Live-in Companion Care Position
I recommend reserving 10+ minutes to fill out this application when you’re free from distractions. The more detailed and thorough your responses are on this application, the more likely it is that you will be contacted for an interview.
Some information (i.e. education background, caregiver history) will be transferred into a portfolio and shared with future employers so be sure to let your professionalism and creativity shine!
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The position:
EXPERIENCE REWARDING LIVING:
If you want to enrich someone's life and unlock their potential, I have the PERFECT opportunity for you!
ABOUT THE COMPANIONSHIP:
Do you enjoy iced lattes, restaurants, YouTube, walking, shopping, movies, music, painting, and more?
Are you creative, patient, energetic, communicative, organized, and flexible? Are you ready to help someone achieve maximum independence and community inclusion?
As a companion, you will move into an individual's large home in the Fox Chapel, PA, area and act as live-in support when additional staff cannot be present. In this 1:1 environment, you can remain committed to outside obligations while receiving free housing in exchange for your companionship. The companion's apartment is fully furnished, air-conditioned, and equipped with a small kitchen and bathroom. In this setting, you can maintain your complete privacy while making the space feel like home!
RESPONSIBILITIES:
Daily responsibilities will include light housekeeping, adapting to the person's schedule while promoting independence, health, and wellness, interacting and building meaningful relationships, and integrating the person into your outside life and the community.
EMPLOYMENT:
An aspect of the companionship is employment with a well-respected local agency as a Direct Support Professional (DSP). The agency will offer a paid, flexible-hour position as a DSP, and you will have the opportunity to get paid to work with the person you live with! There are other agency support staff and other family members who are available during the day and night to offer additional support to the individual, but when other staff cannot be present, the companion will be there as coverage. The starting pay rate is $20.00 per hour. If you work 37.5 hours a week (considered full-time), you receive PTO and 401k, and you can buy into a reasonably priced medical/dental/vision plan and life insurance.
LOCATION:
Fox Chapel, PA, is the perfect setting for social and community events! It is only minutes away from shopping, restaurants, river walks, and nature trails. You can also easily access downtown Pittsburgh, Bakery Square, and the Turnpike.
ABOUT:
This agency is an extraordinary organization with a very distinctive mission: to provide life-long, high-quality support services, ensuring that people with developmental disabilities lead fulfilling lives and realize their vision of a desirable future. The agency constantly strives to make its vision a reality: That people with developmental disabilities will live within a community that sustains them and benefits from their participation. The agency will be regarded as the region's provider of choice for individuals and families seeking services and the region's employer for qualified and committed professionals. Dedicated staff is the key to their success, and this well-respected local agency is recognized by their employees as a Top Workplace.
QUALIFICATIONS:
* Must be 18 years of age.
* Valid driver's license required.
* Use of personal vehicle with adequate insurance.
* Eligibility for Act 33/34 clearances.
* High school diploma or equivalent required.
* Pre-employment drug screen required.
* Experience working with people with developmental disabilities preferred.
We know that not everyone who reads this job posting will fit exactly what is described above. Still, If you share the mission and vision as the agency works to drive inclusion and a sense of belonging to all people, including those with developmental disabilities and autism and the idea of Rewarding Living, I encourage you to apply!
For more information about this opportunity, please get in touch with Joyce Maloney, Owner of North Hills Nanny LLC.