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Community Horizons
Appleton, WI, USA
Dec 18, 2025
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Youth Respite Caregiver - Appleton- Kaukauna

Community Horizons
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Appleton, WI, USA
$16.00 - $21.00 hourly
Dec 23, 2025
Experience
Experience Preferred
Supportive Home Care Tasks Part time

Are you someone who would like to make a difference in someone’s life?  Doing fun activities in the community — hiking, swimming, playing games, homework help, or just staying active?  Or just assisting a family with some extra help in the evening? Then this might be the perfect job for you!!

Here at Community Horizons, we are looking for childcare support for a few families with children with special needs. This position, the childcare provider would be assisting families within their home.  This is a chance to make a real impact on someone’s life. 

Location:

We have a few openings in Kaukauna and Appleton

Schedule:

- 5-20 hours per week/After school and weekend hours.

- there are weekend hours available

(Flexible scheduling is available, and the family is willing to discuss all availability offered.)

Wage:

- varies

Job tasks:

- Plan and execute community outings.

- Clean, organize, and maintain a child’s bedroom.

- Spot clean bathroom (surface cleaning, take out garbage, replace toilet paper, etc.)

- Provide transportation to and from outings.

- Engage in de-escalating tactics as needed.

- Provide 1:1 supervision.

- Provide a safe space for community exploration.

Requirements:

- Driver's license

- Reliable vehicle- willing to use personal vehicle to provide transportation (local travel only).

- Experience working with children with complex needs (Mental health, Developmental disabilities, Autism, ADHD, ODD, Etc.)

- Willingness to learn and accept coaching.

- Ability to pass a Wisconsin Caregiving Background Check.

- Committed to providing care for children with special needs.

Please note that that some of the homes do have cats and or dogs

Setting

Private Home Setting

About Me- Tell your story

Community Horizons offers support broker services for individuals enrolled in self-directed programs within IRIS (I, Respect, I, Self-Direct) or Family Care throughout Wisconsin. As a Support Broker, we offer services to help plan and direct self-directed support. How can we help you? Community Horizons assists community members with the recruitment process of personal caregivers. Position range from a few hours per week to full-time positions and offer flexibility which often works great for college students. Go to school to learn and grow while fulfilling your passion by helping others. Self-Direction is a unique program that allows community members within the state program remain as independent as possible. With your help you can play a big part in keeping this possible. Self-Directed caregivers are hired directly by the members which often allows for a more flexible schedule and competitive pay. Community Horizons will be there every step of the way to ensure the hiring process goes smoothly. From the moment you apply one of our team members will reach out and discuss the position in further details. if you are passionate about caregiving, I would encourage you to explore Self-Directed Caregiving and be part of the difference. We look forward to talking with you!
About Community Horizons

Make a Meaningful Impact with Community Horizons
Support individuals. Empower independence. Build a flexible career you’ll love.

Community Horizons proudly supports individuals across Wisconsin who are enrolled in self-directed programs through Managed Care Organizations, IRIS (Include, Respect, I Self-Direct), and the CLTS (Children’s Long-Term Support) Program.

Self-direction allows participants—and families—to have control over who provides their care and how services are delivered, creating a truly personalized experience. While Community Horizons is not the employer of record, we assist by connecting caregivers with participants and guiding them through the hiring process. All hiring decisions are made by the member or their guardian

Ready to Make a Difference?

If you’re passionate about helping people live as independently as possible in their own homes, we’d love to talk with you. Community Horizons offers the support you need to succeed in your self-directed role.

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