Start a Sponsored Residential Care Career Based in Your Fredericksburg Home
Work a rewarding career from your home as a caregiver operating as an independent contractor, helping adults with disabilities.
Caregiver Job Openings in Fredericksburg, VA
Are you looking for a way to utilize your skills as a caretaker in a meaningful way? Do you find yourself missing home when you’re away at work each day?
Adults with intellectual/developmental disabilities benefit greatly from having a stable and caring home. This is made possible by caregivers who cultivate supportive households, provide care full-time, and welcome individuals into their families.
Becoming a Residential Care Provider allows you to open your home to 1-2 adults with disabilities. You, your family, and a team of backup workers will provide these individuals with the care they need to live a happy and healthy lifestyle.
Wall Residences was the first organization in Virginia to begin identifying people or families that could provide adults with this level of care. Our pioneering service model makes it possible for individuals with disabilities to gain independence and find a lifestyle that makes them truly happy.
If you’re interested in joining our provider family, our Fredericksburg team is expanding to meet the needs of adults with disabilities. You can help change lives and improve yours at the same time.
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Wall Residences has staff statewide to support our mission of caring for adults with disabilities. As a provider, you work as an independent contractor but you’re never alone.
Each provider works with multiple backup workers to help provide care when you and your household cannot. This allows you to maintain parts of your lifestyle that may not be accessible for the individual in your care. You even get to personally select the backup workers who come to your home.
In addition to support staff, you’ll have access to Wall Residences behavioral, nursing, and other services.
Many individuals become like family to the providers they live with. You’ll be able to join in on community activities together, visit attractions, try new volunteer opportunities, and run errands together.
Our entire network is here to support you and those you care for.
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Each Wall Residences Provider is an independent contractor who receives payment based on their contract level. These contracts are based on your experience and your pay can increase over time. Each payment made is based on the Supports Intensity Scale of the adult you’re caring for.
Our orientation documents walk you through the application process, the goals of the program, licensing, and more. During applying and onboarding you will be asked for a home visit, resume, references, background checks, and emergency plans.
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Fill out the Provider application found on the Become a Provider page. We encourage those interested in becoming a Provider to attend one of our bi-monthly online Provider Interest Webinars.
Wall Residences helps new providers prepare for their role with part-time training. During this time, many soon-to-be providers keep working their current job. When an adult with disabilities seeks residential support through Wall Residences our team pairs them with available residential providers that can meet their needs. It is hard to estimate how long it will take for an individual to be matched to your home. The timeline is based on new residents joining the program or residents moving from another provider’s home.
Wall Residences makes sure that your skill set and abilities match the needs of the adults with disabilities coming to live in your home. Your wait time will vary depending on the unique needs of the individuals waiting for residential support and the skill sets you offer. When matches are made, they are intended to last for a long time. This allows for you and the adults with disabilities you care for to have more stability. Once an individual is eligible for your home, you’ll receive a notification prior to them moving in.
The following skills are desired:
- Previous work with individuals with disabilities in a regulated environment (at least 6 months)
- Ability to complete documentation (training is provided)
- Ability to use a computer
- Understanding of “person-centered” support
We are especially in need of providers with these skills:
- LPN / RN
- Ability to use and understand sign language
- Experience supporting individuals with significant behavioral challenges
- Accessible homes for individuals who utilize wheelchairs
The Wall Residences team includes many former foster parents/foster care workers, nurses, and social workers who made the transition into caring for adults with disabilities.
We are also interested in hiring residential care providers with experience in the following fields:
- Teaching and Education
- Military Service
- Mental Health Care
Every provider enters their role with a different level of experience. Wall Residences works with you to provide the training needed to confidently work with adults with disabilities. You’ll get the chance to partner with our helpful and compassionate team for a well-guided career transition.
If you haven’t previously cared for adults with disabilities, you may be given the opportunity to work as a backup for another provider. This ensures you are fully prepared to offer residential care ahead of opening your home to individuals.
Starting as a backup worker gives you time to learn Wall Residences’ policies, procedures, and documentation requirements. Most importantly you will get to work with adults with disabilities in a residential environment.
You can transfer training paperwork if you have the certificate of the class with the instructor’s signature, date the class was taken, and date when the training expires. If documentation of previous TB screenings is provided and there has been no disruption in care, then this is also transferable. Wall utilizes our own CMRT (Crisis Management & Response Training) which all new Providers will need to take.
Wall Residences makes becoming a provider more accessible by offering a lot of the training courses you need to start as a provider. You can access our training calendar to find the upcoming courses you need. You can sign up for classes by contacting the program manager you’re working with or the training department.
Providers also need First Aid and CPR certifications which can be obtained through the American Heart Association or Red Cross.