Become a homecare and/or personal support worker to help other adults and people with disabilities in their home and in the community.
Through local Aging & People with Disabilities (APD) offices
Through the Office of Developmental Disabilities Services
Through OHA Health Systems Division
Homecare workers help older adults and people with disabilities who receive Medicaid or Oregon Project Independence in-home services through Aging and People with Disabilities. To qualify to be a homecare worker, an individual must be 18 years old or older; pass a background check; and legally be able to work in the United States. The enrollment process begins by visiting a local Aging and People with Disabilities (APD) office to complete the required paperwork, submit a background check, and attend a mandatory orientation. If you would like, you can download the forms before you go to the local APD office or you can get them while at the office:
You can read the Homecare Worker Guide at home or receive one at the local APD office.
You can find the schedule of homecare worker orientations by clicking here.
Enrollment information for personal support workers through the Office of Developmental Disabilities Services
Personal support workers help children and adults with intellectual or developmental disabilities who receive Medicaid in-home services through the Office of Developmental Disabilities Services. To qualify to be a personal support worker, an individual must be 18 years old or older; pass a background check; and legally be able to work in the United States. The enrollment process begins by visiting a local Community Developmental Disabilities Program (CDDP) or brokerage to complete the required paperwork and submit a background check. You will also need to participate in a mandatory orientation available online or in-person.
If you would like, you can download the form before you go to the local CDDP or brokerage or you can get them while at the office:
Once you are hired by an individual, you will complete a Form W-4 (Employee’s Withholding Allowance Certificate) and I-9 Employment Eligibility Verification.
To find the closest CDDP, please click here
To find the closest brokerage, please see the Support Service Brokerage List.
For information about participating in the online personal support worker orientation, please click here
Once you are enrolled as a personal support worker, you will also be required to complete a Personal Support Worker eXPRS User Enrollment Form and watch the eXPRS PSW training videos. You can find this information online by clicking here
How to enroll as a PCA through the Health Systems Division with the Oregon Health Authority
Personal care attendants help individuals experiencing behavioral health issues who receive Medicaid in-home services through the Health Systems Division (HSD) with the Oregon Health Authority (OHA). To qualify to be a personal are attendant through HSD, an individual must be 18 years old or older; pass a background check; and be legally be able to work in the United States. The enrollment process begins by contacting Comagine, OHA’s contractor, to complete the required paperwork and submit a background check. You will also need to participate in a mandatory orientation available online.
Comagine will provide you with all the forms you need to enroll as a personal care attendant. This includes a provider enrollment agreement, I-9 Employment Eligibility Verification, provider enrollment request, the federal and Oregon W-4s, and a background check request.
To begin the enrollment process or have questions, please contact Comagine:
For information about participating in the online new worker orientation, please click here
How to enroll as a PSW Job Coach through the Department of Human Services
Personal support worker job coaches help individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities develop skills to be successful at work. To qualify to be a job coach, one must enroll as both a personal support worker and a personal support worker job coach. You can select both options when you complete the PSW Provider Enrollment Application and Agreement.
To find out more about what a personal support worker job coach does, please watch this short Powtoon animated video: https://youtu.be/L9QFCoWoqDI
The enrollment process begins by visiting a local Community Developmental Disabilities Program (CDDP) or brokerage to complete the required paperwork and submit a background check (please see the requirements for personal support workers).
Job coaches have additional requirements. They must complete the online Core Competencies Supported Employment modules in iLearn and submit verification of completing all the Core Competencies to: EmploymentTraining.Review@dhsoha@state.or.us. Finally, a personal support worker job coach must complete 12 hours of Supported Employment training annually.
To learn more about department approved training courses, please click here
To find more information about becoming a personal support worker job coach, please click here
