Home Provider - Pontiac, IL & Surrounding areas - Mosaic : Job Details

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 acquisitionMedication administrationMedical appointmentsSupport with overall health and well-beingDaily documentation via web-based case management application (THERAP)Provide fun and leisure experiences to the individual by providing opportunities of community inclusion, integration and socializationCompliance with all state/agency policy and proceduresCommunicate effectively with team members as neededSupport physical needs of individual servedProvide transportationPossible 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 #fosterMust be a resident of the state in which you wish to provide contracted services inTransportation, valid driver's license, car insurance and current registrationActive home/renters insuranceOwn or rent your own home/apartment/condo/townhouseMust be at least 21 years of ageExperience preferred but not requiredReliable computer and internet accessComplete all state mandated trainingsEnvironmentally safe and clean residenceAbility to pass State/Federal and APS/CPS background check