CAREGiver-Fill In $9-$12 per Hr - West - Full-time / Part-time

Home Instead Senior Care CAREGiver Fill In “As Needed” Job Description   Seeking Independence, Inc. d.b.a. Home Instead Senior Care
 
Objective:
Home Instead Senior Care CAREGivers provide a variety of non-medical services that allow seniors to remain in their homes.  These services are meant to enhance the quality of life for seniors. Home Instead Senior Care CAREGivers help clients and their families meet the challenges of aging with dignity, pride, care and compassion. 
 
Description:
CAREGiver Fill In is a flexible position designed to match you with open shifts on a daily basis.  Each day as new clients are added, existing services are added and as existing CAREGivers are unavailable, fill in shift opportunities are created.  This position will match you with these open shifts.  You will call in to the office on a daily basis to select from a list of open shifts.
 
Primary Responsibilities:                                                                             

• Reflect the core values of Seeking Independence, Inc., (d.b.a. an independently owned and operated Home Instead Senior Care franchise).
• Contribute to a positive living environment to enhance a client’s quality of life
• Document daily activities and report any significant changes in a client’s needs or living conditions
• Maintain regular communication with supervisor and office staff

 

• Provide Companionship & Home Helper services which could include:
  • Companionship and conversation
  • Providing stabilization and assistance with walking
  • Preparing meals and cleaning up meal-related items
  • Providing medication reminders and appointment reminders
  • Performing light housekeeping tasks (dusting, vacuuming, making beds, changing linens, cleaning bathrooms, kitchens, etc.)
  • Washing and ironing laundry
  • Running errands
  • Accompanying clients to appointments

 

• Provide Personal Care services which could include:

• Assisting with bathing
• Assisting with grooming
• Assisting with toileting and incontinence issues

 

• Provide Specialized services which could include:

• Advanced Alzheimer’s/Dementia Care
• Hospice Care

 
Secondary Responsibilities: 
 

• Participate in company sponsored training and social events including CAREGiver meetings
• Report hours according to office policy & communicate changes in availability in a timely manner
• Participate in bi-annual J.D. Power and Associates Satisfaction Survey
• Document client information in Client and Life Journal
• May require you to run errands and provide incidental transportation for a client using your vehicle or a client’s vehicle.
• Perform other reasonable duties as assigned

 
Essential Job Requirements:

• Must be 21 years of age or older
• Must be able to contact the office daily to pick from a list of available shifts that match your personal CAREGiver availability profile.
• Must be able to answer office staff telephone calls or return a voice mail or text message within 2 hours between 8:00am and 10:00pm, on days outside your specified availability
• Must be able to work a minimum of 10 hours per week.
• Must be able to work all Major/Minor holidays.
• Must be able to work two (2) Saturdays and two (2) Sundays per month.
• Complete a criminal background check, DMV check, pre-employment drug screen, 3 professional and 3 personal reference checks
• Must be bondable
• Background must meet Ohio Administrative Code standards for working with elderly
• Have and maintain reliable transportation suitable to transport clients
• Possess and maintain a valid driver’s license
• Possess and maintain valid auto insurance
• 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
• Heart rate can not exceed 85% age adjusted rate
• Must have standing balance
• Ability to lift 12 inches to waist a minimum 50 pounds
• Ability to push / pull 25 pounds
• Ability to lift waist to chest 25 pounds
• Climb up/down stairs
• Ability to bend, squat, twist, stoop, kneel and stand
• Ability to reach above head
• Ability to complete patient transfer from wheelchair to bed simulation

Compensation:

• $9.00 - $12.00 Per Hour for Regular 3+ Hour Shifts or Awake Overnights
• $9 Per Hour for Resting Overnight

Application Processing Fee:

• $50 - Refunded after 100 hours of service, plus receive $50 bonus

Each Home Instead franchise is independently owned and operated.