Shared Living Caregiver - Developmental Services

Behavioral Health Network, Inc (BHN); Springfield (MA); On-site; USD 35,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading non-profit community behavioral health agency is hiring a Shared Living Caregiver to provide in-home support for individuals with disabilities. The role requires commitment to empowerment, community integration, and the ability to foster growth in a nurturing environment. Candidates should be compassionate and provide a safe home for individuals in care. This position offers a generous stipend and comprehensive training.

Benefits

Generous stipend

Monthly home visits from a Shared Living Coordinator

24 Hour Emergency on-call support

Comprehensive training

Qualifications

• Must be 18 years or older and able to pass background checks.
• Understanding of human rights and community integration is vital.
• Candidates should have appropriate accommodations.

Responsibilities

• Provide in-home placement for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities.
• Help individuals stay healthy, manage money, and integrate into the community.

Skills

Understanding and support for individuals with disabilities

Compassion

Empowerment

Job description

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Brief Description

Share your commitment to individual empowerment and growth, human rights, and community integration!

Candidates must live in Franklin, Hampshire, or Hampden county, MA

Join our team of competent and compassionate individuals as a Shared Living Caregiver in the Shared Living program at Behavioral Health Network by providing in-home placement for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities, helping them to thrive in our communities.

What is a Shared Living Caregiver?

Shared Living Caregivers help the individuals with whom they live stay healthy, get around town, manage their money, make friends and be part of the community where they live.

Brief Description

Share your commitment to individual empowerment and growth, human rights, and community integration!

Candidates must live in Franklin, Hampshire, or Hampden county, MA

Join our team of competent and compassionate individuals as a Shared Living Caregiver in the Shared Living program at Behavioral Health Network by providing in-home placement for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities, helping them to thrive in our communities.

What is a Shared Living Caregiver?

Shared Living Caregivers help the individuals with whom they live stay healthy, get around town, manage their money, make friends and be part of the community where they live.

Behavioral Health Network is a growing non-profit community behavioral health agency that has been providing services to children, adults, families and communities in Western Massachusetts since 1938. BHN provides comprehensive, outcome-driven behavioral health care. We are dedicated to offering high quality, affordable and culturally appropriate care to people of all ages and income levels in our constituent communities.

Reasons to become a Shared Living Caregiver:

Shared Living Providers are independent contractors who also receive:

• A Generous Stipend
• Monthly home visits from a Shared Living Coordinator
• 24 Hour Emergency on-call support
• Training, including:
• Medication Management
• CPR/First Aid
• Home Safety Skills
• Mandated Reporting
• Human Rights and more
  
  
  

Who Can Be a Shared Living Caregiver?

Shared Living Caregivers are people who care about other people. Caregivers may be single, part of a couple, members of extended families, have children and pets, and be experienced or not. They may live in a single family home or an apartment with an extra bedroom.

What are the requirements to being a Shared Living Caregiver?

A Shared Living Caregiver must be 18 years or older, have appropriate accommodations to meet the individual's living needs, be understanding and supportive of individuals with disabilities, and pass a criminal background check, driving record check, and home assessment.

How do I apply to be a Shared Living Caregiver?

If you are interested in this opportunity, please click “Apply for Job” from Kronos/WFD or visit our website at www.bhnworks.org and click on “Browse All Jobs” to apply!

BHN maintains its commitment to social justice and diversity and strongly encourages diverse candidates to apply.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Entry level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Other

• Industries

  Mental Health Care

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