Bilingual In-Home Personal Caregiver

JOB SUMMARY

The Homemaker/Companion provides non-medical companionship for the maintenance of a safe and clean residential environment, supervising and feeding clients who due to advanced age, physical disability, or mental deficiency need supervision.

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES

Customer Focus:

• Performs homemaking activities contained in the Client Home Record, which may include but are not limited to vacuuming, dusting, sweeping or mopping floors, doing dishes, changing bed linens, laundry, and cleaning bathrooms in ways that provide satisfaction and extraordinary results. However, during each work shift, the Homemaker/Companion must spend less than 20% of his or her time on general household work
• Prepares meals and snacks for client according to client/family and supervisor’s instructions.
• May perform grocery shopping, if prearranged with the office
• Establishes “partner” relationships with the client by providing companionship during activities such as accompanying client on walks, trips to social/recreational activities, assistance with hobbies, etc.

Likability/Passion:

• Builds and maintains trusting relationships with clients
• Warm, sensitive, compassionate, and puts clients at ease
• The Homemaker/Companion performs companionship activities, meal preparation, and limited light housekeeping tasks for clients in their residences.

Resourcefulness/Initiative:

• Innovates techniques to gain client interaction and improve satisfaction
• Always looks for a way to improve how they perform their job and make the lives of their clients better
• Passionately finds ways to overcome barriers

Judgment/Decision-Making:

• Demonstrates consistent logic, rationality and objectivity in decision-making
• Achieves balance between quick decisiveness and slower, more thorough approaches
• Always puts the client’s welfare first

Listening:

• “Tunes in” and listens to the opinions, feelings and needs of clients
• Has the ability to be attuned to the client’s needs, even if they are unable to communicate
• Understands the impact of one’s behavior on others

Integrity:

• Remains consistent in terms of what one says and does in terms of behavior toward others
• Maintains confidentiality about the patient and patient’s family unless divulging information is essential for the safety, well-being, and protection of the client
• Does not ethically cut corners

Accountability:

• Fosters high levels of accountability by adhering to Right at Home policies and procedures
• Performs work under the supervision of the Staffing Coordinator/Operations Manager
• Effectively completes written documentation of service provided, using the Client Care Record
• Immediately reports any changes in the client

Verbal Communication:

• Communicates crucial details regarding the client’s care, in clear and simple terms
• Keeps Right at Home and all applicable parties informed
• The Homemaker should not contact the physician directly, but rather refer all questions or reports to the nursing supervisor or appropriate party

The Homemaker/Companion will NOT perform any of the following:

• Any heavy lifting or transferring of clients.
• Administering of any medications, ointments, eye drops, etc.
• Heavy-duty household chores such as washing walls, waxing floors, washing windows, etc.
• Household repairs or maintenance
• Cutting of the fingernails or toenails of any client
• A Homemaker/Companion must not provide any medical, nursing or skilled services to clients

NON-ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

• Performs other duties as directed by the supervisor consistent with this Job Description and related to client’s independent living where the client cannot perform such duties due to the client’s health or age limitations.

KNOWLEDGE / SKILLS / ABILITIES / AVAILABILITY

• High school graduate or G.E.D. certificate preferred.
• The Homemaker/Companion shall have successfully completed a written Competency Evaluation.
• Must have a sympathetic attitude toward the care of the sick, and the ability to deal effectively with the demands of the job.
• Read, write, speak, and understand English and Spanish with or without reasonable accommodations as needed for the job.
• Must be able to lift at least 25 lbs. with or without reasonable accommodations.
• Must have a current and valid driver’s license and be able to safely operate a vehicle in compliance with all applicable laws and regulations with or without reasonable accommodations.
• Bilingual

WORKING ENVIRONMENT

• Primarily works in client’s place of residence; travel may be required.
• Shift times and days vary with client needs.

This Job Description describes the general nature and level of work of this position. It is not an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required for this position. Right at Home may change this Job Description in its sole discretion with or without prior notice, and will attempt to notify employees of any changes.

Pay: $12.00 - $13.00 per hour

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• Dental insurance
• Flexible schedule
• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Referral program
• Vision insurance

Experience:

• Caregiving: 1 year (Preferred)

Work Location: In person

Salary : $12 - $13