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Hours Full-time, Part-time
Location 689 - 36301
Dothan, Alabama

About this job

Home Instead Senior Care CAREGiver
 
Positions Available:  Part-Time, Full-Time, On-Call
Hours:  Days, Evenings, Overnights, Weekends (you let us know when YOU are available)
Pay Type:  Hourly
Wages:  Starting at $7.50 per hour plus bonuses
Location:  Our goal is to place you within 30 miles of where you live.  There are times that you are asked to go out of your standard area but you are compensated for doing so.
 
 
As a CAREGiver, you provide a variety of non-medical services that allow seniors to remain in their homes.
 
These services generally fall under three categories:
 Companionship
 Home Helper
 Personal Care
 

Companionship

  Companionship services are those that stimulate, encourage and assist an individual.
 
The primary responsibilities of Companionship services include the following:
 Providing companionship and conversation
 Providing stabilization and assistance with walking
 Preparing meals and cleaning up meal-related items
 Providing medication reminders and appointment reminders
 

Home Helper

  Home Helper services generally involve light housekeeping, errands or incidental transportation.
 
The primary responsibilities of Home Helper services include the following:
 Performing light housekeeping tasks (dusting, vacuuming, making beds, changing linens, cleaning bathrooms, kitchens, etc.)
 Washing and ironing laundry
 Running errands
 Accompanying clients to appointments
 

Personal Care

  Personal Care services are personal in nature and often include assistance with activities of daily living.
 
The primary responsibilities of Personal Care services include the following:
 Assisting with bathing
 Assisting with grooming
 Assisting with toileting and incontinence issues
 
 Secondary Responsibilities
Secondary responsibilities include the following:
 Contributing to a positive living environment to enhance a client’s quality of life
 Performing other reasonable duties as assigned
 Reporting hours according to office policy
 Reporting any significant changes in a client’s needs or living conditions
 Regularly communicating with supervisor and office staff
 
Essential Qualifications
An individual must posses the minimum education, experience and skills to perform the primary and secondary responsibilities the job requires.
 
Additional qualifications include:
 Ability to lift, push or pull 25 pounds
 Ability to bend, twist, stoop, kneel, and reach
 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
 
Special Qualifications
Ability to drive or take public transportation to client locations
 
Potential Qualifications
The CAREGiver position may require you to run errands and provide incidental transportation for a client using your vehicle or a client’s vehicle.
 
Potential Schedules
The CAREGiver position provides opportunities for a variety of shifts, including overnight.
 
 
This document describes the general nature and level of work for the position. It is not a comprehensive list of its responsibilities, duties, skills, efforts and conditions. Your employer reserves the right to modify the description in the future with or without notice. The responsibilities for this position are subject to possible modification to reasonably accommodate individuals with disabilities.
 
Your employer is Berry Enterprises, LLC (d.b.a. an independently owned and operated Home Instead Senior Care franchise). Your employer is not Home Instead Senior Care. This job description does not create an employment contract, nor imply it. Employment with your employer remains at will.