Open Your Home: Lifesharing Opportunity
About The Position
This is a unique opportunity to become a LifeSharing provider in Central Pennsylvania, welcoming a young adult woman into your home. The individual enjoys reading comic books, listening to music, and cooking, and is looking for a family that shares some of these interests. She is also interested in opportunities for swimming, playing soccer, and spending time outdoors. Animals are important to her, and she hopes to find a home where she can be around them, ideally with a dog. A long-term goal is to pursue hotel management through higher education, with plans to start at HACC early next year. The ideal provider will value connection, shared interests, and supporting personal growth, offering a calm and welcoming home with consistent routines, kindness, patience, and good humor. The individual is described as helpful, eager to support others, dependable, caring, confident in advocating for herself, focused on building independence, and motivated to learn new skills. The provider should offer a safe, supportive, and stable home, be open to sharing life experiences, and help the individual grow, participate in community life, and reach her personal goals. Experience with or willingness to learn about intellectual and developmental disabilities and/or autism is desired, as is the ability to make others smile. United Cerebral Palsy of Central Pa is a not-for-profit organization providing innovative supports and services to people of diverse abilities to live a meaningful life.
Requirements
- Must be at least 21 years of age.
- Hold a valid driver's license.
- Have reliable transportation.
- Possess valid vehicle/homeowner/rental insurance.
- Undergo criminal clearances for all persons living in the home.
- Complete physicals for all persons living in the home.
- Have access to a personal printer and scanner.
Nice To Haves
- Experience supporting individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities and/or Autism is preferred.
- Willingness to learn about intellectual and developmental disabilities and/or Autism.
- A home where the individual can be around animals regularly, ideally with a dog.
- A family that shares interests in reading, music, and cooking.
- Ability to provide opportunities for swimming and playing soccer.
- Ability to make others smile.
Responsibilities
- Welcome a young adult woman into your home and share everyday life together.
- Support her interests in reading comic books, listening to music, and cooking.
- Provide opportunities for activities like swimming and playing soccer.
- Ensure regular interaction with animals, ideally including a dog.
- Support her goal of pursuing higher education in hotel management.
- Offer a calm and welcoming home environment.
- Maintain consistent routines with flexibility for fun.
- Demonstrate kindness, patience, and good humor.
- Include her in family activities and daily life.
- Provide a safe, supportive, and stable home.
- Share life experiences and explore new opportunities together.
- Help her grow, participate in community life, and reach personal goals.
- Learn about intellectual and developmental disabilities and/or autism, if not already experienced.
Benefits
- Compensation available when providing lifesharing support as an independent contractor.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
