Copy of URGENTLY HIRING Independent Living Services Personal Care companion worker: Afternoons

Position Overview

We are seeking a reliable, patient, and attentive Independent Living Services (ILS) Instructor to provide one-on-one afternoon support for an individual with Mild Intellectual Disability and Autism. Services will focus on increasing independence in daily living skills, community navigation, and household responsibilities. This is perfect for a candidate who wants to help a young person become more independent.

Primary Goals of Support

• Improve personal hygiene and self-care routines
  
• Support with housing assistance
  
• Assist with household chores and organization
  
• Develop meal preparation and meal planning skills
  

Key Responsibilities

Personal Hygiene & Daily Living Skills

• Provide guidance and support with personal hygiene routines
  
• Encourage independence while offering assistance as needed
  
• Help establish consistent daily routines
  

Household Chores

• Assist with cleaning, organizing, and maintaining the home
  
• Break tasks into manageable steps to support success
  
• Cleaning and maintaining keeping the bedroom neat and clean.
  

Meal Preparation & Meal Planning

• Support planning simple, nutritious meals
  
• Assist with safe meal preparation and kitchen navigation
  
• Adapt cooking tasks to ensure accessibility and safety
  

Community Navigation Assistance

• Provide guidance and supervision during community outings
  
• Assist with responding to appropriately to unexpected situations in public settings.
  
• Offer support  understanding social cues, and assist as needed
  

Related Challenges

The individual’s challenge is managing frustration waiting for desired outcomes may present unique challenges that staff must be prepared to address, including:

Navigation & Safety

• Additional guidance in regulation to respond appropriately to their frustrations
  
• Staff may need to provide  support, transitions and coping skills
  

Communication & Accessibility

• Tasks may include support with maintaining conversations, expressing needs and feelings appropriately.
  
• Staff may assist in supporting stressful situations.
  

Adapted Training Needs

• Supporting these needs may require additional training or preparation to ensure effective, safe, and respectful services
  

Challenges Related to Location

The individual’s location may present logistical considerations, including:

Limited Staff Availability

• Living in a small and overcrowded apartment.
  

Transportation Barriers

• Staff may experience clients urge to change locations, (but remain all local to his home) meeting other areas besides the home.
  

Ideal Candidate Qualities

• Experience supporting individuals with intellectual disabilities, and Autism preferred
  
• Strong communication, observation, and problem-solving skills
  
• Patient, dependable, and adaptable
  
• Comfortable providing hands-on support while promoting independence
  
• Able to work independently during scheduled afternoon hours
  

Work Environment

• One-on-one support in home and community settings
  
• only afternoon schedule
  
• Structured, supportive, and stay on tasks role

Required Qualifications & Compliance

• Experience supporting individuals with intellectual disabilities, and Autism preferred
  
• Patient, dependable, and adaptable approach
  
• Strong communication and observation skills
  
• Ability to provide hands-on assistance as needed
  
• Two forms of valid identification
  
• Current CPR and First Aid certification
  
• Live Scan fingerprint clearance
  
• Current TB test clearance