Description: Earn $13-$16 as a caregiver!
This position provides custodial and personal care services to clients that contract with Assisting Hands for services under the direction of the Staffing Coordinator in compliance with the Plan of Care.
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Want to work with a team who cares for their caregivers as much as you care for our clients?
Have enough hours? Our caregivers do.
We are looking for only the best caregivers; our compensation matches our standards.
Come work with a team where you will be heard, respected and feel like part of a family.
At Assisting Hands, we specialize in providing in-home, non-medical care for senior citizens and adults with disabilities so they can live safely and comfortably in their homes. We generally help with Activities of Daily Living (ADLs) such as bathing, dressing, personal care, and transfer assistance and we also help with other things around the home including meal preparation, light housekeeping, and transportation to errands. CNAs or caregivers who have worked in nursing homes or other facilities where they were responsible for multiple patients will find the one on one nature of in-home care much easier.
Looking for a caregiver or CNA in the Schiller Park area:
Education:High School Diploma/GED required
Assisting Hands Home Care is seeking Caregivers with a heart for service! Are you an experienced aide looking for work?
We Offer CONSISTENT CLIENTS, top pay, opportunities for increases, free dementia training, supplemental health benefits, retention bonuses, referral bonuses and more!! Our mission in brief is to provide high quality care for seniors and a great place to work.
Preferred Qualifications include;One year of experience working as a care provider for seniors, (preferably some experience working with those living with dementia), gait belt experience, personal care experience, excellent communication skills and willingness to learn. Valid driver’s license and insurance preferred. Must be able to pass a background check and drug screen.Caregiver Responsibilities include:Assisting clients with Activities of Daily Living, personal care, housekeeping, medication reminders, meal preparation, fall risk prevention, activities and companionship. Some of our clients require transportation to appointments and other community activities.We offer:
Highly competitive starting pay rates with opportunities for increases
Flexibility in scheduling
Free dementia training
Benefits for full time employees; PTO/Supplemental Health/ Dental/ Life/ Disability insurance
Professional growth through training, mentoring, and ongoing support and continual education
Mileage reimbursement
Support in the field and office support
Mobile app driven scheduling, logging and time keeping,
Fun events, recognition, caregiver of the month and appreciation plus more!
If you have experience providing care for seniors in a facility or home care organization and the desire to provide high quality care, APPLY TODAY
Reports to: Staffing Coordinator
Primary Duties:
Maintaining a safe, clean, and healthy environment within client’s residence. Duties may include light cleaning and straightening of the bathroom, straightening the sleeping and living areas, washing client's dishes or laundry, and other tasks to maintain cleanliness and safety for the client.
The performance of all personal care activities contained in a written Plan of Care which may include assisting the client with personal hygiene, ambulation and exercise, eating, dressing, shaving, physical transfer, and other duties as assigned.
Providing nutritional support as needed.
Reporting changes in the client’s condition.
Other activities that are determined necessary and trained on for a specific client and are restricted to the following:
Assisting with the use of devices for aid to daily living such as a wheelchair, walker
Assisting with prescribed range of motion exercises;
Teaching household routine and skills to well members of the family;
Measuring intake and output of fluids;
Measuring and recording temperature, pulse, respiration or blood pressure;
Keeping records of personal health care activities;
Observing appearance and gross behavioral changes in the client and reporting to the agency supervisor.
We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
Hours: Vary based on client, both come and go/live-in available
FLSA Status: Non-exempt, hourly