Job Description

If you are looking for a chance to enrich someones life and unlock their potential, Mainstay Life Services has the PERFECT opportunity for you!

ABOUT THE COMPANIONSHIP:

Do you enjoy iced lattes, restaurants, YouTube, walking, shopping, movies, music, painting, and more?

Are you creative, patient, energetic, communicative, organized, and flexible? Are you ready to help someone on the road to achieving maximum independence and community inclusion?

As a companion, you will move into an individuals large, beautiful home in the Fox Chapel, PA area, and act as live-in support when additional staff cannot be present. In this 1:1 environment, you have the opportunity to remain committed to outside obligations while receiving free housing in exchange for your companionship. The companions apartment is fully furnished, air-conditioned, and is equipped with a small kitchen and bathroom. In this setting, you can maintain your privacy while still making the space feel like home!

RESPONSIBILITES:

Daily responsibilities will include light housekeeping, adapting to the persons schedule while promoting independence, interacting and building meaningful relationships, and integrating the person into your outside life.

EMPLOYMENT:

An aspect of the companionship is employment with Mainstay Life Services as a Direct Support Professional! Mainstay will offer a paid, flexible hour position as a Direct Support Professional, and you will have the opportunity to get paid to work with the person you live with! There are other Mainstay support staff and other family members that are available during the day and night to offer the individual additional support, but when other staff cannot be present, the companion will be there as coverage. As a Direct Support Professional in the Community Services program, and with a starting pay rate of $19.00 per hour, you can play a pivotal role in our efforts to positively impact lives. We are looking for someone who can make a difference in the achievement of personal health and wellness goals, encourage engagement within the community, and explore the unique skills of the people we support so that they can achieve every good thing life has to offer.

LOCATION:

Fox Chapel, PA is the perfect setting for social and community events! You are only minutes away from shopping, restaurants, river walks and nature trails. You also have easy access to downtown Pittsburgh, Bakery Square, and the turnpike.

ABOUT MAINSTAY LIFE SERVICES:

Mainstay Life Services is an is an extraordinary organization with a very distinctive mission: To provide life-long, high-quality support services, ensuring that people with developmental disabilities lead fulfilling lives and realize their vision of a desirable future. Mainstay Life Services constantly strives to make our vision a reality: That people with developmental disabilities will live within a community that sustains them and benefits from their participation. Mainstay Life Services will be regarded as the regions provider of choice for individuals and families seeking services, and as the regions employer of choice for qualified and committed professionals. Dedicated staff is the key to our success, and Mainstay is recognized by their employees as a Top Workplace!

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Must be 18 years of age.
• Valid driver's license required.
• Use of personal vehicle with adequate insurance.
• Eligibility for Act 33/34 clearances.
• High school diploma or equivalent required.
• Pre-employment drug screen required.
• Experience working with people with developmental disabilities preferred.

We know that not everyone who finds themselves upon this posting will fit exactly what is described above, but if you share our mission and vision as we work to drive inclusion and a sense of belonging to all people, including those with developmental disabilities and autism, we encourage you to apply!

For more information about this opportunity, please contact Nora Soule, Associate Director of Community Services, at NSoule@MainstayLifeServices.org!

• Must be 18 years of age.
• Valid driver's license required.
• Use of personal vehicle with adequate insurance.
• Eligibility for Act 33/34 clearances.
• High school diploma or equivalent required.
• Pre-employment drug screen required.
• Experience working with people with developmental disabilities preferred.

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