Community Living Assistant

About the Support You Will Provide

As a Community Living Assistant, you will support people in their homes and in their communities. Everyone who is supported by Community Living Assistants receives individualized support.

With some people you may be providing support and assistance with grocery shopping, feeding, cooking meals, house cleaning, laundry or personal care. For others, you may be helping with exercising, meal planning, making medical appointments, finding social activities or organizing their medications. Truly, the range of job duties differs with each individual you support.

Each person has their own strengths, preferences and support needs and these will change over time. One of the rewards of working as a Community Living Assistant is to witness the accomplishments that people make in their lives and recognize your role in their successes.

Being a Community Living Assistant comes with many responsibilities but also has many rewards, including:

Feeling like you make a difference
Getting to know unique people
Touching the lives of people who really appreciate you
Participating in new experiences

Many people find that being a Community Living Assistant to people with disabilities is a fulfilling and enjoyable career.

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