Care Giver
JOB DESCRIPTION
As a CARE GIVER, you provide a variety of non-medical services that allow seniors / juniors to remain in their homes.
These services generally fall under three categories:
• Companionship
• Home Helper
• Personal Care
Companionship services are those that stimulate, encourage and assist an individual.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
• Providing companionship and conversation
• Providing stabilization and assistance with walking
• Preparing meals and cleaning up meal-related items
• Providing medication reminders and appointment reminders
• Home Helper services generally involve light housekeeping, errands or incidental transportation.
Home Helper
RESPONSIBILITIES
• Performing light housekeeping tasks or educational tasks
• Washing and ironing laundry
• Running errands
• Accompanying clients to appointments
• Personal Care services are personal in nature and often include assistance with activities of daily living.
Personal Care
RESPONSIBILITIES
• Assisting with bathing
• Assisting with grooming
• Assisting with toileting and incontinence issues
• Contributing to a positive living environment to enhance a client's quality of life
• Performing other reasonable duties as assigned
• Reporting any significant changes in a client's needs or living conditions
• Regularly communicating with supervisor and office staff
QUALIFICATIONS
• An individual must possess the minimum education, experience and skills to perform the primary and secondary responsibilities the job requirements.
• Work experience in a similar role
Additional qualifications include:
• Ability to lift, push or pull 25 pounds
• Ability to bend, twist, 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
• Ability to drive or take public transportation to client locations
FEMALE applicants who do not meet with the above criteria need not apply as only successful candidates will be contacted.