Family Model Provider

Community Options, Inc.; Chattanooga (TN); On-site; USD 13,000 - 24,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Tax-exempt income

Job summary

Community Options, Inc. in Chattanooga, TN is seeking a Family Model Provider to open your home to an individual with developmental and/or physical disabilities, providing a safe, comfortable environment and daily support to meet core needs.

This independent, contracted role offers a per diem reimbursement plus monthly room and board from the individual supported, with tax-exempt income and alignment with our Equal Opportunity Employer policy.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED is required.
• Valid driver's license is required.
• Previous Direct Support Professional experience is required.
• Must complete trainings through Community Options.
• Must be open to supervisory visits in your home.

Responsibilities

• Provide a safe and comfortable home environment and meet basic physical and emotional needs of the individual.
• Build a supportive, genuine relationship with the person you house and support.
• Offer round-the-clock, family-like care in an independently contracted setting.

Skills

Valid Driver's License

Direct Support Experience

Education

High School Diploma/GED

Job description

Community Options, Inc. is a national non-profit agency providing services to individuals with disabilities in 11 states.

Are you passionate about helping others? Are you a caring, compassionate, and reliable person? Here is an opportunity to make a lasting impact on someone’s life – become an Family Model Provider!! This is a chance to help make a difference by opening your home to an individual with developmental and/or physical disabilities. Open your home to someone with a disability!!

We are seeking someone in the Chattanooga, TN area, who is available to provide a safe and comfortable home, while ensuring the basic physical and emotional needs required for our individuals to live a high-quality life. You must have the ability to establish a comfortable, supportive, and genuine relationship with the individual you house and support. This independently contracted position will provide a 24/7 family-like setting for an individual.

REQUIREMENTS:

• High School Diploma/GED
• Valid Driver's License
• Previous experience working as a Direct Support Professional is required
• Will need to successfully complete trainings through Community Options
• Must be open to supervisory visits in your home

Our Family Model Providers are contracted and reimbursed at a per diem rate PLUS they receive monthly room and board from the individual they support – this income is tax exempt.

Community Options is an Equal Opportunity Employer M/F/D/V