Guided by the mission and Charter of L’Arche, the Assistant House Coordinator (AHC) supports the overall wellness of adults with intellectual disabilities who receive care provision from L’Arche. The AHC reports directly to the House Coordinator, and works alongside them to support medical appointments, core member (client) tracking, house meetings, and new assistant (caregiver) training shifts. The AHC is a leadership role that helps foster L’Arche values and participation in the wider community.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
DIRECT SUPPORT OF ADULTS WITH INTELLECTUAL DISABILITIES
- Assist with activities of daily living (ADLs): hygiene, health, finances, recreation, personal, and spiritual growth
- Provide on average 32 hours of direct support a week, including but not limited to time training caregivers on core member routines, especially on days that the House Coordinator is away. These hours may include supporting medical appointments as well as follow-up communication following these appointments in Therap, with providers, with families, and/or with the pharmacy. Note: During onboarding for this role the percentage of time spent on direct support may be higher.
- Be part of an on-call rotation with other members of the Care Team. Respond to emergencies and critical events in the home as a part of these responsibilities.
- Proactively attend to household cleaning chores, including laundry, cooking, sweeping, sanitizing surfaces and bathrooms, taking out the trash/recycling, and washing dishes.
ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT TO HOUSE COORDINATOR
- Support petty cash disbursement, documentation, and weekly financial audits
- Organize and contribute to paper filing needs, including annual Individual Support Plan (ISP) documentation and medical appointment records.
- Coordinate and support proactive ISP goal planning across all shifts. Contribute to and remind teammates about daily, weekly, monthly, yearly goals outlined in core member’s ISPs. Review ISP activity tracking and support planning of goals across shifts.
- Review pharmacy’s delivery of routine monthly cycle fill medications, and support reordering of medications as needed.
- Ensure core member mail is checked regularly, responded to in a timely manner when applicable, and sorted / filed appropriately.
- Review, edit, and post the weekly menu for the home. Ensure all dietary needs and protocols related to meals are clearly incorporated on the planned menus.
- Oversee weekly grocery and household supply ordering in collaboration with the House Coordinator.
COMMUNITY EXPECTATIONS
- Learn and use tools in Cooperative Communication, conflict, and meetings
- Commit to the mission and philosophy of L’Arche
- Respect the history of the home and the broader community of L’Arche
- Participate in retreat and formation opportunities
- Participate and, when asked, support the planning/execution of Community Nights, Community Vacations, and other community gatherings and traditions
- Participate fully in weekly weekly Assistant Team meetings
- Foster cooperative relationships with other team members, core member families, neighbors, professionals, etc.
- Be a welcoming presence in the home to any guests, volunteers, and visitors.
- Complete thorough communication and follow through from meetings, phone calls, conversations with other professionals, etc. documenting when needed and ensuring needed information is shared with those involved. Check email each shift and respond promptly.
- Help plan and participate in house celebrations- birthdays, anniversaries, holidays
REQUIREMENTS FOR THE ROLE
- Embraces the mission and values of L’Arche; previous L’Arche experience preferred
- Good management and organizational skills
- Strong interpersonal, oral, and written communication skills
- Ability to work both independently and collaboratively, while providing guidance to others
- Good boundaries, self-awareness and stress management
- Ability to maintain confidentiality
- Be at least 18 years old
- Ability to lift at least 50 pounds
- Current driver’s license and at least two years of driving experience
- Criminal record check (completed as part of the application process)
- Current Basic First Aid and Adult CPR certification (completed as part of the application process)
HOURS, WAGE, & BENEFITS
- 40 hours/week, four 10s schedule that includes weekends. The schedule is Thursdays 12-10pm, Fridays 12-10pm, and Saturdays and Sundays from 8am-6pm, with the ability to pick up more hours as support is needed.
- When necessary, the AHC may be asked to cover overnights in the home. The AHC will be compensated with an additional dollar per hour differential for lead overnight hours, defined as 9pm-9am.
- Wage: starting at $23.50/hour
- Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance (chiropractic, massage, acupuncture, therapy included)
- Generous accrual based paid time off (PTO)
- IRA - 3% contribution after one year of employment with L’Arche Portland
Pay: From $23.50 per hour
Benefits:
- Dental insurance
- Health insurance
- Paid orientation
- Paid time off
- Parental leave
- Retirement plan
- Vision insurance
Work Location: In person
