Host Home Provider

Hands of Heartland, Inc.; Des Moines (IA); On-site; USD 29,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

Hands of Heartland, Inc. in Des Moines, IA is seeking compassionate individuals to become Host Home Providers.

You will share your home with a person with developmental disabilities, providing supports to meet daily needs and ensuring alignment with the Iowa Medicaid waiver. The role emphasizes empathy, patience, and dependability, with duties including daily living supports, meal planning, transportation, medication assistance, and implementing programs per the Individual Support Plan.

Qualifications

• Must be 18 years old.
• Must have a valid driver’s license and car insurance.
• Must be able to pass all background checks.
• Prefer at least one year experience working with individuals with developmental disabilities.

Responsibilities

• Provide supports to a person with a developmental disability in your home to meet wants and needs per the Iowa Medicaid waiver; may include ADLs, meal planning, transportation, medications, and implementing the Individual Support Plan.

Skills

Empathy

Patience

Understanding

Compassion

Adaptable

Respectful

Dependable

Sound Judgement

Job description

Host Home Provider

Full Time Des Moines, IA, US

5 days ago Requisition ID: 1999

At Hands of Heartland, we believe that people with developmental disabilities are people first. We at Hands of Heartland will always place the person before the program - striving daily to embody the message our name states.

Hands of Heartland is looking for compassionate and caring individuals to share their home with a person with developmental disabilities as a Host Home Provider. For this position, there should be no children in the home.

What You’ll Do

Provide supports to a person with a developmental disability in your home to ensure their wants and needs are met in compliance with the Iowa Medicaid waiver program. This can include assisting with activities of daily living, meal planning and preparation, providing transportation, assisting with medications, and implementing programs in accordance with the persons Individual Support Plan.

Personality Traits

• Empathy.


• Patience.


• Understanding.


• Compassion.


• Adaptable.


• Respectful.


• Dependable.


• Sound Judgement.

Requirements

• Must be 18 years old.


• Must have a valid driver’s license and car insurance.


• Must be able to pass all background checks.


• Prefer at least one year experience working with individuals with developmental disabilities.