Family-Based Contractor Family Model Program | Adult Foster Care Support

Emory Valley Center is seeking compassionate, dependable Family-Based Contractors to provide supportive, family-style care for adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities. This role is ideal for someone who wants to make a meaningful difference by opening their home and providing a safe, stable, and welcoming environment where a person can feel included, respected, and supported in everyday life.

 About the Family Model Program 

The Family Model Program provides adults with the opportunity to live in a home setting with a trained caregiver who offers individualized support based on the person’s needs, preferences, goals, and Person-Centered Support Plan. This is not shift-based support. It is a family-style living arrangement designed to promote dignity, independence, community involvement, meaningful relationships, and a true sense of belonging.

What We Are Looking For

We are looking for individuals or families who are:

• Compassionate, patient, and dependable
• Warm, welcoming, and able to make others feel included
• Respectful of personal choices, routines, privacy, and independence
• Calm and supportive during daily challenges
• Flexible and willing to adjust to the person’s needs and preferences
• Good communicators who listen, encourage, and build trust
• Community-minded and willing to support appointments, activities, church, shopping, social events, and other meaningful outings
• Able to provide structure, consistency, and encouragement while maintaining appropriate boundaries

What You’ll Do

As a Family-Based Contractor, you will provide day-to-day support that may include:

• Providing a safe, clean, stable, and supportive home environment
• Supporting the person with daily routines and personal goals
• Encouraging independence, decision-making, and community participation
• Assisting with appointments, schedules, activities, and transportation
• Providing companionship and meaningful engagement
• Supporting health, safety, rights, privacy, dignity, and personal choice
• Communicating with the person supported, family members, support coordinator, and Emory Valley Center team
• Completing required documentation and participating in monitoring and quality assurance activities
• Following the person’s approved support plan and all applicable agency, DDA, TennCare, and licensing requirements

Why This Role Matters

This opportunity is more than a contract position. It is a chance to provide someone with a true home, meaningful connection, stability, and support to live a full life in the community. The right person for this role understands that small daily moments like shared meals, conversations, encouragement, community outings, and consistent support can have a lasting impact.

If you are dependable, compassionate, and interested in opening your home to support someone living a meaningful and connected life, we would love to hear from you.

Apply today to learn more about becoming a Family-Based Contractor with Emory Valley Center’s Family Model Program.

Compensation: $3,000 per month, plus room and board

Applicants must be willing and able to meet ALL applicable requirements for Family Model Services, including:

• Complete the required screening, matching, home study, and approval process
• Successfully complete all required background checks and registry checks
• Complete required pre-service, ongoing, and person-specific training
• Provide a safe and appropriate home environment
• Have a valid driver’s license, reliable transportation, and current vehicle and home owners insurance
• Be able to read, write, communicate effectively, follow instructions, and complete required documentation
• Participate in announced and unannounced home visits, monitoring, and quality reviews as required
• Support the person’s rights, privacy, dignity, independence, preferences, and community involvement
• Maintain professional communication with Emory Valley Center and the person’s support team

Experience in caregiving, direct support, or working with adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities is preferred, but not required. The most important qualities are compassion, reliability, respect, patience, and a genuine desire to help someone live a meaningful life.