Careers at L’Arche

L’Arche assistants are highly trained direct support professionals. L’Arche is unique because many of the direct support professionals live in the homes with the core members, the adults with intellectual disabilities. The friendships formed are genuine and mutual, and special because beyond your role as a direct support professional, you are a housemate and a community member with those with disabilities. You share daily life with others with and without intellectual disabilities—eating dinner together, watching television, going to the gym or up the street for a coffee. You support each other to be in healthy relationships, to make progress in your goals, and live full and healthy lives. As a community of faith, L’Arche assistants and core members share small moments of prayer and reflection with one another and support each other to participate in the places of worship that each person chooses. The diverse faith backgrounds that assistants and core members bring to the table strengthens L’Arche Chicago’s shared times of prayer.