Home Care Aide

Service area: South Hills and northern Washington County

$17.00/hour to start · Part-time and full-time · Mileage reimbursed

This role is in-home, non-medical care. You work in a client’s house—not a facility—helping an older adult get through the day and stay at home. Some people need hands-on help with almost every routine. Others mainly need a reliable person in the home.

Location

Canonsburg, PA (clients throughout the South Hills and northern Washington County: Canonsburg, Peters, Upper St. Clair, Bethel Park, Mt. Lebanon, Bridgeville, Cecil, McMurray, and nearby communities)

On a shift you may

• Help with shower or sponge bath, dressing, grooming, toileting, or incontinence care when it is on the service plan.
• Assist with standing, walking, and bed or chair transfers; use a walker or wheelchair when that is how they move.
• Make a simple meal or snack and stay with them if they need help eating.
• Give reminders for medicines they take themselves. You are not doing skilled nursing.
• Do the household work tied to their day: laundry, linens, kitchen and bath wipe-down, trip hazards picked up.
• Drive or go with them to a local appointment, store, or church when the plan includes it.
• Talk with them. Tell the office the same day if walking, mood, skin, or appetite changes.
• Clock in on our app. Work the hours you accepted. Call the local office if something is wrong. Support is from this area, not an out-of-state call center.

Hours

Weekday days, evenings, weekends, and some overnights as cases start. We assign by your availability and how close you live to the client. A reliable car is required.

Pay and extras

• $17.00 per hour to start
• Paid orientation and paid skills training before you take a case
• Mileage when you transport a client or travel client-to-client
• Flexible hours around the cases you accept
• 401(k) with match
• Health insurance once you meet eligibility
• Supplies and backup from the local office

Minimum to be considered

• Authorized to work in the United States
• Current driver’s license, auto insurance, and a car you can count on
• Pass Pennsylvania home-care background checks and a drug screen
• Read a care plan, write a short visit note, and speak clearly with families and the office
• Physically able to help with mobility and personal care
• CNA, STNA, HHA, or years of caring for a parent at home helps. None of those is required if you show up, complete training, and treat someone else’s house with respect.

Do not apply if

• You cannot keep an interview time (in person or video) or will not tell us when you need to move it.
• You only want facility or hospital work.
• You cannot commit to the shifts you accept in this service area.

This office is hiring a small local bench for seniors who live here. In your application, list the days and times you can actually work.

FirstLight Home Care of the South Hills is an equal opportunity employer.