The quality of our services depends on the quality of our staff!

Health and Safety

FREE’s main priority is the well-being of the individuals served and dedicated staff members. We are committed to ensure all essential supplies and services are available to safely care for those we serve while protecting our team members. FREE administrators and medical personnel are available 24/7 to triage health related concerns.

COVID-19 Vaccination Protocol

Centralized system for registering those we support and our valued team members who consent to receive the COVID-19 vaccine.

Appreciation Program

FREE recognizes the hard work and dedication of our team members through annual appreciation events, award presentations, employee spotlights and so much more.

Treasure Town

Team members helping team members. Treasure Town helps many of our team members by providing donations during the holidays, back-to-school, and in times of crisis. This initiative is funded by team members voluntary contributions.

Professional Development

There are many opportunities to advance your career at FREE. It is our responsibility to ensure that we provide the support necessary to enhance the knowledge and skills of our team members through training and education. FREE partners with higher learning institutions to offer additional incentives to further the education and professional development of our team members as well as providing tuition assistance.

Diversity

FREE believes in the dignity and worth of all people. We strive to foster an appreciation of, and respect for, the differences among all of us that enrich the world.
Together… Creating the right solution for any need…

We are a committed team striving to meet the needs of the people we support, fellow team members, and the unmet needs of the community. Our dedicated team and mission directly contribute to the company culture we have today which is rooted in transparency, mutual respect, and civility.

Employee Benefits

Wellness Benefits

FREE promotes the health and wellness through education and initiatives that support employees in making healthy choices with their work and home lives. As part of our wellness initiative we offer $100 gym reimbursement for eligible employees.

Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

FREE’s EAP provides confidential evaluation, solution-focused counseling, screened referrals and follow-up services for a broad spectrum of personal concerns.

Life Insurance

FREE provides you with basic group term life insurance so you can protect those you love from the unexpected. This benefit is 100% employer paid – no cost to you.

Medical Benefits

FREE offers a comprehensive medical and prescription plan. Our dental benefits are bundled with your medical at no additional cost to you.

Paid Vacation and Sick Time

Full and Part-time team members accrue both vacation and sick time.

Retirement and 401(k) Savings Plan

FREE offers many advantages for team members to participate in the plan including: Employer quarterly match and Annual discretionary employer contribution.

Employee Testimonials

What I have appreciated about working at FREE is the opportunity to improve my skills and advance my career. The organization is large enough to offer new positions all the time. There are training and education opportunities that have really helped me move forward.

Lynda Foley
Family Residences and Essential Enterprises, Inc.

I love working at my job because I love the participants and know each one...

Carmen Succar, HS at Day Services West
Carmen has been part of the FREE family since 1994!

This job is challenging at times, but seeing the individuals continuing to improve their skills and move on makes me feel good because I helped them on the process to becoming independent.

Jeanine
FREE Peer Specialist

Career Ladder: Executive Leadership

Family Residences and Essential Enterprises, Inc. (FREE) offers many wonderful opportunities to build a career. Many of our leaders started as direct support professionals. You can begin to gain the experience you will need tomorrow by becoming a direct support professional today!
Direct Support Professional
The foundation of our organization, the direct support professional (DSP) is a constant support to the men and women we are privileged to serve. DSP's are exposed to a wide variety of experiences that help to prepare them for careers in the medical, education, mental health, and human services fields.
Shift Leader
A crucial link between program management and the direct support team, the shift leader guides their fellow direct support professionals in supporting each individual's achievement of personal outcomes on a day-to-day basis while retaining direct contact with the men and women we support.
Assistant Manager
Empathetic, charismatic, and willing to roll up their sleeves, the assistant manager is a vital resource to both the residential manager and the direct support team. The assistant manager is responsible for implementing daily activities and shares responsibility for overseeing the residence and the direct support team.

Preferred:

  • Associate's Degree
Residential Manager
The residential manager is the leader within each residence, and ensures that all of the needs of the people supported in the program are met. The knowledge, skills and abilities required for this role include staff management, financial management, project management, and managing relationships with others.

Preferred:

  • Bachelor's Degree
Operations Director
The bridge between program management and senior management, operations directors (ODs) are responsible for the management and supervision of multiple residential facilities to ensure efficient and effective utilization of effective communication and consistency with policies and procedures.
Assistant Vice President
The assistant vice president (AVP) is responsible for the development of management strategies to meet division-wide goals, and is a primary contributor to the development of the organization’s strategic plan. A member of the leadership team, the AVP leads and inspires a shared vision based on their experience and knowledge.

Preferred:

  • Master's Degree
Vice President
Reporting directly to one of the chief executives of the organization, the vice president is responsible for a particular division. The vice president plans, organizes, directs and coordinates the strategic direction of their respective division and is an active participant in the strategic planning process of the agency.
Senior Vice President
The senior vice president (SVP) reports to the president of the organization and serves as a member of senior management. The SVP ensures that the proper resources are in place to fulfill the agency's mission by managing existing resources, understanding our field's direction and cultivating new opportunities for those we support.

Featured Positions

DSP (Direct Support Professional)

Your primary role as a Direct Support Professional is to provide balance and care to encourage the dreams of the individuals we support. The duties of your employment will be as endless as the aspirations of those who you will care for. Together you will grow as you assist them in the identification and realization of both daily and yearly life goals, simultaneously advocating for their health and safety while enabling them to overcome barriers and to establish their own networks and roles within society.

CHS (Community Habilitation Specialist)

As a Community Habilitation Specialist, you are both the key to and the safety net from the opportunities and pitfalls of independent living. As a facilitator of social balance, you will simultaneously ensure the health and safety of the individuals you support while supporting their active involvement in the community, and advocating for the fulfillment of their needs.

CSS (Community Support Specialist)

Your role as a Community Support Specialist is both that of a teacher and a confidant. Steady in your support, you will help to provide stability to the individuals you assist by providing daily training in independent living skills and ensuring maintenance of psychiatric stability. As a highly organized and skilled communicator, you will enable effective interactions between the individuals whom you serve and all of the other people involved in their treatment, including other team members, family members, and the general community.

BIS (Behavior Intervention Specialist)

As a Behavior Intervention Specialist, you will be challenged to analyze and recreate innovative programs of intervention and prevention which will allow the individuals you support to progress further into the depths of their potential. By creatively redirecting and ensuring the minimization of targeted maladaptive behaviors, you will work directly with individuals and their support teams, functioning as the key which unlocks limitless numbers of doors that lead down the many paths to more independent living through increased social integration.

RN (Registered Nurse)

As a Registered Nurse, you already appreciate the privilege that is healing and supporting those who are in need. As a Registered Nurse working directly with the individuals we support, however, you will also learn how to aid and support the healing of the mind as well as you advocate for others and encourage constant daily treatment and habilitation through a proactive and personalized approach. At times, you will step into the role of a teacher as well, using the vast knowledge and experience that your certifications have afforded you to pass on the gift of healing to your fellow care-givers.

LC (Licensed Clinician)

As a Licensed Clinician you will provide crisis intervention, direct support, medication monitoring and oversight, assistance with daily living skills, and any other assistance that the individuals we support need while participating in site-based services. You will assist in the development of the initial plans, relapse prevention plans, and support plans. The Licensed Clinician will also run therapy groups on specific topics, provide individualized supportive counseling, and conduct assessments as needed or required.

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