Caregiver/Personal Assistant

Integrity Care LLC

JOB DESCRIPTION OF A CAREGIVER:

As a Caregiver, you provide a variety of non-medical services that allow seniors to remain in their homes.

These services generally fall under three categories:

• Companionship
• Homemaker
• Personal Care/ Attendant Care

Companionship services are those that stimulate, encourage and assist an individual.

The primary responsibilities of Companionship services include the following:

Providing companionship and conversation

Providing stabilization and assistance with walking

Preparing meals and cleaning up meal-related items

Providing medication reminders and appointment reminders

Homemaker: services generally involve light housekeeping, errands or incidental transportation.

The primary responsibilities of Homemaker services include the following:

Performing light housekeeping tasks (dusting, vacuuming, making beds, changing linens, cleaning bathrooms, kitchens, etc.)

Washing and ironing laundry

Running errands

Accompanying clients to appointments

Personal Care/Attendant:

Services are personal in nature and often include assistance with activities of daily living.

The primary responsibilities of Personal Care services include the following:

Assisting with bathing

Assisting with grooming

Assisting with toileting and incontinence issues

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

Essential Qualifications:

• An individual must possess the minimum education, experience and skills to perform the primary and secondary responsibilities the job requires.
• Additional qualifications include:
• Ability to lift, push or pull 25 pounds
• Ability to bend, twists, 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 or a client's vehicle.
• Potential Schedules
• The Caregiver position provides opportunities for a variety of shifts, including overnight.
• This document describes the general nature and level of work for the position. It is not a comprehensive list of its responsibilities, duties, skills, efforts and conditions.

Job Types: Full-time, Part-time

Pay: $14.75 - $16.00 per hour

Benefits:

• Flexible schedule

Work Location: In person

Salary : $15 - $16