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The Otero Corporation was founded in November 2007 as a Human/Social Service organization with the sole intent of providing excellent services to people with intellectual and/or developmental disabilities. The Otero Corporation is a locally owned and managed Program Approved Service Agency (PASA) contracting with its' local Case Management Agencies (CMAs) in Larimer County & Weld County. The Otero Corporation works in partnership with these CMAs, The Division of Developmental Disabilities, and other community resources to ensure the necessary supports and services are readily available to all people with disabilities to ensure successful outcomes. TOC's management 100 years combined experience in the field of Human Service and has provided services and supports to people with intellectual disabilities in multiple States.

The Otero Corporation is a strong advocate of individual choice and self-determination and strongly supports people with disabilities in making their own choices. The selection process begins with the person in service, their family members and their case manager (assigned through the Case Management Agency) . Once the person has selected a PASA to provide his/her services/supports, the Community Center Board creates a service agreement with the PASA to provide the services to them. If you'd like additional support during this selection process, please do not hesitate to contact our administrative office for clarification, answers to your questions, or additional information. Please contact Mikaela Otero, Executive Director- 970.460.0385 ext. 1001.

The Otero Corporation philosophy is to work with "the best of the best" and to have only "very best" become a part of our team. If you feel this is you, you can begin by calling The Otero Corporation administrative offices to gain additional information,Laurie Otero, Human Resource Director - 970.460.0385 ext:1009 or you can download and complete the Sub-Contractor Information Profile with the Application Checklist, or The Otero Corporation Employee Application and submit it for consideration. We'd love the opportunity for you to join our team. We truly believe "People who care about people want one thing...someone who truly cares about them". And we will and do care about and embrace each of our employee/ sub-contractor relationships and value and appreciate the unique gifts each person brings to this organization.

The Otero Corporation provides training to all interested Host Home providers and perspective employees. This comprehensive training provides the information and resources available to ensure you feel comfortable and competent to carry out the responsibilities needed to support the person in a manner that makes the most sense to the people we support. Often we are looking for someone who shares the same life goals, interests, beliefs, hobbies, desires, aspirations, and experiences they are willing to share with another person. Some of the formalized training you can expect to receive would include, but not be limited to would be:

• New Employee/Sub-Contractor Orientation
• Philosophy/Goals of The Otero Corporation
• Individual's Rights
• Confidentiality
• Conflict Resolution
• Mistreatment, Abuse, Neglect, Exploitation (MANE)
• Job/Contract Expectations & Responsibilities
• The Otero Corporation Policies & Procedures
• The Otero Corporation Organizational Chart
• Overview of the Intellectual/Developmental Disabilities System
• Incident Reporting
• Greivence/Complaint Process
• First Aid/CPR
• Medication Administration Training
• Universal Precautions
• Essential Lifestyle Plan (ELP) Person Centered Training & Implementation
• Crisis Prevention and Intervention Training

It is the hope of The Otero Corporation to become proficient in the direct provision of the following supports:

• Human Development Activities
• Providing physical development opportunities that include eye-hand coordination, fine motor skills, and gross motor activities
• Providing cognitive development opportunities such as using words and images to represent the world and reasoning logically about concrete events
• Providing social and emotional developmental activities to foster trust, autonomy, and initiative 
• Teaching and Education Activities
• Interacting with trainers and teachers and fellow trainees and students
• Participating in making decisions on training and educational activities
• Learning and using problem-solving strategies
• Using technology for learning
• Learning and using functional academics (reading signs, counting change, etc.)
• Learning and using self-determination skills
• Home Living Activities
• Using the restroom/toilet 
• Laundering and taking care of clothes
• Preparing and eating food
• Housekeeping and cleaning
• Dressing
• Bathing and taking care of personal hygiene and grooming needs
• Operating home appliances and technol
• Participating in leisure activities within the home
• Community Living Activities
• Using transportation
• Participating in recreation and leisure activities
• Going to visit friends and family
• Shopping and purchasing goods
• Interacting with community members
• Using public buildings and settings
• Employment Activities
• Learning and using specific job skills
• Interacting with co-workers
• Interacting with supervisors
• Completing work-related tasks with speed and quality
• Changing job assignments
• Accessing and obtaining crisis intervention and assistance
• Health and Safety Activities
• Accessing and obtaining therapy services
• Taking medication
• Avoiding health and safety hazards
• Communicating with health care providers
• Accessing emergency services
• Maintaining a nutritious diet
• Maintaining physical health
• Maintaining mental health/emotional well-being
• Behavioral Activities
• Learning specific skills or behaviors
• Learning and making appropriate decisions
• Accessing and obtaining mental health treatments
• Accessing and obtaining substance abuse treatments
• Incorporating personal preferences into daily activities
• Maintaining socially appropriate behavior in public
• Controlling anger and aggression
• Social Activities
• Socializing within the family
• Participating in recreation and leisure activities
• Making appropriate sexual decisions
• Socializing outside the family
• Making and keeping friends
• Communicating with others about personal needs
• Engaging in loving and intimate relationships
• Offering assistance and assisting others
• Protection and Advocacy Activities
• Advocating for self and others
• Managing money and personal finances
• Protecting self from exploitation
• Exercising legal rights and responsibilities
• Belonging to and participating in self-advocacy/support organizations
• Obtaining legal services
• Using banks and cashing checks