Caregiver For In Home Care

Benefits:

• Competitive salary
• Flexible schedule
• Paid time off

Looking for an experienced part-time Caregiver that is interested in providing in-home care for a senior veteran with dementia, located in Lombard. The Caregiver is not only expected to be reliable, dependable and honest, but also compassionate and caring.

Hours of Care: (11 hrs./wk.) --- Tuesday & Thursday (11:00am-2:30pm) and Friday (11:00am - 3:00pm)

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Assisting with personal care tasks such as bathing, grooming, dressing, bathroom needs, and feeding
• Assist with transfers using a gait belt
• Providing companionship and conversation
• Performing both heavy, and light housekeeping tasks
• Laying out clothes and assisting with dressing
• Planning and preparing meals
• Providing medication reminders

QUALIFICATIONS

• Must have Gait Belt experience
• Ability to interpret the client’s provided plan of care
• Reliable transportation
• Ability to be flexible and adapt to new situations
• Must be able to be reached via phone or email for shift schedules, client updates and/or emergencies
• Able to lift a minimum of 25 lbs
• Non-smoker
• Prior experience with dementia patients and senior care, a plus!
• You will not work with ARIS at home as a certified nursing assistant (CNA, C.N.A.), but as one of the following: caregiver, companion, personal care attendant, HHA, CHHA, H.H.A., home health aide, home health worker, home care caregiver, homemaker

WHY JOIN THE INDUSTRY?

• One on One Care
• Paid Time Off Accumulated
• Competitive compensation
• Flexible scheduling
• 24/7 On Call Support with a live person to talk to when you call