CAREGiver Job Description

FULL-TIME / PART-TIME / LIVE-IN AVAILABILITY

The in-home senior care industry is booming

right now and Home Instead is looking for loving and compassionate CAREGivers.

As a Home Instead CAREGiver, you will feel like part of our family, your client’s

family, and an overall sense of fulfillment that not many other jobs can compare.

Starting wages for Professional CAREGivers range

from $11.50-$14 per hour.

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Some perks of being a CAREGiver with us right

now :

We are the largest home care company in the world, caring for the most seniors and employing the most caregivers globally.

For 3 separate years, Times-Picayune and nola.com ranked us as either the best or second-best of the top mid-sized companies to work for in the Greater New Orleans area.

Benefits :

• Ask about our 90 Day Incentive!
• Health Insurance Benefits
• Up to 10hrs paid vacation
• 401k (matching)
• CNA Certification
• Paid Training
• Continuing education
• Support line for mental health
• In-office Virtual Training
• Offer flexible scheduling
• Referral bonus
• Holiday pay

ESSENTIAL QUALIFICATIONS

An individual must :

• be at least 19 years old
• possess a high school diploma
• or GED
• have a minimum of 1 year of
• related work experience, either personal or professional
• have a "spot free" Criminal Background and Motor Vehicle Check
• have a valid Driver's License and Automobile Insurance.

As a CAREGiver, you provide a variety of

non-medical services that allow seniors to remain in their homes. While

working independently with seniors, the services you perform generally fall

under three categories :

Companionship Home Helper Personal Care

COMPANIONSHIP

Companionship services are those that

stimulate, encourage, and assist an individual. The primary

responsibilities of Companionship services include :

• providing companionship and conversation
• providing stabilization and assistance with walking
• preparing meals and cleaning up meal-related items
• providing medication reminders and appointment reminders

HOME HELPER

• Home Helper services generally
• transportation. The primary responsibilities of Home Helper services include : performing light housekeeping tasks (dusting, vacuuming, making beds, changing linens, cleaning bathrooms, kitchens, etc.

washing and ironing laundry

running errands and accompanying clients to appointments

PERSONAL CARE

Personal Care services are personal in nature

and often include assistance with activities of daily living. The primary responsibilities

of Personal Care services include assistance with :

Bathing Grooming toileting and incontinence

SECONDARY RESPONSIBILITIES

Secondary responsibilities include the

following :

• contributing to a positive
• living environment to enhance a client's quality of life
• performing other reasonable
• duties as assigned
• reporting hours according to office policy
• reporting any significant
• changes in a client's needs or living conditions
• regularly communicating with
• supervisor and office staff

OTHER QUALIFICATIONS

An individual must be able to meet the

following qualifications :

• ability to work autonomously.
• ability to lift, push or pull 25 pounds
• ability to bend, twist, stoop, kneel and reach
• ability to withstand exposure to dust, mold, mildew and cleaning solutions
• ability to treat and care for clients and their property with dignity and respect
• ability to adapt to various living environments and locations
• ability to communicate with
• clients in a friendly and congenial manner

SPECIAL QUALIFICATIONS

Ability to drive or take public transportation to client locations

POTENTIAL QUALIFICATIONS

The CAREGiver position may require you to

run errands and provide incidental transportation for a client using your

vehicle and a client's vehicle

POTENTIAL SCHEDULES

The CAREGiver position provides opportunities for a variety of shifts, including overnight.

Each Home Instead franchise is independently owned and operated.

Last updated : 2024-05-15