Contract Guardian
Connecting Clients With Services
Contract guardians to help people requiring assistance with decisions due to their health issues — such as dementia, mental illness or a traumatic brain injury.
The position is considered an independent contractor with specific duties requiring approximately 8-10 hours per month. Contract guardians are usually able to set their hours.
Responsibilities generally include:
- Helping them maintain independence while assuring health and safety.
- Examining their environment to ensure their living situation is safe. This evaluation does not necessarily mean a change to a residential facility but may mean the assistance of a service provider.
- Eliciting the assistance of friends and neighbors to provide safety factors to assist the person.
The contractors shall be compensated at $100 per case, per month, with a minimum of three cases. For clerical duties, the contractors will be compensated at $20 per hour.
Contract Guardian Requirements
If you are interested in becoming a VASIA Contract Guardian, you will need to:
Be a minimum of 21 years old.
File an application.
Complete an interview.
Pass a background check.
Complete training
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Independent Contractor Agreement
Download and review terms of the position. Questions can be sent to Lauren Rynerson at lrynerson@co.johnson.in.us.
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Contract Guardian FAQ
Typical questions while considering an application for this position.
What is the time commitment?
The position is considered an independent contractor with specific duties requiring approximately 8 to 10 hours per month. Contract guardians are usually able to set their hours.
What is the compensation?
The contractors shall be compensated at $100 per case, per month, with a minimum of three cases. For clerical duties, the contractors will be compensated at $20 per hour.
What is it like to communicate with the clients?
Communication with the protected person may be hampered by cognitive decline due to impairment. Patience is a welcomed attribute in being a volunteer.
Who is responsible for training?
VASIA helps prepare volunteers by offering training and tools.
Training Topics
What you learn while preparing to become a contract guardian.
Guardianship Law 101
This training provides information on Indiana’s guardianship laws with emphasis on the following topics:
- Procedural: How is guardianship established?
- Alternatives to guardianship
- Overcoming challenges associated with Indiana’s guardianship law and practice
- Due process and how it relates to guardianship
Conditions of Aging and Affecting Capacity
This training focuses on the following topics:
- What happens as we age?
- Major topics in geriatric care: incontinence, falls.
- Dementia, delirium, and how those differ from mental illness.
Paying for Long Term Care
In this training, we will answer the following questions:
- What are Medicare and Medicaid?
- What do Medicare and Medicaid pay for?
- When do Medicare and Medicaid pay?
Resources for Seniors and Incapacitated Adults
This training answers the following questions:
- What resources are available and for whom?
- Who initiates a referral?
- How to initiate a referral?
- What role should a volunteer advocate have in the service delivery team?
Palliative Care
This training helps in making difficult end-of-life decisions by providing information on the following:
- Palliative care and hospice services.
- Ethical issues in end-of-life decision making.
Standards of Practice and Code of Ethics
This training covers the following topics:
- Least Restrictive Alternative.
- Self-determination of patient.
- Medical decision making.
- Confidentiality and conflicts of interest.
- Relationships, informed consent, and standards for decision making
Adult Protective Services
This training provides information on what Adult Protective Services does and how they do it.
Training Resources
Watch videos and find information related to becoming a contract guardian with VASIA of Johnson and Shelby Counties.
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