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in Fox Chapel, PA
CAREGiver - You'll Care For Senior, We'll Care About YOU! - Full-time / Part-time
•30 days ago
Hours | Full-time, Part-time |
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Location | 310 - 15239 Fox Chapel, Pennsylvania |
About this job
Caring for others is what you do naturally! Join a company that will look at your needs when scheduling! A company that will appreciate the hard work you put into caring for your clients!
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 our 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.
Duties include, but are not limited to:
Requirements to be a CAREGiver:
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 our 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.
Duties include, but are not limited to:
- Companionship and conversation
- Light housekeeping tasks and meal preparation
- Medication and appointment reminders
- Assistance with grooming and bathing
- Assistance with toileting and incontinence issues
- Alzheimer’s Care
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
- Complete a criminal background check, DMV check and drug screen
- Possess reliable transportation, valid driver’s license and valid auto insurance
- Ability to communicate with and take direction from the office to satisfy the client's expectations.
- Ability to speak and hear English clearly in both face to face and telephone conversations.
- Able to read and write English to easily communicate in writing.
- Ability to arrive on time at the appropriate location.
- Ability to maintain the strict confidentiality of events and information associated with the client.
- Ability to call 911 for an emergency and then remain and reassure the client.
- Ability to adapt to various client living environments and locations.
- Ability to lift 25 pounds.
- Ability to bend, twist, stoop, kneel, reach, push, pull and carry.
- Ability to climb stairs unassisted and able to carry and balance up to 25 pounds with you.
- Ability to operate a vehicle independently.
- Ability to withstand periodic contact with dust, mold, mildew and cleaning products.
- Ability to remain awake at all times during all shifts, including overnight shifts.
- Ability to report any incidents regarding your client’s well-being or safety to the office.
- Ability to hear your clients calling you from another room or calling you for assistance.
- Ability to perform overall household cleaning including mopping, vacuuming, dusting, bathroom sprucing, changing the bed and laundry.
Each Home Instead franchise is independently owned and operated.