What are the responsibilities and job description for the Specialized Home Provider - Wahoo, Nebraska position at Mosaic?
Are you looking for a meaningful opportunity in your own home? Become a Host Home / Shared Living provider with Mosaic at Home! Average annual income of $76,800 (federally tax-free) plus room and board.Must reside in the state of Nebraska (due to state funding) and own or rent your home.
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.
Open your heart and your home in the Wahoo community.
We have a female client who is seeking a female Shared Living Provider or married couple who is active in the community. She would need a wheelchair-accessible home and assistance with her daily living skills. She enjoys music and loves being around others.
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.
- 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
- 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.
- 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 18 years of age
- Experience preferred but not required
- Reliable computer and internet access
- Complete all state mandated trainings
- Environmentally safe and clean residence
- Ability to pass State/Federal and APS/CPS background check
Equal Opportunity Employer Minorities/Women/Protected Veterans/Disabled
Salary : $76,800
