Under the oversight of the AED/IDD Services, ensures the provision of nursing services within the Agency; ensures the coordination of healthcare between the individual and the providers of healthcare. Provides administrative and clinical supervision to the Nurse Managers and other designated nurses within the Agency. Ensures the continuous maintenance of appropriate nursing services and adequate staffing. Ensures the ongoing education of nursing staff consistent with changes in healthcare and clinical practices. Responsible for reviewing and analyzing information in an effort to identify any potential trends and submits recommendations/plans of action in response to identified trends and issues.

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The Production Superintendent has the responsibility of supervising all aspects of production and manufacturing throughout all TRC Allied Industries manufacturing facilities. Managing through direct reports all plant and shop floor functions including but not limited to: direction and supervision of personnel, efficient use of equipment; proper utilization of manufacturing supplies and coordination with the shop floor controls required. Works with minimal direction, organizing and supervising production planning and work flow in order to meet customer shipment schedules. Primary work site is the Jamestown Allied Industries production plant. Incumbent is expected to assume production management responsibilities at other facilities operated and/or subcontracted by TRC Allied Industries as needed or assigned.

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Under the direction of a licensed Physical Therapist, will contribute to the assessment and evaluation of consumers’ needs, and plan and implement a treatment program to help meet the identified needs. Treatment may be provided through the use of gross motor, sensorimotor or activities of daily living techniques.  Treatment may be implemented through the use of creative, recreational, and self-help activities, to enable individuals to achieve his/her optimal level of productivity and gross motor potential.

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Responsible for the safe transportation of ambulatory and non-ambulatory clients from residence to programming areas.

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Develop and present training materials to employees that comply with regulations, agency mission and meet the needs of the departments to build a competent workforce.

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Provides administrative support to a variety of staff and service delivery areas as assigned requiring a high degree of confidentiality, autonomy, and professional standards.

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Performs assigned housekeeping tasks to maintain the cleanliness and appearance of the residence. Although responsible to the Housekeeping Supervisor, the Housekeeper is expected to function responsibly and independently without direct supervision.

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The Resource Center was awarded $29,282 in grants from the Trustee Management Board of NYSARC Trust Services to support TRC’s Guardianship and Recreation programs in 2024.

NYSARC Trust Services administers supplemental needs trusts and pooled trusts that improve the lives of people with disabilities by enabling them to maintain eligibility for Medicaid and other means-tested government benefit programs. For 2024, NYSARC Trust Services fulfilled its commitment to enhancing the lives of people with disabilities by awarding $2,697,508 to chapters of The Arc New York statewide.

The Resource Center received $15,150 to provide guardianship services for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities who would not otherwise have a legal guardian or advocate. Supported by staff and community volunteers, The Resource Center’s Guardianship Program provides guardianship supports and services to three people and is ready to assist one more person as an alternate standby guardian. TRC’s Guardianship Program supports these people by giving them a sense of family and belonging, conducting person-centered planning and advocating on their behalf. TRC’s Guardianship Committee oversees their care and assists with making critical medical decisions.

Besides the grant money, there is no funding for TRC’s Guardianship Program. As a result, The Resource Center relies on financial support from families, particularly the families of those for whom TRC serves as standby guardian. For more information about the Guardianship Program, phone 716-483-2344.

Guardianship Committee member Kathy Roehm spends quality time with Kacey, one of the people for whom TRC serves as guardian.

In addition to the guardianship money, NYSARC Trust Services awarded The Resource Center $14,132 to support recreational opportunities for more than 100 people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Uses of the money included attending a Jamestown Tarp Skunks baseball game and the Gerry Rodeo; visiting the National Comedy Center and Chautauqua Institution; and going to the Buffalo Zoo, the Erie Zoo, and Waldemeer Park & Water World. Funds also were used to cover the cost of having a disc jockey at The Resource Center’s monthly dances. A moderate portion of the grant was used to buy sensory supplies to support people with behavioral challenges while they attend TRC’s Day Services.

“The 2024 funding was appreciated, and it did indeed offer the opportunity for people to continue to engage in community-based activities,” said Mark Constantino, TRC’s Director of Program Operations for Site-Based Services for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities.

Attending a Jamestown Tarp Skunks baseball game provided an opportunity to pose for a photo with the team’s mascot, Whiffy.

NYSARC Trust Services has administered supplemental needs trusts since 1972, helping thousands of people with disabilities protect their eligibility for government benefits and improve their quality of life. NYSARC Trust Services’ programs give people with disabilities the opportunity to remain in their communities with greater comfort and independence while providing peace of mind to their families and loved ones.

NYSARC Trust Services administers first- and third-party pooled supplemental needs trusts to help families plan for the future of a loved one with a disability, preserve income and assets for Medicaid planning purposes and long-term care, and protect unexpected monetary windfalls. To learn more, phone 518-439-8323 or visit www.nysarctrustservices.org.

The Office of Management and Budget issued a memo late last night instructing all federal agencies, to the extent permissible under applicable law, to “temporarily pause all activities related obligation or disbursement of all Federal financial assistance, and other relevant agency activities that may be implicated by the executive orders, including, but not limited to financial assistance for foreign aid, nongovernmental organizations, DEI, woke gender ideology, and the green new deal.”

While it is unclear whether Medicaid falls within this broad scope (since Medicaid funding is provided to states and not directly to individuals), the memo allows significant discretion to for OMB in how it is implemented.

Reach out to your member of Congress to ask them to provide immediate clarity on this memo.

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For decades, New York state has not made adequate investments to sustain the essential programs and services people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (I/DD) rely on. This systemic underfunding has driven us into a critical staffing crisis and eroded the core of New York’s system of supports for its citizens with I/DD.

• We need support for a 7.8% Medicaid rate increase that truly reflects the cost of care. This means that every aspect of care, staff, housing, food, transportation, and more, receives the necessary resources to support the whole person.
• We need to identify the gross disparity in pay between state-operations and non-profit providers.
• We need to be included in and have access to capital funding, which supports the demands of aging facilities and does so in a manner that supports climate goals and lowers costs of operation.

Within the Executive Budget we are calling for:

1. Investment in I/DD services through a 7.8% Medicaid rate increase to stabilize non-profit provider agencies.
2. Creation of a Wage Commission to examine the roles and responsibilities of human service workers and establish fair, sustainable compensation standards commensurate with that work.
3. Enhanced Capital Funding to help agencies modernize their operations, making them more energy-efficient and in alignment with the state’s climate goals.

These are more than just budget requests, they are a commitment to providing the stable care system that people with I/DD deserve.

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