Community Living Coach

Community Living Coach

Join us in making a difference at Home of Guiding Hands as we improve the quality of life for people with special needs. As a Community Living Coach, you'll help adults with disabilities build the skills needed to live on their own. A typical week might include supporting clients to pay bills, attend doctors' appointments, go grocery shopping, prepare meals, and more.

Gain great experience towards a career in social services!

The work environment for this position involves working with a variety of people in their homes and in the community. While performing the duties of the job, the employee is regularly required to see, talk, hear, walk, bend, stoop, sit, stand, reach, and lift objects weighing up to ten pounds repeatedly during a shift.

Home of Guiding Hands is a non-profit organization that was established in 1967 by a small group of dedicated and ambitious community members. The Mission of HGH is "to improve the lives of those we serve". We support children and adults in San Diego and Imperial Counties with intellectual and developmental disabilities, such as Down syndrome, epilepsy, autism, and cerebral palsy.

We provide a full continuum of care including residential care in specialized group homes, independent living support, respite care, and adult foster home services. Additionally, we provide early childhood assessments and services, tailored day support, Life Planning workshops, county-wide transportation services, and on-site activities at our resource center.