In-Home CAREGiver - Evenings & Weekends

Home Instead Senior Care is looking for caring and compassionate CAREGivers to become a part of our team and join our mission of enhancing the lives of aging adults throughout the Buffalo, New York community.  Home Instead Senior Care provides a variety of non-medical services that allow seniors to remain in their home and meet the challenges of aging with dignity, care and compassion.
 
Primary Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Companionship and conversation
• Medication and appointment reminders
• Assistance with stabilization and walking
• Assistance with grooming and bathing
• Assistance with toileting and incontinence issues
• Light housekeeping tasks and meal preparation
• Accompany on appointments and run errands
• Laundry and ironing
• Alzheimer’s and Dementia Care

 
Secondary Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Contribute to a positive living climate for the overall quality of life
• Provide incidental transportation
• Perform other reasonable, related duties as assigned or requested
• Report hours according to office policy
• Report significant changes in a client’s needs or living conditions
• Communicate with supervisor and office staff

 
Essential Qualifications:

• Speaking and hearing English clearly in person or on the telephone
• Reading English on an average adult level
• Writing English clearly
• Ability to treat and care for clients and their property with dignity and respect
• Ability to communicate with clients in a friendly and congenial manner
• Ability to lift, push or pull up to 25 pounds
• Ability to bend, twist, stoop, kneel, reach, push, pull, and carry
• Ability to withstand exposure to dust, mold, mildew, and cleaning solutions
• Ability to adapt to various living environments and locations

Special Qualifications

• Ability to travel and have transportation to work site locations

 
*The CAREGiver position may require you to run errands and provide incidental transportation for a client using your vehicle or a client’s vehicle*
 
Requirements to be a CAREGiver:

• Ability to treat and care for seniors and their property with dignity and respect
• Ability to communicate with clients in a friendly and congenial manner
• Must be 21 years of age or older
• Complete a pre-employment drug screen, criminal background check, and DMV check
• Possess a valid driver’s license and valid auto insurance
• High school degree or equivalent

 
Pay Rate:

• $8.75 per hour (Pay increase after 90 days)

 
Find out more about this fulfilling career opportunity or apply online, visit www.homeinstead.com/575.



*No previous experience necessary - training provided by Home Instead Senior Care*


Home Instead Senior Care® is an Equal Opportunity Employer.