Personal care aide/Caregiver/ Home Health aide
Advantage Home Care
Salem, illinois
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Full Job Description
*Disclaimer - This is not the official application - Once information is put in an email will be sent with official application! Please follow the link to fill out the official application!*
Area's we are looking for In Home Caregivers: Centralia, Mount Vernon, Sheller, Salem
Benefits:
- Competitive Pay
- Weekly paychecks
- Training
- Stable Employment
- One-on-one care positions
- Referral Bonuses available
- Flexible Schedule, full & part time available
- Functional Requirements
Duties for a potential In-Home Personal Care Aide:
- Personal Health Care
- Light Housekeeping
- Simple Meal Preparation
- Assistance with Bathing & Grooming
- Laundry Services
- Transportation
- Companionship
Requirements
A caregiver must physically be able to assist the client with the following: dressing, feeding, hair care, mouth care, shaving (electric or safety razor only) nail care (excluding nail trimming), positioning, toileting, and transfers.
- Able to push and pull a client at a minimum of 100 pounds.
- Able to lift a client at a minimum of 50 pounds.
- Ability to move in tight spaces, between objects and furniture.
- Able to perform duties which require standing, walking, squatting, climbing stairs, bending, kneeling, twisting, sitting, reaching at, below, and over shoulder limits.
- Able to continuously perform physical functions from up to an hour without rest.
Other Requirements to be a Caregiver
- Must be an active member on the Health Care Worker Registry
- 2 references required.
- 1 year experience as a homemaker and a combination of skills and experience that indicate the ability to perform supervisory activities
- High school diploma/GED
- Passes all required background checks upon hire and throughout employment.
- Completes IDOA CCP training for Homemaker Supervisor
- Must have vehicle insurance
- Must have reliable transportation.
- Must be a flexible employee who is willing to work in many different client homes on a routine basis
- Must have superb communication skills to be able to speak to the branch office weekly regarding schedule