What are the responsibilities and job description for the Host Home Providers for Adults with IDD position at Starpoint?
Description
Starpoint is seeking compassionate and dedicated individuals to join our team as Host Home Providers. In this fulfilling role, you will welcome adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities (I/DD) into your home, offering them a supportive and nurturing family-like environment. They also offer emotional support and help the individuals participate in community activities.
Do you live in Chaffee or Fremont County, Colorado? Are you looking for a meaningful work opportunity in your home? Become a Host Home provider with Starpoint! Earn $2,200 to $5,900 a month tax-free income. You must reside in Chaffee or Fremont, Colorado, and own or rent your home.
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 can 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:
- Support 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 for community inclusion, integration, and socialization
- Compliance with all state/agency policies and procedures
- Communicate effectively with team members as needed
- Support the physical needs of individuals served
- Provide transportation
Possible responsibilities depending on your preference:
- Assistance with bathing, toileting, feeding, behavioral support, etc.
- Support medical protocols, such as seizures, falls, feeding tubes, etc.
- Care for someone with complex physical/medical needs (i.e., hearing impaired, vision impaired, non-ambulatory, etc.)
- Potential support of behavioral issues.
Requirements
- Transportation, valid driver's license, car insurance, and current registration
- Active home/renters insurance
- Own or rent your home/apartment/condo/townhouse
- Must be at least 18 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 checks
- Ability to pass drug testing
Salary : $2,200 - $5,900
