Job Summary:                  

The Supports Coordinator Assistant serves as the primary advocate and broker of services within the system for the people he/she/they support.  He/she/they work within the system and the community to ensure the people supported have maximum access to and use of the resources available. The Supports Coordinator Assistant focuses efforts on connecting the people supported to networks of family, friends, and meaningful relationships, and develops strategies to coordinate the individual's personal resources with entitlements and special programs to provide economic and social place in the community.  The Supports Coordinator Assistant provides these services while adhering to Person Centered Planning and the principles of Self-Determination, the Michigan Mental Health Code, Detroit Wayne Integrated Health Network (DWIHN) and Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) requirements, Self-Directed Services Technical Advisory,  CLS Guiding Principles, Code of Ethics, and professional code of ethics.

Reporting Relationship:  Reports to Supports Coordinator Manager