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Direct Support Professional, Live-in

Employer
L'Arche Atlanta
Location
Decatur, Georgia
Salary
$16 per hour, 25 PTO days per year and more
Closing date
Apr 7, 2023

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Focus Areas
Housing / Shelter, Human Services
Job Function
Direct Service / Social Service, Health / Medical, Home Health Aid / Senior Care
Position Type
Full Time
Degree Level
High School
Willingness to Travel
up to 25%
Experience Level
Entry-level

Job Details

House Assistant / Direct Support Professional

Be a friend. Be an advocate. Be as you are.

Assistants are trained as Direct Support Professionals to provide quality care for Core Members (people with intellectual disabilities) at L’Arche. This care is given and received in a spirit of mutuality and friendship.

Together, Assistants and Core Members create the unique pulse of life in a L’Arche community--building meaningful relationshipsinspiring equality, and welcoming others just as they are

Many Assistants choose to live in the L'Arche home as their primary residence; this type of community living is central to our mission.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS
No previous experience necessary. L'Arche will provide 4-6 weeks of paid training time. The following are required:

  • A desire to work & live in an intentional faith community, developing mutual relationships with people with disabilities
  • Ability to implement health care plans and to respond appropriately in an emergency
  • Able to show proof of full COVID-19 vaccination
  • High school graduate or equivalent required
  • 18+ years old, eligible to work in the United States
  • A valid driver's license

A pre-employment drug screen, background check, and motor vehicle report are all required prior to start date. For more about what it is like to live at L'Arche, watch the video above and visit our Assistant FAQ page.

COMPENSATION & BENEFITS
Depending on our staffing needs, L'Arche has both fulltime and part-time, as well as live-in and live-out assistant apositions available. L'Arche provides:

  • For live-in assistants: room & board including: a private bedroomwater/utilities/internet, & meals/common grocery items (approximately a $7,000 value)
  • $16 per hour
  • 25 PTO (Paid Time Off) days per year
  • Nearly full coverage for health, vision, & dental insurance 


Join us as we celebrate the big and small moments of daily life together! Is this the place for you? 

Apply today! We can't wait to get to know you!

Please email Matthew Collins at Matthew@LArcheAtlanta[dot]org a little information about yourself. L'Arche Atlanta employees must be legally authorized to work in the U.S. We can not sponsor visas. Please do not email if you are not authorized to work in the U.S.

Please be sure to include the following information in your email:

  • Legal name
  • City and state where you currently reside
  • Whether you are interested in a part-time or full-time position
  • Whether you are interested in being a live-in or a live-out assistant
  • When you are available to start working (approximate)
  • Your COVID vaccination status (include booster information)
  • How you heard about L'Arche/this job opening
  • In your own words, why are you interested in working at L'Arche?
  • Anything else you would like to share or questions you have (optional)

​Questions? Contact Matthew@LArcheAtlanta[dot]org

L’Arche Atlanta is an Equal Opportunity Employer that promotes diversity in its employment practices. Employment decisions will are made without regard to an applicant's actual or perceived race, color, religion, creed, sex/gender, sexual orientation, national origin, ancestry, ethnicity, age, disability, alienage or citizenship status, marital status, partnership status, familial status, military obligations, status as a victim of domestic violence, veteran status, genetic predisposition or carrier status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. L'Arche Atlanta invites and celebrates diversity. 

Company

At the heart of L’Arche are people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. At L'Arche, people with and without disabilities build relationships of mutual respect and friendship in which the value of each person is celebrated, and difference is welcomed. 

L'Arche Atlanta is based in Decatur, GA, with two houses where people with and without disabilities share life together. L'Arche Atlanta is part of an international federation of L'Arche communities -- there are 18 L'Arche communities in the U.S., and over 150 around the world. L'Arche (pronounced larsh), was founded in France in 1964.

Company info
Website
Telephone
470.582.0008
Location
500 S. Columbia Drive
Decatur
GA
30030
US

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