What are the responsibilities and job description for the Live-in Care Assistant / Direct Support Professional (HCA or NAR) position at L'Arche Spokane?
At L’Arche Spokane, we seek to bring the power of community to life, fostering a world where people with intellectual disabilities can thrive. As a Care Assistant, you will build community with core people (individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities) and other staff through shared daily life—eating meals together, exercising, activities, community celebrations and events, etc. You will help care for the community home—grocery shopping, gardening, cleaning, and cooking. You will also be trained as a Direct Support Professional—supporting core people with doctors’ appointments, medication administration, transportation, finances, and personal care.
Care is one of the most fundamental things that humans do. Our Care Assistants should have the desire and capacity to learn from and relate to people with intellectual and developmental disabilities, while working well within a team to provide high quality, specialized care that ensures everyone’s safety and well-being. This community care model operates in a context that values mutual relationships, and both individual and corporate spirituality.
Live-in Care Assistants are people who choose to live in a L'Arche home with core people and other assistants, supporting the home during scheduled hours. This job is full-time (40 scheduled hours a week) with two consecutive days off. (You are not required to be onsite during your unscheduled time.) Live-out Care Assistants live elsewhere, supporting the L'Arche home during scheduled hours.
Qualifications
- Applicants will be required to pass a criminal background check, including fingerprinting.
- Home Care Aid License is required (L'Arche Spokane will provide training)
- College education preferred, High School diploma or equivalent required
- Desire to work with, to learn from, and to relate to individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities. (Experience is not a requirement)
- Creativity, attention to detail, and time management
- Flexibility and a sense of humor
- Verbal and written communication skills
- Ability to work as part of a team
Benefits
- Medical Insurance benefit - QSEHRA
- PTO and sick leave
- HCA training fully paid for by L'Arche Spokane
- Retirement benefits after 2 years of employment
About L'Arche Spokane:
Welcoming Difference and Celebrating the Gifts of All People for 48 Years
L’Arche Spokane is a non-profit organization with two adult family homes in the Logan Neighborhood. Visit our Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/larchespokane and our Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/larchespokane to learn more about what life in an inclusive community looks like.
Are you ready to develop invaluable professional and personal skills through a both challenging and rewarding work experience? If yes, then apply to join L’Arche today.
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $17.65 - $20.15 per hour
Expected hours: 40 per week
Benefits:
- Flexible schedule
- Health insurance
- Paid sick time
- Paid time off
- Paid training
- Retirement plan
Schedule:
- 8 hour shift
- Day shift
- Evening shift
- Morning shift
Application Question(s):
- In combination with an interview, do we have your permission to contact your former employers?
- What excites you most about this position?
- Are you aware that this is a live-in position requiring you to live in the L'Arche home?
- Have you completed licensing as a Home Care Aide (HCA) or Nursing Assistant Registered (NAR)?
Work Location: In person
Salary : $18 - $20