Assistant to Adults with Disabilities (DSP)

L'Arche Portland
Published
April 20, 2022
Location
Portland, Oregon, Oregon
Category
Job Type

Description

Full-time, Part-Time, & overnight opportunities available. Full-Time Live-In opportunities also available!

General Responsibilities:

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

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

• Assist core members with daily recreational and financial activities and support them in personal growth

• Share household responsibilities including cooking, maintenance of house and yard, upkeep of community vehicles, transportation for core members, record keeping

• Help plan leisure activities, trips, prayer, community nights, retreats, one-on-one outings with core members

• Welcome guests and visitors into the home

• Attend regularly scheduled meetings

• Develop supportive relationships with friends and families of core members, and professional human service workers (case workers, health care providers, etc.)

Requirements:

  • At least 21 years old
  • Ability to communicate clearly and work cooperatively
  • Ability to lift at least 50 pounds
  • Current driver’s license preferred
  • Criminal record check (completed as part of the application process)
  • Multnomah County DD Qualifying Test (completed as part of the orientation process)
  • Current Basic First Aid and Adult CPR certification (completed as part of the orientation process)

Benefits:

  • Wage - $17.00/hr ($18/hr for nightshift)
  • Generous PTO
  • IRA - 5% contribution after one-year of full-time employment with L’Arche Portland
  • Night shifts include the ability to rest or sleep when not supporting core members and when other responsibilities are complete
Only registered members can apply for jobs.

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