In-Home Family Support & Respite Worker

Bay Cove Cape Cod; Boston (MA); On-site; USD 28,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

Bay Cove Human Services in Greater Boston is seeking a Family Support Respite Worker to help families stay together by supporting daily living skills and connecting families with services. In-home, person-centered supports are provided to individuals with disabilities, with a focus on dignity, respect, and collaboration with families.

The role requires strong communication, reliability, and the ability to work with diverse families within the agency’s standards and mission of inclusion.

Qualifications

• Must be at least 18 years of age.
• Valid driver’s license required.
• Written and verbal communication skills are a necessity.
• Ability to work with others in a manner that promotes teamwork and community integration.
• Demonstrated understanding of the needs of adults and children with disabilities.

Responsibilities

• Engages in program activities which foster growth and aligns with the family support plan.
• Teaches daily living skills including safety, travel, budgeting, cooking, hygiene, and personal care.
• Provides family respite through activities or community involvement with individuals.
• Supports individuals and families around daily, personal and social issues.
• Maintains program documentation in accordance with Bay Cove standards.
• Communicates weekly with the case supervisor and attends agency meetings as needed.

Skills

Written and verbal communication

Valid driver's license

Teamwork / collaboration

Disability awareness

Job description

Bay Cove Human Services’ mission is to partner with people to overcome challenges and realize personal potential. Bay Cove pursues this mission by providing individualized and compassionate services to people facing the challenges associated with developmental disabilities, mental illness, substance use disorders, and homelessness at more than 175 program sites throughout Greater Boston and Southeastern Massachusetts.

Job Summary:
The Family Support program strives to achieve the goal of helping families stay together through developing families’ natural capacity to meet the needs of family members; offering additional supports such as staff resources, goods and services, and financial assistance; and enhancing the capacity of communities to value and support people with disabilities and their families. Guided by these principles and through in home support, the Family Support Respite Worker ensures that all families are treated with dignity and respect and given opportunity to reach the goal of services provided.

This is a non-exempt position.

Supervisory Responsibilities: None

Essential Functions of Position:

• Engages in program activities which foster the individual’s growth, address treatment plan goals and help them use developed skills as outlined by the individual’s family support plan
• Teaches daily living skills including but not limited to, safety training, travel training, banking, cooking, shopping, budgeting, hygiene, and care of personal space and belongings also according to the family support plan.
• Provides family respite through a variety of activities or community involvement with individuals.
• Provides support to the individual and family around daily, personal and social issues.
• Maintains programmatic documentation in accordance with Bay Cove standards.
• Communicates on a weekly basis with case supervisor (Family Support Coordinator’s)
• Attends agency meetings as needed.

Qualifications:

• Must be at least 18 years of age
• Valid driver’s license required
• Written and verbal communication skills are a necessity
• Ability to work with others in a manner that promotes teamwork, cooperation and community integration.
• Demonstrated understanding of the physical, social, emotional and educational needs of adults and children with disabilities.

Mission Traits:

• Utilizes a flexible and responsible work style that meets evolving needs of the agency.
• Works with integrity and respects the dignity and value of all individuals.
• Exhibits mission through job knowledge, pride in work role, and advocacy.
• Promotes diversity and inclusion of all individuals.
• Works in a collaborative, compassionate manner with stakeholder/partners.

Bay Cove Human Services is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, ethnicity, religion, sex, gender identity or expression, national origin, sexual orientation, disability, age, veteran status, or any other groups as protected by Massachusetts or federal law. All qualified candidates, regardless of background, are encouraged to apply.

Bay Cove Human Services does not offer visa sponsorships at this time and will require candidates to be authorized to work in the United States.

Pay Rate: $20.40/Hour