Home Provider - Pontiac, IL & Surrounding areas at Mosaic summary: A Home Provider shares their residence with individuals with disabilities, ensuring a safe and supportive living environment. Responsibilities include assisting with daily living tasks, medication management, transportation, and fostering independence and community inclusion. This role requires compliance with state policies, effective communication, and providing personalized support based on the individual’s needs.

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. #homehealth #RN #LPN #HomeAide #caregiver #foster

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 Must be a registered healthcare worker (DSP)

Keywords: home provider, shared living, disability support, personal care aide, medication administration, community inclusion, daily living assistance, healthcare worker, life skills coaching, transportation support