Caregiver
Location: Sugar Land, 77479
Compensation: ~$22/hour
Total hours: 25 hours per week
Shifts available: Mon through Fri – 9 am to 2 pm
Contact: Email the family at ------------
We are looking for a long-term caregiver to engage in fun activities with our brother and assist him with daily living tasks through hands-on support, supervision, and cueing, while helping him learn to care for himself.About my son
Things he enjoys:
- Music and dancing (took piano lessons and knows all of the lyrics to most NSYNC songs)
- Playing games (Uno, Jenga, matching, etc.)
- Helping with cooking and especially loves sharing the food he and his caregiver cooked together
- Helping around the house and doing chores, especially anything that he can see the results of his work!
- Movies & TV - some of his favorites are Full House, Tarzan, Bollywood movies
- Talking to people and practicing better conversational skills, such as listening, asking different kinds of questions, etc.
Conditions:
- Autistic
- Intellectual disability (33 years old, but has the intellectual capacity of a 5 year old)
- Fully mobile
- Speaks in words, phrases, and some sentences
- Seizures (only when asleep and rare now)
- 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
We expect you to be reliable/dependable, on-time, polite and a good communicator.
Experience in caring for individuals with disabilities will make you a strong candidate.
Applicants must be 18 years old.
