimbursement & dependent care assistance
• 12 paid holidays each year
• 15 sick days per year
• 2 weeks of vacation starting year 1 and increasing with your years of service
• 403b Retirement Savings Plan with an Agency match
• Agency paid life insurance
• Agency paid long term disability (LTD)
• Tuition Assistance after one year of employment
• Mileage reimbursement
• Employee Assistance Program to assist you in dealing with life challenges
• Employee referral bonuses of up to $1,000
• Travel Assistance Program - Free
• Life Planning Services - Free
• Optional benefits including Vision, Pet Insurance, Whole Life Insurance for you and your family members, Short Term Disability, Accident Insurance, Critical Illness Insurance
  
  

Position Overview: The Consumer Directed Care (CDC) Skills Trainer provides program overview to interested consumers and their surrogates. Responsible for intake and orientation for new CDC referrals and determining eligibility; carry a caseload of consumers who are enrolled in the CDC service model. This position will also be responsible for assisting with marketing the CDC service model in and around the Greater Lynn area. This includes providing presentations to small groups of people, as well as individual presentations, and other activities specific to growing the model as needed.

Position Responsibilities: Perform intake and orientation on new CDC referrals. Instruct the consumer in the rules, policies, and regulations and to describe the role of the Aging Services Access Point and Fiscal Intermediary. Perform ongoing service agreement reviews on new consumer/surrogate and provide additional skills training as needed. Maintain consumer's date, care plans, and progress notes in SAMS, Community Care Platform (CCP) and case file.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Social Work, Human Services or other related field preferred
• Fluent in Spanish required
• Prior experience in Human Services, preferably with Elders
• Knowledge of Community Resources preferred
• Possess the knowledge and skills necessary to work successfully as a member of an interdisciplinary team to provide or arrange for community long-term care
• Ability to make proper judgments, demonstrated leadership qualities, good written and verbal skills, and ability to maintain effective interpersonal relationships with staff members, consumers and partners
• Proficient in the use of computer systems, including but not limited to, Windows based software application including but not limited to Word, Excel, PPT and Outlook
• Ability to process information accurately
• Ability to work both independently and as part of a team
• Professional demeanor and ability to handle confidential materials with discretion
• Must have reliable transportation and valid driver's license for community outreach and home visits
  
  

Hours: Full Time- 40 hours Monday through Friday

Page Range: $19 - $19.50 per hour

• GLSS is an affirmative action and equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including gender identity, sexual orientation, and pregnancy), national origin, age (40 or older), disability or genetic information* *GLSS will provide reasonable accommodations to applicants with disabilities upon request*