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Volunteer Medicare CHOICES Counselor

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ORGANIZATION: Senior Resources - Agency on Aging

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Senior Resources Agency on Aging

CHOICES helps Connecticut's older adults and other people with Medicare understand their Medicare coverage and healthcare options. CHOICES offers a number of free programs, as well as community outreach, and information and referral services on a wide variety of topics.

Senior Resources Agency on Aging is seeking volunteers to become trained as CHOICES counselors to help provide free unbiased, one-on-one benefits counseling on all parts of Medicare, including Original Medicare (Parts A&B), Medicare Advantage Plans, Medicare Supplemental Plans, Prescription Drug Plans and financial assistance programs to help make Medicare affordable in the Middlesex, New London and Windham Counties.

Interested persons should contact Laura Crews for the online link for the application and application deadline is March 10, 2025. After receiving the completed application an interview will be conducted followed by a national criminal background check. After satisfactorily completing the previous steps, you will be required to attend an orientation (April 1st) , complete 14 hours of self paced modules (between April 1st - April 25th) and attend a three day in person training (May 6th - 8th).

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Please note individuals who may have a conflict of intersted such as insurance agents/brokers and finanical planners are uanble to participate.

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About Senior Resources - Agency on Aging

Location:

19 Ohio Ave, Norwich, CT 06360, US

Mission Statement

Our organization is pleased to be a part of the CMS MedicareRx Volunteer Initiative to help people with Medicare get the assistance they may need to benefit from Medicare's new prescription drug coverage. Organizations and volunteers nationwide have come together in the CMS MedicareRx Volunteer Initiative to help people with Medicare understand their options and make an informed, meaningful decision about their prescription drug plan options. The CMS MedicareRx Volunteer Initiative is sponsored by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) and the Administration on Aging (AoA), and is committed to building an official corps of volunteers who are available to help people with Medicare in communities nationwide understand, choose and join a Medicare prescription drug plan if they choose.

Description

Our organization is providing free, one-on-one assistance to people with Medicare and their families via telephone and face-to-face sessions, public education presentations and other programs. Through the CMS MedicareRx Volunteer Initiative, volunteers at our organization will be given the opportunity to work directly with people with Medicare to help them understand their prescription drug plan options and join a plan that will best suit their prescription drug needs if they choose.

CAUSE AREAS

Community
People with Disabilities
Seniors
Community, People with Disabilities, Seniors

WHEN

Tue Jan 14, 2025 - Mon Mar 10, 2025

WHERE

Multiple locations Groton, CT 06340

(41.35173,-72.03497)
 

SKILLS

  • Community Outreach
  • Basic Computer Skills

GOOD FOR

N/A

REQUIREMENTS

  • Driver's License Needed
  • Background Check
  • Orientation or Training
  • Becoming a CHOICES team member is initially a significant time commitment. With initial training from beginning to end – it is about 32 plus hours., in addition to attending update trainings throughout the year.
  • Must be computer literate, learn to navigate the www.medicare.gov plan finder tool, communicate effectively, and report on a routine basis to the CHOICES Regional Coordinator and attend CHOICES Update trainings four times per year.

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