Bella Senior Care & Private Duty Care is currently hiring In-Home Caregivers for the Clare County area. An in-home caregiver is a professional who provides care and assistance to individuals within their residences. These individuals are frequently seniors who require support with daily activities due to age, illness, or disability. The role of a caregiver encompasses a variety of tasks, ranging from assisting with personal care such as bathing and dressing, to preparing meals, running errands and offering companionship. Assisting seniors as an in-home caregiver is profoundly fulfilling profession you have the opportunity to make a significant impact on an individuals life. Your assistance can enable seniors to maintain their independence and live comfortably within their own homes.
This Job Description outlines your primary responsibilities as a caregiver. The description is not meant to be an exhaustive list of services as the exact duties to be performed for each assignment will vary. Prior to beginning a new assignment Bella Senior Care will provide you with background information about your client and job requirements.
OBJECTIVE:
To provide professional caregiving and enable the client to remain independent in his or her own home.
- Assist with walking and light exercise
- Assist with personal care including bathing, dressing, grooming and incontinence care
- Plan & prepare meals followed by cleanup
- Make beds and change bed linens
- Light housekeeping to include light dusting and light vacuuming
- Cleaning of the bathroom and kitchen to maintain a safe and healthy environment
- Laundry
- Medication Reminders
- Run errands if directed by management
- Provide incidental transportation using clients or caregiver vehicle
- In sleep-over situations
- Assist the client to and from bed
- Assist the client throughout the night
- Prepare morning meals and cleanup
- Launder your sheets
OTHER REQUIREMENTS
- Document activities in the ESRP System daily
- Record hours worked on the ESRP System if not able to do so please use the back up procedure and submit a time sheet signed by the client and management
- Report any significant client changes to management immediately
QUALIFICATIONS
- Ability to treat clients with dignity and respect
- Ability to read and write English at an average adult level
- Ability to speak English clearly, both in person and over the phone
- Ability to drive or use public transportation to get to work
- Ability to be flexible and adapt to new situations
