Home Provider - Macomb, IL & Surrounding areas

Home Provider - Macomb, IL & Surrounding areas at Mosaic summary:
As a Host Home / Shared Living provider with Mosaic at Home -, you support individuals with disabilities by sharing your home and providing assistance with daily living tasks to enhance their quality of life. The role requires maintaining a safe environment and fostering independence through mentorship and community inclusion activities. Providers also manage a variety of responsibilities, from basic care to support for complex physical and behavioral needs, while enjoying a tax-free income opportunity.
Are you looking for a meaningful work opportunity in your home? Become a Host Home / Shared Living provider with Mosaic at Home -! Average annual income of $33,000 (federally tax-free) plus room & board. You must reside in the state of Illinois (due to state funding) and own or rent your home. -(Only available in the following counties: Boone, Fulton, Ford, Grundy, Hancock, Henderson, Kankakee, Kendall, Knox, LaSalle, Livingston, Marshall, McDonough, McLean, Ogle, Schuyler, Stephenson, Warren, Will, Winnebago, and Woodford)
For nearly 40 years, Mosaic has provided improved quality of life, greater stability and increased community access for people with disabilities through our shared living service, which also offers a satisfying career option for home providers.
As a home provider, you share your home with an individual with a disability. Your responsibility is to maintain a safe and healthy home environment for the individual and be a mentor while helping the person as needed with the tasks of daily living.
In this role, you assist with cultivating life skills and fostering independence. We work to match interests and lifestyles between people. You will participate together in activities of daily living, both at home and in the community. Through the matching process, you are able to match with a person whose needs fit the support level you wish to offer. Duties vary for each individual from minimal support (i.e., budgeting, medication, transportation, activities of daily living) to full support (i.e., dressing, toileting, feeding, positive behavioral support, etc.), and the income is commensurate with the level of support provided.
Responsibilities include:

Provide support for tasks such as cooking, cleaning, laundry, budgeting, decision-making, etc.
Skill acquisition
Medication administration
Medical appointments
Support with overall health and well-being
Daily documentation via web-based case management application (THERAP)
Provide fun and leisure experiences to the individual by providing opportunities of community inclusion, integration and socialization
Compliance with all state/agency policy and procedures
Communicate effectively with team members as needed
Support physical needs of individual served
Provide transportation

Possible responsibilities depending on your preference:

Assistance with bathing, toileting, feeding, behavioral support, etc.
Provide support for medical protocols, such as seizure, fall, feeding tube, etc.
Care for someone with complex physical/medical needs (i.e., hearing impaired, vision impaired, non-ambulatory, etc.)
Potential support of behavioral issues.

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Must be a resident of the state in which you wish to provide contracted services in
Transportation, valid driver's license, car insurance and current registration
Active home/renters insurance
Own or rent your own home/apartment/condo/townhouse
Must be at least 21 years of age
Experience preferred but not required
Reliable computer and internet access
Complete all state mandated trainings
Environmentally safe and clean residence
Ability to pass State/Federal and APS/CPS background check



Keywords:
Home Provider, Shared Living, Disability Support, Caregiver, Community Inclusion, Mentorship, Daily Living Skills, Home Health, Life Skills, Residential Care


Location: Itasca, IL, US

Posted Date: 12/28/2024