Host Home Provider

Description

Continuum of Colorado is seeking compassionate and committed Host Home Providers in the Aurora and Denver Metro area to support adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities in a safe, caring, and supportive home environment. As a contracted provider, you’ll open your home and your heart to help someone thrive in a community-based setting.

For this opportunity, we are especially interested in providers who are comfortable supporting individuals with higher behavioral and/or medical needs . The ideal provider is patient, dependable, calm under pressure, and confident in providing consistent support while maintaining a person-centered approach.

Please watch our What is a Host Home Provider and How do I become a HHP or FCG with Continuum of Colorado videos here .

What You'll Do

As a Host Home Provider, you’ll offer individualized support to a person with a developmental disability living in your home. Depending on the individual's needs, this may include:

• •Assisting with daily living tasks such as personal care, hygiene, meal preparation, and medication management
• •Providing behavioral support and responding calmly and consistently to challenging behaviors
• •Supporting individuals with higher medical or health-related needs and following established care and safety plans
• •Recognizing and communicating changes in an individual's health, behavior, or overall well-being
• •Encouraging community involvement, recreation, independence, and life skills development
• •Providing transportation to appointments, activities, and community outings
• •Documenting supports and participating in monitoring, training, and team meetings
• •Working collaboratively with family members, case managers, and other members of the individual's support team
• •Creating a stable, respectful, and person-centered home environment focused on safety, independence, and quality of life

What We're Looking for in a Provider

• •Experience in caregiving and/or Host Home settings supporting individuals with I/DD
• •Demonstrated skill in behavioral de-escalation , with an emphasis on consistency and structure
• •Experience with safe physical intervention techniques for high-acuity behavioral situations
• •Ability to maintain a stable, long-term placement

Requirements

Monthly pay rate: $3,000 - $6,000/month depending on level of care of individual(s)

Requirements

• •Must be 18 years of age or older
• •Pass a criminal background check
• •Complete all state-required trainings and certifications
• •Maintain liability insurance as outlined in contract
• •Comply with all state and federal regulations for residential services

Continuum of Colorado is particularly seeking Host Home Providers who can offer wheelchair-accessible homes , and those with the capacity to support individuals requiring intensive behavioral or medical care .

The contract rate for this position is reflective of the level of support required by the individual you will be working with. Individuals with higher support needs will have a corresponding higher rate, while those with lower support needs will have a more moderate rate. This structure ensures that compensation is aligned with the unique requirements of each individual’s care.

Contracted Host Home Providers are contractors and not employees; therefore, they are not eligible for company benefits.

Work Location: Remote