Host Home Provider
About The Position
Community Options, Inc. is a national nonprofit agency providing services to individuals with disabilities in 11 states. The Host Home Provider opens their home to an individual with developmental and/or physical disabilities and provides a safe, comfortable, 24/7 family-like setting. The provider ensures the individual’s basic physical and emotional needs are met so they can live a high-quality life, and establishes a comfortable, supportive, and genuine relationship with the individual they house and support. The position is in the Maryville/Greater Knoxville, Tennessee area. Providers are independently contracted and reimbursed at a per-diem rate, and receive monthly room and board from the individual they support; this income is tax exempt.
Requirements
- High school diploma or GED.
- Valid driver’s license.
- Previous experience working as a Direct Support Professional.
- Ability to provide a safe and comfortable home and meet the individual’s basic physical and emotional needs.
- Openness to supervisory visits in the home.
- Availability to provide a 24/7 family-like setting.
Responsibilities
- Provide a safe and comfortable home for an individual with developmental and/or physical disabilities.
- Provide a 24/7 family-like setting and support the individual’s basic physical and emotional needs.
- Establish a comfortable, supportive, and genuine relationship with the individual housed and supported.
- Participate in supervisory visits in the home.
- Successfully complete trainings through Community Options.
Benefits
- Per-diem reimbursement.
- Monthly room and board paid by the individual supported; described as tax exempt income.
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Education Level
High school or GED
