Home Provider - Rockford, IL & Surrounding areas at Mosaic

Rockford, Illinois, United States -

Full Time

Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

15 May, 26

Salary

33000.0

Posted On

14 Feb, 26

Experience

0 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

Skills

Home Sharing, Mentoring, Life Skills Cultivation, Independence Fostering, Medication Administration, Documentation, Community Inclusion, Socialization, Policy Compliance, Effective Communication, Physical Support, Behavioral Support, Medical Protocol Support

Industry

Hospitals and Health Care

Description

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 Qualifications * 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 training * Environmentally safe and clean residence * Ability to pass State/Federal and APS/CPS background check * Must be a registered healthcare worker (DSP)

Responsibilities

The Home Provider is responsible for maintaining a safe and healthy home environment while mentoring an individual with a disability and assisting with daily living tasks to cultivate life skills and foster independence. Duties range from minimal support like budgeting and transportation to full support including dressing, feeding, and positive behavioral support, with income commensurate to the level of support.