Employment Opportunities

The PCM Director is responsible for the day to day coordination and management of the Personal Care Attendant (PCA) program and services offered by AdLib.  This includes supervisory oversight of AdLib’s direct service PCM staff members. This is a senior leadership position within the organization. The PCA program is funded by MassHealth and provides services to consumers with physical disabilities who are in need of hands on care to complete activities of daily living. This program is essential to independence for people with physical disabilities. The PCM Director works closely with MassHealth, Tempus, and other external stakeholders to ensure that contractual obligations are met. The position is based in AdLib’s Pittsfield office but involves travel throughout Berkshire County and provides services in the consumers home.

Essential Functions: Work closely with state officials, AdLib leadership, and PCM staff to ensure quality services are provided in compliance with contractual obligations; complete required reports on time; create and implement systems and procedures for programmatic operations; facilitation of internal communication; staff training, mediation, and progressive supervision.

This position is full-time exempt (salaried) position 40 hours (1 hour paid lunch daily) and 75% of work takes place in the Pittsfield office or in the community. This position requires travel with personal vehicle, home visits (ascending/descending stairs), electronic and written documentation, and ability to understand MassHealth rules and regulations. Primary working hours are 9am-5pm M-F.

Qualifications: A Bachelor’s degree in social work, human services, healthcare, psychology, or a related field with seven years’ experience working in the human service field preferably with people with disabilities.  Five years of supervisory/management experience is required. Master’s degree preferred.  An appropriate combination of education and experience will be considered.       

Salary $60,000- $65,000

The Long Term Care Options Counselor (LTOC) will educate people with disabilities and older adults to understand the type and range of community-based long term care supports available to them. This position will become an expert in insurance options (certified SHINE counselor training provided) and will provide information and referral as well as assist with completing applications and accessing benefits. 

Essential Functions: Work closely with other staff, nursing home professionals, and state designated staff to determine consumer’s eligibility for various programs; regularly interact with consumers, their families, and caregivers; conduct and document assessments for services; understand and be able to explain how to apply for utilize MA benefits; entering required documentation correctly and timely in both electronic and written formats; assist consumers in problem solving so that they are able to remain in the community.

This position is full-time 40 hours (1 hour paid lunch daily) and 75% of work takes place in the Pittsfield office or in the community/nursing homes. This position requires travel with personal vehicle, home visits (ascending/descending stairs), electronic and written documentation, and ability to understand benefit rules and regulations. Primary working hours are 9am-5pm M-F.

The Nursing Home Transition Specialist will identify and assist people with disabilities to move from institutions to community based settings.  The position involves extensive contact with nursing home professionals, consumers, family members, and other human service providers. Work includes teaching consumers how to access benefits and services such as health insurance, housing, social security, and food stamps. This position will need to be able to learn and utilize MassHealth waiver programs specifically designed to help people transition out of institutions.  In addition, the NHT Advocate will provide mentoring, skills training, and information & referral services. 

Essential Functions: Work closely with other staff, nursing home professionals, and state designated staff to determine consumer’s eligibility for various programs; regularly interact with consumers, their families, and caregivers; conduct and document assessments for services; understand and be able to explain how to apply for utilize MA benefits; entering required documentation correctly and timely in  

both electronic and written formats; assist consumers in problem solving so that they are able to housed in the community.

This position is full-time 40 hours (1 hour paid lunch daily) and 75% of work takes place in the Pittsfield office or in the community/nursing homes. This position requires travel with personal vehicle, home visits (ascending/descending stairs), electronic and written documentation, and ability to understand benefit rules and regulations. Primary working hours are 9am-5pm M-F.

The IL (Independent Living) Advocate/Peer Mentor supports consumer in identifying and working towards goals that support their independence. Work includes teaching consumers how to access benefits and services such as health insurance, housing, social security, and food stamps. The IL Advocate/Peer Mentor utilizes personal and lived experience to empower consumers to become self-advocates and effectively utilize services. This position may provide advocacy for consumers as well as referrals to outside agencies. 

Essential Functions: Work closely with other staff to effectively utilize other services and resources; regularly interact with consumers; support consumer in developing an annual independent living plans and complete required documentation; understand and be able to explain application and appeals process for benefits (housing, social security, food stamps); entering required documentation correctly and timely; assist consumers in problem solving.

This position is full-time 40 hours (1 hour paid lunch daily) and 75% of work takes place in the Pittsfield office or in the community. Services may be provided in the office, remotely (phone or zoom), or in the community. Primary working hours are 9am-5pm M-F.

The PCA Nurse Supervisor position provides clinical supervision of AdLib’s Personal Care Attendant (PCA) program caseload.  In this capacity, the Nurse Supervisor will oversee and review evaluations and re-evaluations performed by a team of contracted Registered Nurses and Occupational Therapists.  The RN Supervisor will serve as the clinical contact for AdLib’s PCA program and will respond to inquiries from MassHealth regarding prior authorization requests for consumers of the program.  The RN Supervisor may also serve as a per diem Nurse Evaluator.  Must be licensed by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts as a Registered Nurse.  Must have good people skills and be able to deal professionally with consumers, human service workers, and other business and professional people.  Community nursing and supervisory experience preferred.

Essential Functions: Coordination and assignment of nurse caseloads; review of evaluations and re-evaluations; determination of program eligibility; understand and be able to explain MassHealth 

program rules and regulations; entering required documentation correctly and timely in both electronic and written formats; assist consumers, nurses, and staff in problem solving.

This position is part-time 20-25 hours and 75% of work takes place in the Pittsfield office or in the community. This position requires travel with personal vehicle, home visits (ascending/descending stairs), electronic and written documentation, and ability to understand MassHealth rules and regulations. Primary working hours are negotiable but must take place during AdLib business hours 9am-5pm M-F.

The PCA (personal care attendant) Skills Trainer helps consumers with physical disabilities understand the MassHealth PCA program so that they can effectively utilize the services and live independently in the community. The Skills Trainer provides “functional skills training” to PCA consumers to ensure that the consumer and/or surrogate can effectively manage their personal care program and meet their personal care needs. The position is based in AdLib’s Pittsfield office but involves travel throughout Berkshire County and provides services in the consumers home.

Essential Functions: Work closely with other staff to determine consumer’s eligibility for services; regularly interact with consumers, their families, and caregivers; conduct and document annual assessments for services; understand and be able to explain MassHealth program rules and regulations; entering required documentation correctly and timely in both electronic and written formats; assist consumers in problem solving so that they are able to stay on the program.

This position is full-time 40 hours (1 hour paid lunch daily) and 75% of work takes place in the Pittsfield office or in the community. This position requires travel with personal vehicle, home visits (ascending/descending stairs), electronic and written documentation, and ability to understand MassHealth rules and regulations. Primary working hours are 9am-5pm M-F.