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Hours Full-time, Part-time
Location Wick Rd/ Wayne Rd. Romulus MI
Romulus, Michigan

About this job

We have a full-time/part-time opening for a Home Care Aid.

Must be able to work at least 1 shift per week and be available weekdays.

  • Must have 1 or more years experience.
  • Must have a high school diploma or equivalent.
  • Be authorized to work in the United States.
  • Must have reliable transportation.
  • Background check required.

Wage: $9.00

Requirements

United Horizons Employment Opportunity

Description

If you are looking for an opportunity to get your foot in the door in the healthcare arena, or if you have a healthcare background, helping others could be the perfect opportunity to enhance your career growth.

United Horizons offers a range of services for people with developmental disabilities. Our Mission is to assist individuals with developmental disabilities achieve a better quality of life through self-management, goal setting, freedom of choice, and self direction enabling them to engage more actively in the community with friends and family. United Horizons provides high quality services and excellent staff training. If you are looking for a place to discover your potential, we have the following opportunities available in the metro Detroit area.

Home Care Aide Duties:

Home care aide provides support to individual(s) with disabilities within their residents. Aide assists individuals with his or her requests and needs for services and supports. Implements services and supports to address the service user's goals and desired outcomes as identified through each service user's individual support plan
Assists service users to identify personal outcomes that best suit their personal interests, cultural background, and desires for the future. Assists the Interdisciplinary Team in identifying supports needed for personal outcomes to be realized. Understands and promotes the service user's goals, as well as personal dignity, respect, individualism and quality of life
Provides opportunities for choice, and encourages service users to make choices, and to exercise control over themselves and their environment
Supports service users in eating, resting, dressing, bathing, grooming, toileting, playing, and working, according to each person's abilities and interests. Helps service users develop healthy personal and social habits
Prepares, assists and instructs service users in food preparation, and cleaning of residences and vocational program areas
Ensures collection & documentation of required data
Supports service users in identifying and acquiring valued social roles
Works with each person receiving services to increase motivation; provides consistent reinforcement to learning, continuous assessment of level of functioning, and continuous feedback to each individual for all learning activities
Gives medications, monitors dosages and makes notes in medical charts in accordance with level of medical certification training and as may be directed by authorized clinical staff
Transports service users to and from day programs, work sites, and community activities
Requirements

EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE CETIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS:
Required:
High school diploma or Equivalent (GED) Required:
Valid Drivers license
Personal vehicle insurance coverage
Preferred:
Experience working with MR/DD individuals Preferred:
CPR, First Aid
Email resumes with attachments to:info@unitedhorizons.net