Full-Time Caregiver Needed – Gentle, Supportive Role for Adult with Special Needs (Denver, CO)
We’re seeking a deeply compassionate, emotionally steady full-time caregiver to support a kind, highly sensitive adult with profound support needs. This is a hands-on, heart-centered role in a calm, structured home environment. The right person will be nurturing, reliable, and naturally supportive—not just task-oriented, but someone who truly sees the person they’re caring for.
About the individual:
He is a bright, articulate adult with autism (Level 3), sensory sensitivities, trauma history, and a PDA (Pathological Demand Avoidance) profile. Though capable in some areas, he experiences severe emotional overwhelm, shutdowns, dissociation, executive dysfunction, and frequent distress. He wears diapers 24/7 due to incontinence and cannot be left alone due to wandering risk and past medical crises.
He thrives in a low-demand, sensory-friendly space with a caregiver who leads with empathy, praise, patience, and kindness. Encouragement, emotional validation, and gentle co-regulation are essential. Punishment, scolding, or power struggles are never appropriate.
Your responsibilities will include:
Daily Living Support
Helping with hygiene, dressing, and incontinence care (diaper changes required)
Medication management: prompting, organizing, administering, and picking up prescriptions
Preparing meals/snacks and encouraging healthy eating
Supporting a calming bedtime routine and sleep regulation
Home & Organizational Tasks
Full housekeeping: dishes, vacuuming, bathrooms, general cleaning
Laundry: washing, folding, putting away clothes and linens
Grocery shopping, errands, and home organization
Maintaining a shared calendar of appointments and reminders
Supporting with paperwork and basic scheduling tasks
Emotional & Safety Support
Providing calm companionship and reassurance during shutdowns and distress
Monitoring for dissociation, wandering, or safety risks (24/7 supervision required)
Responding to emotional crises with kindness, praise, and co-regulation
Encouraging self-esteem through validation, positive reinforcement, and emotional attunement
Community & Social Integration
Accompanying to doctor’s appointments and errands
Encouraging safe, structured community participation (e.g., nature walks, library visits, supported volunteering)
Helping build gentle steps toward social confidence without pressure
Ideal qualities:
Warm, encouraging, and naturally nurturing
Trauma-informed (or willing to learn), with clear emotional boundaries
Comfortable with full personal care, supervision, and household management
Organized, dependable, and consistent
Experience with autism, trauma, PDA, or complex mental health is a major plus
Strong communicator who uses praise, empathy, and presence over correction or control
Job Details:
Location: Denver, CO
Hours: Full-time preferred (some overnight or live-in options may be available)
Pay: Competitive and based on experience (this is a private-pay position)
Background check and references required
This is not a clinical or task-only role—it’s about building safety, trust, and connection. If you’re someone who believes caregiving is about dignity, compassion, and bringing calm to someone who’s endured far too much, we’d love to hear from you.
Please reply with a little about yourself, your experience, and your availability.