About the Role
At L’Arche, we seek to create an intentional community of genuine belonging, one that welcomes difference and celebrates the unique gifts of all people. As a live-out caregiving assistant, you would build relationships with core members (individuals with IDD) and other assistants through sharing in daily life — eating dinner together, watching television, going to the gym, or heading up the street for a cup of coffee. Together with the core members, you would help care for the home, shop for groceries, and cook meals. You would also be trained to support core members at doctors’ appointments, with personal care, with medication administration, with transportation, and with banking and shopping.
Assistants often point to their time with L’Arche as a time of personal transformation, where they experience real relationships of mutual support with core members and assistants. L’Arche strives to model a vision of humanity where people with disabilities are at the center. By answering the call to share life in our community, assistants are an integral part of bringing that vision to life.
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Benefits of Working with L'Arche
Full-time Employee Information
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Generous paid time off (20 days in your first year, 25 every year after)
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Time and half pay for holidays worked (non-exempt employees)
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Medical/Dental/Vision benefits; L’Arche pays 90% of premiums: life/AD&D insurance, long-term disability insurance, and employee assistance program; Voluntary: life/AD&D insurance and critical illness insurance.
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401(k) (retirement savings plan) with 5% match from L’Arche
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Access to the West Cook YMCA for $5 per paycheck
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Ongoing training and development
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Eligible for loan forgiveness under Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF)
Part-time Employee Information
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Generous paid time off (20 days in your first year, 25 every year after FTE for those working 20 hours per week)
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Time and a half for holidays worked (non-exempt employees)
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401(k) (retirement savings plan) with 5% match from L’Arche
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Access to the West Cook YMCA for $5 per paycheck
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Ongoing training and development
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Eligible for loan forgiveness under Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF)
What to expect after submitting your application
After submitting your application, you will hear from us within 48 hours letting you know if you have been invited to continue the process. You will be asked to set up a time to visit our community and we will discuss setting up an interview for the assistant role with you.
