Overview

• Role: Caregiver (CFC Care Provider) for a young adult with autism 
• Location:  Sugar Land, 77479
• Compensation:  ~$20/hour
• Total hours:  20 hours per week
• Shifts available:  
  • Beginning February 1st, we are also looking to fill the Mon - Fri 9 am - 3 pm shift
  • Sat & Sun - Morning shift (9 am -3 pm) 
  • Sat & Sun - Evening shift (3 - 9 pm)
• Contact:  Email the family at ------------
• Other: Caregiver must be vaccinated for COVID

Full job description

We are looking for a long-term caregiver to support our brother who can help him with activities of daily living through hands-on assistance, supervision or cueing and helping him learn to care for himself. 

About our brother  

Conditions:

• Autistic
• Intellectual disability (31 years old, but has the intellectual capacity of a 4 year old)
• Fully mobile, but limited speech (speaks in words, phrases, and some sentences)
• Seizures (only when asleep and very rare now)

More about him: 

• Loves music and dancing (takes piano lessons and knows all of the lyrics to most NSYNC songs)
• Enjoys playing simple games such as Uno and Jenga
• Enjoys helping with cooking and especially loves sharing the food he and his caregiver cooked together
• Likes helping around the house and doing chores, especially anything that he can see the results of his work!
• Loves movies and TV, especially from the 90’s - some of his favorites are Full House, Tarzan, Bollywood movies
• Loves talking to people and is practicing better conversational skills, such as listening, asking different kinds of questions, etc. 

Job responsibilities 

• Help with daily caretaking: eating, grooming, dressing, bathing (note: bathing not required for evening shifts) 
• Services to help the individual learn how to care for themselves
• Assist with behavioral, speech, and physical therapy exercises
• Cook meals with him and teach him how to cook
• Do necessary light housekeeping to maintain a sanitary and safe environment & teach him housekeeping
• Provide emotional support
• Inform parent about uncommon events
• Assist with teaching appropriate behaviors
• Act quickly and responsibly in cases of emergency
• Keep him safe and respect privacy and confidential information

If you’re a patient, compassionate, and positive person who gets meaning from helping another person grow and learn, then this is a job for you. We expect you to be reliable/dependable, on-time, polite and a good communicator. 

Experience in housekeeping tasks and caring for individuals with disabilities will make you a strong candidate. You must be 18 years old.