Department Overview: | We are a family of four. One parent is a social work professor and the other is an engineer and professor of practice at UW-Madison. Our twins turn 8 in November and are in 2nd grade. Our home is full of sensory equipment (swings, large trampoline, crash pads, cozy corners, backyard, water play) with a fenced in backyard and is located near multiple parks.
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Schedule: | We are open to hiring respite/childcare providers for one or more shifts per week. We would want this to be a good fit for you as well and would love to make sure a schedule worked well for you. We have had respite providers who work one shift for week, others who work 2-3 shifts per week, and others have work one shift and then we let them know about extra hours when they are available and mutually convenient. Consistency is valuable to us and our kids' routines.
Mondays 5:30-8pm (priority shift)
Wednesdays 5:30-8pm
Thursdays 6-8:30pm
Saturdays- A 4 hour shift between 9am and 7pm
Sundays - A 4 hour shift between 9am and 7pm
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Position Summary/Job Duties: | We are University professors with twin second graders who are energetic, sweet, and fun. They are also autistic, mostly nonspeaking (have communication devices and use pictures, signs, words), sensory-seeking, and have high support needs (but are not physically disabled or medically fragile). They have been loving first grade this year! We are seeking respite/childcare providers to give them the one-to-one support that helps them thrive over the summer. They love spending time with people, learning new things, being outside in the backyard, and playing in our basement sensory gym or trampoline, or walking to nearby playgrounds/parks. They also like outings to places like Play N Wisconsin (where we have a membership) or swimming.
You may be spending time with one of them while a parent or other respite provider is with the other child, help accompany on outings with a parent to help support both kids 1-to-1, spend time 1-to-1 while the other child is with a respite provider, help ensure one or both kids can go to in-home or outside-the-home therapies (occupational therapy, speech therapy, swimming, music therapy. etc.)
It is NOT a requirement that you transport kids at any time (though it would be a huge plus for us if that were possible). We are about a 10 minute walk from the D bus line (which I take from campus as well), but this would likely be easier for someone with a car. We also have ample parking in our driveway and on the street.
Option to work additional hours on holidays for extra compensation or to add hours as a backup. We have had respite providers who are in school for education (especially special education), communication disorders, pre-OT/OT, counseling, and other related areas but that is not necessary. We have typically retained providers over a year or longer, but we are also open to a position for just the semester or academic year also. We value maintaining a consistent schedule while also ensuring flexibility with notice. We are happy to craft a position that matches the hours that make sense for you, minimum one 3-4 hour shift per week.
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Qualifications: | Experience or interest in working with neurodivergent, autistic, high support needs, sensory seeking, speech delayed/nonspeaking kids or kids using alternative communication
High energy or willingness to be physically active (walks, pushing on swings, being outside, etc.)
Priortizes safety with an interest in fostering learning, communication, and joy
Nonsmoker
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