What are the responsibilities and job description for the Caregiver/Personal Assistant position at Access II Independent Living Center?
Overview
As a Caregiver/Personal Assistant, you’ll provide respectful, person-centered support that helps clients maintain comfort, safety, and independence at home or in a care setting. You’ll assist with daily routines, observe changes in well-being, and communicate clearly with clients and care teams. Your impact: Consistent, attentive care helps clients and families feel supported while promoting dignity and daily well-being.
Duties
- Assist with activities of daily living (ADLs), personal care, mobility, transfers, and manual handling; use a Hoyer lift when trained and appropriate.
- Prepare meals, cook, clean, and provide personal transportation assistance as assigned.
- Support care plans, medication administration as authorized, vital-sign checks, patient observation, and patient monitoring; promptly report changes.
- Provide direct support and client communication, respecting resident rights, privacy, and Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) requirements.
- Deliver compassionate care for older adults and people with autism, developmental, intellectual, or other disabilities; support memory, dementia, Alzheimer’s, hospice, and other care needs as assigned.
Qualifications
- Required: Compassion, reliability, clear communication, and the ability to follow care plans and safety procedures. Physical duties may include lifting and assisting with transfers.
- Preferred: Caregiving, patient care, nursing, senior care, geriatrics, or home health experience.
- Relevant experience may include home care, home and community care, assisted living, group homes, nursing homes, long-term care, hospice, or memory care.
- First aid and cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) skills are valued; experience with patient transfer methods, medication administration, and vital signs is also helpful.
Pay: $18.00 per hour
Work Location: In person
Salary : $18