Great Bay Maine Services
61 Washington Street • Suite 4 • Sanford, ME 04073 • (207) 850-1053
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Great Bay Services provides unique community-based programs that are educational, innovative, and fun for members.
We strive to enrich the lives of the people that we serve while assisting them in reaching their potential. Through a specialized hybrid model, activities are created to spread maximize the independence of our members. |
Case Management
Great Bay Maine Services is licensed by DHHS to provide MaineCare-funded Case Management services to adults age 18+ with a diagnosis of an Autism Spectrum Disorder or Intellectual Disability. Our experienced and knowledgeable Case Managers help identify personal goals, strengths, and support needs to maximize independence. We assist individuals in exploring and accessing resources that help them develop a sense of well-being, purpose, and belonging in the community.
OUR DIFFERENCE
Our Case Managers are LSX licensees and work as dedicated advocates that care tremendously about securing the services your loved ones need. With small caseloads and low turnover at our facility, we really get to know and care for your family in ways other agencies cannot. Referrals for Great Bay Maine Services Adult Case Management can be made by calling our Sanford, Maine office at 207-850-1053 ext. 50.
OUR DIFFERENCE
Our Case Managers are LSX licensees and work as dedicated advocates that care tremendously about securing the services your loved ones need. With small caseloads and low turnover at our facility, we really get to know and care for your family in ways other agencies cannot. Referrals for Great Bay Maine Services Adult Case Management can be made by calling our Sanford, Maine office at 207-850-1053 ext. 50.
Our Case Managers . . .. . . monitor health, safety, and satisfaction with services.
. . . advocate for rights, funding, and services. . . . develop a comprehensive Person-Centered Plan reflecting short- and long-term life goals and support needs. . . . monitor the individual’s progress toward achieving Plan goals. . . . secure referrals and coordinate services such as medical, residential, vocational, and community support. . . . assist with obtaining and maintaining benefits, including MaineCare, food stamps, housing, etc. . . . guidance with guardianship options. . . . help develop natural supports. . . . manages benefit payments for our clients. |
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Creating A Successful Track Record Of Employment
Great Bay Maine Services provides Employment Specialist Supports, Work Supports and Maine Career Planning for adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities and Autism. This is done with the support from employers like you!We provide Long Term Work Supports and Employment Specialist supports to Employees and their Employers. We work with the Employees and Businesses to create a work environment that is team orientated and employment successful.
Great Bay Services Employment program also provides Maine Career Planning to people who want to work but are unsure of the employment path they would like to follow or just want a change in careers and would like to explore other careers.
Great Bay Services Employment program also provides Maine Career Planning to people who want to work but are unsure of the employment path they would like to follow or just want a change in careers and would like to explore other careers.
Encouraging Community-Based Employment
Work Supports: Work supports are based on the needs of the Job Seeker. Some Job Seekers require extra help doing their job. Our Job Coaches provide that support. They work with the Job Seeker providing the support, encouragement and if needed helping them to complete the parts of the job they may struggle with. The Job Coach is not there to do the job for the Job Seeker but to teach, support, direct and guide. The Job coach will help to create a natural support team and work with the employer to help build the independence of the Job Seeker.
Examples: The Job Seeker may need help setting up their workstation but can do the rest of the job without support. The Job Coach would help with that piece and leave for the rest of shift. The Job Seeker may need support during the entire shift. Then the Job Coach would stay with the Job Seeker working alongside them by guiding, directing, teaching, and supporting. Sometimes the Job Seeker needs help to navigate online trainings, the Job Coach would help by teaching and even reading and explaining the on line course.
Employment Specialist check in: When the Job Seeker can do the entire job and works with the natural supports around them. The Employer would still like to have contact with agency to help them communicate the Employers needs or Employee’s needs, to make sure employee is happy, understanding his or her job expatiations, help if struggling, come back in to help the Job Seeker learn a new task, give employer feedback, and vice versa or even help with evaluations, paperwork, and online trainings...etc...
Career Planning: Helping potential employees to find their employment path. Some may have a job already but would like to change careers. Career Planning gives the person the support needed to do so. The Career Planner works with the focus person and the people who know them best. They focus on the persons interest, strengths, surroundings, hobbies, goals. It’s about getting to know the person and exploring the surrounding community businesses. Setting up tours and work trials based on interest. We are not looking for a job but exploring the different businesses so the person can get a feel for what is out there. The Career Planner comes up with themes based on the persons interest and they use these themes to find businesses with some or all the themes. This report is compiled and then shared with Vocational Rehabilitation Services.
Examples: The Job Seeker may need help setting up their workstation but can do the rest of the job without support. The Job Coach would help with that piece and leave for the rest of shift. The Job Seeker may need support during the entire shift. Then the Job Coach would stay with the Job Seeker working alongside them by guiding, directing, teaching, and supporting. Sometimes the Job Seeker needs help to navigate online trainings, the Job Coach would help by teaching and even reading and explaining the on line course.
Employment Specialist check in: When the Job Seeker can do the entire job and works with the natural supports around them. The Employer would still like to have contact with agency to help them communicate the Employers needs or Employee’s needs, to make sure employee is happy, understanding his or her job expatiations, help if struggling, come back in to help the Job Seeker learn a new task, give employer feedback, and vice versa or even help with evaluations, paperwork, and online trainings...etc...
Career Planning: Helping potential employees to find their employment path. Some may have a job already but would like to change careers. Career Planning gives the person the support needed to do so. The Career Planner works with the focus person and the people who know them best. They focus on the persons interest, strengths, surroundings, hobbies, goals. It’s about getting to know the person and exploring the surrounding community businesses. Setting up tours and work trials based on interest. We are not looking for a job but exploring the different businesses so the person can get a feel for what is out there. The Career Planner comes up with themes based on the persons interest and they use these themes to find businesses with some or all the themes. This report is compiled and then shared with Vocational Rehabilitation Services.
It's About An Individual's Ability, Not Their Disability
Great Bay Maine Services offers a wide selection of educational programs, trips, and events, so that each individual we serve can revel in each new skill that they learn, each new activity that they participate in, and each new opportunity to grow.
We offer art, gardening, volunteering, cooking, and community exploration. The Outdoor Discovery program is made up of experiential exploration, environmental education, and community-based volunteering and learning. These activities include hiking, fishing, snowshoeing, trail maintenance, archery, nature study, and GeoCaching.
We offer art, gardening, volunteering, cooking, and community exploration. The Outdoor Discovery program is made up of experiential exploration, environmental education, and community-based volunteering and learning. These activities include hiking, fishing, snowshoeing, trail maintenance, archery, nature study, and GeoCaching.
