Be a friend. Be an advocate. Be as you are.


Join the incredible L'Arche team in creating an inclusive home for adults with and without intellectual disabilities! 

​​But first, what is a L'Arche home?
​​L’Arche Atlanta has maintained one home in Decatur for almost ten years and is expanding its circle of belonging by opening a second home in July. Each L’Arche Atlanta home includes people with and without disabilities who live, work, pray, and celebrate together. 

Those who share daily home life in a L'Arche home include:
  • up to 4 Core Members (persons with intellectual disabilities)
  • a team of Direct Support Professionals/House Assistants (that's you!), a Home Life Leader who manages the day-to-day life of the home, and a Care Coordinator who manages health care for Core Members
L'Arche is faith-based. The community is religiously diverse; we have a spiritual life coordinator who walks alongside our community to offer faith-based practices. Our community also has a circle of volunteers that provide consistent support & friendship to our Core Members and staff.

​Opening: House Assistant / Direct Support Professional

L’Arche Atlanta's House Assistants build a relationship of mutual care and support with persons with intellectual disabilities (Core Members); foster a home life of unity, mutual respect, and participation by all members; and provide direct care supports and skill-building for Core Members.

In this full-time (40 hrs/wk), salaried position, you will live and work at the L’Arche home in Decatur. Assistants choose to live in the L'Arche house as their primary residence; this type of community living is central to our mission. 

Primary job responsibilities include:
  • Sharing life in a community of people with and without intellectual and developmental disabilities.
  • Providing support to individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities.

Minimum Requirements
​No previous experience in this role is required, L'Arche will provide 3-6 weeks of paid training time. The following are required:
  • A desire to work and live in an intentional community, developing mutual relationships with people with disabilities.
  • Ability to implement health care plans and to respond appropriately in an emergency
  • Able to show proof of full COVID-19 vaccination
  • High school graduate or equivalent required
  • 18+ years old, eligible to work in the United States
  • A Georgia Driver's License

A pre-employment drug screen, background check, and motor vehicle report are all required prior to start date.

Entry-level take home pay is approximately $19,400 annually. Room and board, including a private bedroom, water, utilities, internet, meals, and common grocery items are also included. Other benefits include 20 days of Paid Time Off per year and nearly full coverage for health, vision, and dental insurance.

Join us as we celebrate the big and small moments of daily life together. Working at L’Arche is an experience unlike any other, and one that offers a profound grasp on what it means to be human—to build meaningful relationships, to inspire equality, and to welcome others just as they are. 

Is this the place for you? Contact Matthew@LArcheAtlanta.org to ask questions or apply.
  
For more about what it is like to live at L'Arche, visit our Assistant FAQ page.

​How to Apply
Submit the following two items to Matthew Collins at matthew@larcheatlanta.org:
  • Your resume
  • A short paragraph about why this opportunity interests you  ​
​Please include "House Assistant" in the subject line.

L’Arche Atlanta is an Equal Opportunity Employer that promotes diversity in its employment practices. Employment decisions are made without regard to an applicant's actual or perceived race, color, religion, creed, sex/gender, sexual orientation, national origin, ancestry, ethnicity, age, disability, alienage or citizenship status, marital status, partnership status, familial status, military obligations, status as a victim of domestic violence, veteran status, genetic pre-disposition or carrier status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. L'Arche Atlanta invites and celebrates diversity.