Hands of Peace Home Care is a non-medical home care agency servicing adults with intellectual / developmental disabilities in the Charlotte Mecklenburg area. HPHC is looking for warm, personable caregivers who are skilled at connecting with people and building relationships, while demonstrating excellent client service, reliability, and advocacy skills.

POSITION QUALIFICATIONS:

• Excellent communication skills, flexible and able to interact positively with staff and clients.
• Passionate, must present a positive and professional business image
• Strong sense of initiative and urgency in addressing unexpected client crises
• Commitment to regulatory compliance and to submitting all documentation in a timely fashion
• Must have reliable transportation with the ability to be punctual
• Hold valid driver's license
• Experience as a caregiver or similar role, preferred
• Bloodborne Pathogen Training & CPR / First Aid certification, a plus

SUMMARY OF JOB FUNCTIONS:

• Provide companionship, friendship and emotional support by offering meaningful conversation, listening, sharing experiences, playing games/cards, reading to clients, etc.
• Help keep clients in contact with family, friends and the outside world.
• Ensure client’s safety and security by supervising in the home environment.
• Perform and/or teach home management tasks, basic meal preparation, light housekeeping, home safety, handling emergencies in the home, and infection control with excellence.
• Follow the client’s Plan of Care, while ensuring service is delivered in a compassionate, caring, and respectful manner and in accordance with relevant Agency policies and industry standards.
• Escort clients to medical facilities, errands, shopping, and outings as specified in the Plan of Care.

Other duties - Must be able to:

- Travel to clients’ place of residence using a reliable means of transportation.

- Submit required documentation in a timely manner (i.e. records of daily activities, observations, and direct hours of service)

- Demonstrate ability to perform required client care tasks or activities or undergo training

- Attend orientation, in-service training sessions and staff meetings.

- In addition to scheduled hours, occasionally serving as backup caregiver/on call, as needed.

***We also offer a referral bonus if you can refer caregivers and/or clients to us

Shift: Mon-Fri 10:00-5:00 (alternating Saturdays)

Job Types: Full-time, Part-time

Pay: $15.00 per hour

Expected hours: 35 per week

Benefits:

• Referral program

Schedule:

• Day shift

Application Question(s):

• We're also looking to staff a smaller case starting out at 7 hours per week (over 3 days), to increase in the coming weeks. PCS case, located in uptown Charlotte. If not selected for this Life Skills Coach/DSP case, please indicate whether you'd like to be contacted for this case (which has an immediate start date).
• We are looking for someone sociable and active, who's patient and a great listener, and capable of tracking daily goals. The client is very active, and goes out into the community daily. In this role, you must be willing to ride along and share in these hobbies with him. If you believe you'd be a good fit, please leave a good telephone number to reach you and indicate if it's okay to contact you on the weekend.
• Feel free to share any social media or LinkedIn pages here.

License/Certification:

• Negative TB skin test or the ability to get screened (Required)
• Driver's License (Preferred)

Ability to Commute:

• Charlotte, NC 28215 (Required)

Work Location: In person