Overnight Caregiving Assistant

Job description:

Overnight Caregiving Assistant (DSP)

L’Arche Chicago invites you to apply to be an Overnight Caregiving Assistant (DSP), a caregiving role where you would support adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) in one of our four community homes.

Candidates must apply on our website in order to be considered. Apply on our website here:

https://larchechicago.org/careers/live-out-caregiving-assistant-dsp/

At L’Arche Chicago, we have spent the last 25 years exploring the question: what would an intentional community built together by both people with and without disabilities look like? We seek to create homes of genuine belonging, ones that welcome difference and celebrate the unique gifts of all people. For the 15 adults with intellectual disabilities who call our community home, L'Arche is both a place where they receive the support they need to grow and thrive as well as share their own gifts with the greater Chicago community.

As a caregiving assistant, you would be responsible for providing the supports that our core members (adults with IDD) need, building relationships with the core members through small shared moments together. Your primary responsibility would be to provide for the safety and wellbeing of core members through the night, responding to any needs that arise as well as caring for the home (cleaning, laundry, etc.) You would be trained to support core members with personal care and hygiene (including showering, toileting, and laundry), medication administration, and behavioral interventions.

We are currently looking for applicants who have strong social skills, emphasize the dignity of every human being, and are kind hearted and compassionate. We are prioritizing hiring overnight shifts with the opportunity for full time and part time hours.

Overall Function:

Awake Overnight Caregiving Assistants build meaningful relationships with each resident of the home, support their safety, growth, and well-being, and share responsibility for management and upkeep of the home with other caregiving assistants.

Schedule:

• 10pm to 7am on Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays

General Responsibilities:

• Work cooperatively with the other L’Arche assistants to create community and support the growth and wellbeing of each resident of the home


• Assist core members (adults with intellectual disabilities) with basic hygiene and health needs, which may include toileting, showering, and laundry assistance


• Share in household responsibilities such as cleaning and record keeping


• Attend regularly scheduled meetings

QUALIFICATIONS AND SKILLS

• DSP certification required


• Must be 18 or older


• Must have a high school diploma or equivalent


• Must possess a valid driver's license


• Able to pass a background check


• Eligible to work in the United States


• CNA experience preferred

Benefits:

Hourly Wage – starting at $20.75/hour for overnight shifts

Weekly Hours: part-time (less than 30 hours) and full-time (30+ hours) opportunities are available.

Benefits package including medical, vision, and dental insurance.

Generous paid time off (PTO) - starting at 20 days of PTO accrued over your first year

401(k)- 5% match contribution

Job Types: Full-time, Part-time

Benefits:

• 401(k)


• 401(k) matching


• Dental insurance


• Health insurance


• Life insurance


• Paid time off


• Paid training


• Parental leave


• Retirement plan


• Vision insurance

Work Location: In person