Group Home Worker Job Description

Group home workers help group home residents become independent and develop into productive citizens by monitoring their behaviors and teaching them life skills.

Typical Job Duties

• Getting clients to and from appointments by providing or facilitating transportation

• Function as a liaison between law enforcement, social services, client families and other organizations

• Admitting new clients and discharging clients who are leaving the home

• Monitor the behavior of clients which includes mediating disputes, counseling clients and removing dangerous items or substances from the home

• Teach clients how to live independently, which may include teaching skills such as how to prepare meals

• Prepare reports on the progress or regression of clients

Scholarships for Becoming a Group Home Worker

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