Family Model Provider

Community Options Job Board; Cookeville (TN); On-site; USD 18,000 - 30,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Per diem reimbursement

Monthly room and board

Job summary

Community Options, Inc. in Cookeville, TN seeks a compassionate individual to become a Family Model Provider. You will open your home to someone with developmental or physical disabilities, providing a safe, supportive, and 24/7 family-like setting.

Responsibilities include helping with medical appointments and personal care, while establishing a warm, trusting relationship. This contracted role offers per diem reimbursement plus monthly room and board, with supervisory visits as part of the

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED required.
• Direct Support Professional experience preferred.
• Must be comfortable living with a cat.
• Must be open to supervisory visits in home.
• Willing to complete trainings through Community Options.

Responsibilities

• Provide a safe, comfortable home and 24/7 family-like setting.
• Assist with medical appointments and grooming as needed.
• Establish a genuine, supportive relationship with the individual.

Skills

Direct Support Professional experience

Valid driver's license

Pet-friendly (cat)

Willingness to trainings

Education

High School Diploma/GED

Job description

Are you passionate about helping others?Are you a caring, compassionate, and reliable person? Here is an opportunity to make alasting impact on someone’s life – become anFamily ModelProvider! 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 Cookeville, 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.

This role will help care for an individual in need of assistance with medical appointments and minor assistance with grooming.

REQUIREMENTS

• Must be comfortable living with a cat
• 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 FamilyModel 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, Inc. is a national non-profit agency providing services to individuals with disabilities in 10 states.

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

Equal Opportunity Employer
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