Do you have room in your heart—and your home—to make a lifelong difference?

Evergreen Life Services believes that community-based care is the key to helping individuals live their most abundant and independent lives. We are seeking compassionate, reliable individuals and families across Tennessee to become Family-Model Providers.

In this role, you will open your home and heart to provide care for an individual with an intellectual, developmental, or physical disability, or an elderly individual. By welcoming them into your home as a family member, you will help them develop daily life skills, encourage personal choice, and support them in achieving their goals.

Core Responsibilities

Daily Needs & Personal Care: Provide compassionate assistance with daily tasks, including personal hygiene, eating, and meal preparation.
Health & Medication Management: Safeguard the individual’s physical health through accurate medication administration and transporting/accompanying them to medical appointments.
Independent Living Skills: Help individuals master daily life skills and foster their independent living capabilities.
Employment & Community Support: Assist individuals participating in the Employment and Community First (ECF) CHOICES program with community integrated supports, transportation, and daily routines that foster consistent employment.
Companionship & Integration: Offer a warm, inclusive home environment. Provide ongoing companionship and involve the individual in household and community social activities.
Documentation: Keep detailed, daily records of health metrics, behavior tracking, and goal milestones as required by Evergreen and state regulations.
Contract: Must comply with all terms and conditions specified in the independent contractor agreement.

Qualifications & Requirements

Must be at least 21 years old (25 or older if working with youth/adolescents under DCS programs).
Must live in a stable Tennessee residence (owned or rented) that meets all state and HUD safety guidelines.
Must have a private, available bedroom that meets placement regulations.
Must be financially stable and able to meet your own existing household needs independently.
Ability to pass all state-mandated criminal background checks, fingerprinting, and a successful home study completed by Evergreen.
Must possess a valid driver's license, clean driving record, reliable vehicle, and active auto liability insurance.
Complete all mandatory Evergreen pre-service training, including CPR/First Aid certification.

What Evergreen Offers

Tax-Exempt Stipend: Monthly financial compensation to offset care costs, based on the resident's tiered level of need.
Room & Board Reimbursement: A designated monthly amount contributed by the individual to help cover household expenses.
24/7 Agency Backup: Ongoing support with access to an assigned Evergreen Program Coordinator and 24/7 on-call emergency assistance.
Training & Respite: Continuous specialized training to meet the individual's specific needs, alongside scheduled respite relief to prevent burnout

Evergreen Life Services

I want more than just a job.
I want to make a difference in people’s lives.
I want to make a difference in my community.

We want to make a difference too. Working at Evergreen Life Services isn’t just a job; it’s a rewarding career. Sometimes that reward is a smile or a song from a resident, sometimes it’s the reward of knowing you helped a resident to learn daily life skills, like setting a table or preparing a meal. It could be watching a resident make beautiful artwork in one of our studios. Every day you will have opportunities to help those with intellectual or physical disabilities feel that they are a part of a community that cares.

Whether you provide direct care in our adult day care or in a group home, or you serve in a support or corporate office role, you will be an important part of the Evergreen team.

We have nearly 2000 employees and more than 1100 individuals served in seven states, including Louisiana, Texas, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Kentucky, Tennessee, and Florida.

If you are looking for a place where you can make a difference, at Evergreen Life Services you will change lives. Every employee is a valuable part of the team, because at Evergreen, everyone matters.

Evergreen, in it's mission is to serve, provide for and champion individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities, is looking for qualified, caring individuals to work with us.