Milton, GA - Host Home Provider

Mary Rush Care Ltd; Alpharetta (GA); On-site; USD 35,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

DDM, Inc. in Georgia seeks compassionate Host Home Providers who open their homes to individuals, offering a loving, caring, and safe family environment with 24/7 support. Providers are independent contractors, not employees of DDM, Inc.

Duties vary by the person’s needs, but typically include supervision and life skills coaching, budgeting, cooking, laundry, personal hygiene, and adaptive behaviors. Providers must pass background checks, own a suitable home, and complete training as assigned.

Qualifications

• Have a genuine interest in supporting others and sharing their lives.
• Possess communication skills to work with families, guardians, managers and professionals.
• Must complete intake packet and background checks.
• Be honest, dependable, and caring with good judgment.
• Have a house or apartment that passes a safety inspection.
• Provide references from former employers and acquaintances.
• Carry full insurance coverage on their automobile and home.
• Must attend an informational meeting.

Responsibilities

• Provide supervision and life skills building opportunities in the home.
• Teach budgeting, cooking, laundry, personal hygiene and adaptive behavioral skills.

Skills

Communication skills

Caring and patient

Reliability

Job description

Have a heart for supporting others? Come join our team!

Location: Several roles are available Statewide in Georgia

Host Home Providers are independent contractors and not an employee of Developmental Disabilities Ministries (DDM, Inc.).

Host Home Providers open their homes to provide a loving, caring, safe family environment with 24/7 support to individuals.

The duties and responsibilities of being a Host Home Provider vary greatly based on the person’s individual needs and wants. A Host Home Provider is required to provide supervision and life skills building opportunities to the person(s) in their home. This may range from teaching and modeling budgeting, cooking and laundry skills to personal hygiene and adaptive behavioral skills, etc.

MinimumQualifications

To be considered to contract as a Host Home Provider requires that applicants must:

Have a genuine interest in supporting others and want to share their lives with the people in their home.

Possess communication skills to work well with others, such as family members, guardians, Program Managers, and other professionals involved in the person’s life.

Must complete the Host Home Provider intake packet (paper documents)

Must complete required background checks and motor vehicle record check.

Other people living in the home who are 18 years of age or older must also complete and pass required background checks and motor vehicle background checks.

Be honest, dependable, and caring with good judgment, understanding and patience.

Have a house or apartment, rented or owned, that can pass a safety inspection.

Provide references from former employers and personal acquaintances.

Provide documentation of completed training that will be assigned

Carry full insurance coverage on their automobile and home

Must attend a Host Home Provider applicant informational meeting

Screening Questions

• Do you have experience in a similar role?
• Are you willing and available to work nights and weekends as required?
• Are you 21 years of age or older?
• Are you able to pass a criminal background check if hired?
• Can you provide the necessary documentation to prove that you are a U.S. citizen, permanent resident, or a foreign national with authorization to work in the United States?
• Do you have any of the following on your driving record? Three (3) or more moving violations or at fault accidents (or a combination of the violations and accidents) within the preceding 36 months. Super speeder ticket. Driving under the influence of drugs or alcohol (including Open Container). Hit and Run Accident. Failure to report an accident. Operating a vehicle under a suspended or revoked license. Homicide, assault or a felony arising from the operation of a motor vehicle. Reckless Driving/Speed Contest/Racing Distracted Driving
• Do you have valid Georgia Driver's License?
• How did you find out about DDM?
• Please provide the last 5 years of your employment history-including the company name, the dates of employment, and a contact number.