CAREGiver - Part-time

Reap rewards beyond measure -- and get paid, too. Home Instead CAREGivers represent a lifeline for families in the Cortland, Tompkins, Cayuga, Seneca, Wayne and Ontario County areas. As a CAREGiver, you can work flexible hours to suit your needs. You will receive excellent training and compensation. But the real payoff comes from the satisfaction of knowing you made one family's life a little happier and less stressful today.
At Home Instead Senior Care in Cortland, Tompkins, Cayuga, Seneca, Wayne, and Ontario Counties, our mission is to help local seniors stay safe and secure in the home they know and love. Your skills, talents and compassion can help make that possible.

Home Instead Senior Care is a non-medical provider of home care, companionship, meal preparation, light housekeeping, medication reminders, errands, incidental transportation and even Alzheimer's and dementia care. Our CAREGivers encourage, assist, and stimulate our clients in a variety of activities that improve their quality of life and help them maintain their independence. All of these services allow a senior to stay HOME INSTEAD for a longer period of time.

CAREGiver Duties
 
You don't need any prior experience to become a CAREGiver because we provide all the training. You bring the heart, patience and reliability. As a CAREGiver, your job is to deliver high-quality personal and companionship care with a compassionate touch. Your duties may include:

• Supervision for bathing, grooming and dressing.
• Companionship and conversation.
• Grocery shopping.
• Light housekeeping tasks.
• Light meal planning and preparation.
• Medication and appointment reminders.
• Incidental transportation.
• Alzheimer's/Dementia Care.
• Verbal cues for toileting as needed.
   
  This list is by no means exhaustive. We do our best to provide those services that will help our client’s age with dignity in their homes.
   
  Requirements to be a CAREGiver
   
  To meet our high standards, you must be willing and able to:
   
• Treat and care for seniors and their family members with compassion, dignity and respect
• Communicate in a friendly and cheerful manner
• Complete a criminal background check, Department of Motor Vehicles check and drug screen.
   
  You must also possess a valid driver's license and have valid, current auto insurance.
   
   
   
  Why Work with Home Instead Senior Care of Cortland, Tompkins, Cayuga, Seneca, Wayne, and Ontario Counties
   
  We value CAREGivers like no other home care company. We are committed to your success. Here's how we show it.
• We offer flexible shifts. You may request to work daytime, evening, overnight, weekends and/or holidays.
• We offer ongoing training opportunities. This allows you to expand your knowledge of caregiving for special conditions, like Alzheimer's disease.
• We support you with responsive staff members. You're never alone when you work with us. Our care coordinators, and owners stand ready 24 hours a day to answer your phone call.
• Personal introductions help you start your client relationship off on the right foot. The owners or
  or the community service representative most likely will accompany you to the first client visit in order to personally introduce you. 
• You work for a company based right in your community. Each Home Instead Senior Care franchise is locally owned and operated.
   

We have a variety of shifts available.  Find out more about this fulfilling career opportunity at homeinstead.com/706

Counties we cover:        

Wages:
                Cayuga, Seneca, Wayne, Ontario Counties - $9.50 hourly
                Cortland County - $10.00 hourly
                Tompkins County - $10.00 hourly