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Talem Home Care & Placement Services of Hartford CT is Hiring a Personal Care Provider Near East Hartland, CT
- Flexible Schedule
- Weekly pay
- Direct Deposit
- Opportunity for Paid Time Off
- Discount Programs
- Insurance
- Medical
- Dental
- Vision
- Warm, Friendly, Pressure-Free Environment
Integral to our mission are our caring and compassionate team members. Caring for seniors takes a special person and is a labor of love that requires just the right touch. Talem Home Care is always looking for caring, compassionate individuals to join our team. If you have a warm, loving spirit and like to take an active role in helping others, then we want you to join our team. We believe that each employee contributes directly to Talem Home Care’s growth and success, and we hope you will take pride in being a member of our team.
Job SummaryThe Personal Care Provider provides unskilled personal care and household services for the client in their home. This person is integral in serving as a companion as well as ensuring our clients’ space is clean, safe, and organized.
Responsibilities
- Observes and maintains home environment to ensure the safety and security of the client;
- Assists with household chores including cooking, meal preparation, cleaning, and laundry;
- Assists in completing activities such as shopping and appointments outside the home;
- Provides companionship including, but not limited to, social interaction, conversation, emotional reassurance, encouragement of reading, writing, and mind-stimulating activities;
- Performs or assists the client with personal hygiene, including bathing, hair care, mouth care, and dressing, when skilled skin care, skilled transfer, or skilled dressing is not required.
- Maintains timely service records of home visits;
- Attends and participates in appropriate client care conferences, staff and education meetings, and agency committee meetings.
- Strong interpersonal skills which positively benefit interaction with clients and families, staff members, and the general public.
- Ability to exercise good judgment and self-control.
- Demonstrated ability to operate safely in the workplace, with experience in holding self-accountable to safety standards. Knowledge of principles and procedures of personal care and safety practices in the home care setting;
- Understanding of family interactions and the aging process.
- Beginning knowledge of nutrition and food service.
- Beginning skills in personal care.
- Ability to accurately observe, report, and record client care and condition.
- Ability to communicate effectively, verbally, and in writing.
- Valid, current driver's license and access to a reliable automobile, or
- Access to public or other reliable transportation.
- Completion of the appropriate twenty-hour training program, or
- Successful completion of skills validation via direct observation of the performance of tasks
- Six months or more personal care experience in a home care setting preferred
- Able to stand, kneel, bend at knees, and squat throughout the day.
- Ability to safely assist clients in and out of a vehicle and safely lift a wheelchair or walker weighing up to 50lbs into and out of a vehicle.
- Physical ability to lift and transfer clients
- Use arms, legs, feet, hands, and fingers to assist clients with performing tasks of daily living.
- Frequently move the whole body to perform tasks such as lifting, light housekeeping, walking, and driving.
- Sitting for long periods of time
- Ability to see and hear well (naturally or with correction)
Job Summary
Full Time
$26k-32k (estimate)
05/30/2024
06/15/2024
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