Mi Via Consultant Job Description

Position Title: Mi Via Consultant 

Objectives:

Mi Via provides self-directed home and community-based services to eligible participants who have intellectual and/or developmental disabilities (I/DD), or medically fragile conditions (MF) with I/DD. 

Description:

Provides consultant and support guide services to Mi Via participants that assist the participant (or the participant’s family, personal representative or the authorized representative, as appropriate) in arranging for, directing and managing Mi Via services and supports as well as developing, implementing and monitoring the SSP and AAB. Individual consultants work for State approved Consultant Provider Agencies. 

Qualifications:

-  Bachelor’s degree in social work, Psychology, Human Services, Counseling, Nursing, Special Education or a closely related field

-  At a minimum of 1-year experience working with individuals living with disabilities; OR,

-  Have a minimum of 6 years of direct experience related to the delivery of social services to people living with disabilities

-  Valid driver license; clean driving record, and ability to travel throughout the state

-  Exceptional communication skills

-  Computer literate

-  Proficiency in Microsoft Office- Outlook, Word and Excel primarily

-  Superior organization and Planning Skills 

-  Critical Thinking and Problem-Solving Skills

-  Bilingual preferred

-  Ability to maintain confidentiality and handle sensitive information appropriately.

Key Responsibilities:

-  Educate, guide and assist the participant to make informed planning decisions about services and supports, to develop an SSP/budget that is based on the participant’s assessed needs and to assist the participant with quality assurance and monitoring related to the SSP and AAB.

-  Provide a level of support to a participant that is unique to their individual needs to maximize their ability to self-direct in the Mi Via Program. 

-  Required to follow a Mi Via Consultant Code of Conduct. The Mi Via Consultant Code of Conduct is required to be reviewed and signed by each individual Consultant and kept in each Consultant Agency’s personnel files. This ensures all Consultants are acting in accordance with DDSD expectations and professional standards.

-  Completes participant’s initial orientation and enrollment meeting.

-  Informs, supports and assists as necessary with the requirements for establishing the level of care.

-  Assists participants with the financial eligibility application and paperwork as needed.

-  Follows up with the local ISD office to verify of a determination for the level of care has been completed.

-  Collaborates and coordinates with the assigned MCO Care coordinator or Waiver Case Manager to plan and completed transitions to Mi Via program.

-  Develops a comprehensive SSP that includes services and supports that address participant’s needs.

-  Assists the participant implementation and monitoring of the SSP and utilization of the approved budget.

-  Identifies and reports critical incidents to include abuse, neglect and exploitation among others.

-Amongst other responsibilities.