Companion Caregiver - HCAOA : Job Details

We are looking for caregivers that are interested in learning and growing their skills within the senior care industry. Our Companion Caregivers are reliable, dependable, and honest but also compassionate, and caring. RESPONSIBILITIES

• Providing companionship and conversation
• Assisting with personal care tasks such as bathing, grooming, dressing, and bathroom needs with some clients
• Performing light housekeeping tasks such as laundry and linen changing
• Laying out clothes and assisting with dressing
• Planning and preparing meals
• Providing medication reminders
• Providing transportation to and from appointments
• Helping out as directed

QUALIFICATIONS

• Ability to treat clients with dignity and respect
• Ability to interpret the client's provided plan of care
• Clean driving record, free of DUI's.
• Submit to a pre-employment drug screen, and criminal background checks.
• Ability to be flexible and adapt to new situations

Must be able to be reached via phone or email for shift schedules, client updates and/or emergencies

• Able to lift a minimum of 35 lbs
• Prior experience with dementia clients is a plus, but not necessary

WHY JOIN THE INDUSTRY?

• Health benefits available
• Competitive compensation
• Flexible scheduling
• Training and support for our caregivers prior to placement at clients

Compensacin: $14.00 per hour Becoming a Caregiver Professional caregivers go by many names: homemakers, home care aides, home health aides, certified nursing assistants, personal care assistants, direct care workers. No matter the name, what they all have in common is a calling to care for people in the comfort of their own homes. As our population ages, the demand for caregivers is growing every day! Is this career right for you? Member businesses are independently owned and operated. Your application will go directly to the member business, and all hiring decisions will be made by the management of that business. All inquiries about employment at these businesses should be made directly to the business location, and not to Home Care Association of America.