Benefits:
individual retirement account
Competitive salary
Flexible schedule
About the Role
Long after a visit ends, great care stays with a client and their family. Best Life Harbor caregivers create moments of dignity, comfort, and connection that help older adults and people with disabilities live their best lives at home.
As a caregiver, you’ll provide hands-on personal care in clients’ homes under the supervision of a qualified supervisor, following each client’s written service plan. You’ll report to our Client Service Coordinator and Director.
Our Culture
We believe everyone succeeds when they’re empowered to be attentive, resourceful, and genuinely caring. Caregivers are at the center of everything we do. You’ll be trained, supported, and celebrated, with a thoughtful onboarding experience, ongoing recognition, and a team that listens and acts on your feedback.
Every day, you’ll help deliver our standard of care: warm, consistent, and personal. Our promise to you is that you can be proud of the work you do and the people you work with.
What You’ll Do
Provide basic personal care: bathing, grooming, dressing, and toileting assistance
Assist with incontinence care
Assist clients with transfers, ambulation, and exercise as prescribed
Assist clients with self-administration of their own medication
Read and record temperature, pulse, and respiration, and measure and record blood pressure, height, and weight
Observe, record, and report changes in a client’s physical condition, behavior, or appearance
Prepare meals according to dietary guidelines and assist with eating
Keep the client’s living area clean, safe, and comfortable
Accompany or transport clients to medical and medically related appointments, their place of employment, and recreational activities, and assist clients at work
Shop for items that support the client’s nutrition and health needs
Provide companionship
Use universal precautions for infection control
Required Qualifications
Active DC CNA certification from the DC Board of Nursing, in good standing. We verify it through the DC Health professional license verification system.
Successful completion of our agency orientation and competency evaluation
Proficiency in written and spoken English
Computer skills for documentation as applicable
Understanding of home care regulations (we’ll train you on ours)
Criminal background check. All applicants are told that a criminal background check is required. It includes written consent, a sworn statement that no criminal matters are pending, and checks of the national sex offender registry and the Nurse Aide Abuse Registry.
Communicable disease screening, including TB, completed within six months before your hire date, with a healthcare provider’s written certification that you are free of communicable disease
Hepatitis B vaccine: documented acceptance or declination
Current CPR certification
Professional references and employment verification
Valid government-issued photo ID
Reliable transportation or the ability to travel to client homes across the DC area
What We Offer
Pay: $19 – $24 per hour, based on qualifications, experience, and job responsibilities
Paid weekly, every Friday
Overtime paid according to federal and DC law
Culture-first orientation and individualized onboarding
Ongoing in-service training and supervisory support
Recognition programs and a team that supports you
Matching with clients based on personality, temperament, and strengths
Schedule: Part-Time with hours based upon client need
Apply Today
Join a mission to help every client and every caregiver flip their life toward something better.
Best Life Harbor is an equal opportunity employer. We welcome applicants of all backgrounds and abilities.
Compensation: $19.00 - $24.00 per hour