Currently hiring Personal Care Workers in the Colorado Springs area!
Objective:
Home Instead® Personal Care Workers provide a variety of non-medical services that allow seniors to remain in their homes as they age. These services are meant to enhance the quality of life for seniors. Home Instead® Personal Care Workers help clients and their families meet the challenges of aging with dignity, pride, care and compassion.
Primary Responsibilities:
- Provide Personal Care services which could include:
- Assisting with bathing
- Assisting with grooming
- Assisting with toileting and incontinence issues
- Provide Specialized services which could include:
- Advanced Alzheimer’s/Dementia Care
- Hospice Care
- Provide Companionship services which could include:
- Companionship and conversation
- Providing stabilization and assistance with walking
- Preparing meals and cleaning up meal-related items
- Providing medication reminders and appointment reminders
- Performing light housekeeping tasks (dusting, vacuuming, making beds, changing linens, cleaning bathrooms, kitchens, etc.)
- Washing and ironing laundry
- Running errands
- Accompanying clients to appointments
- Contribute to a positive living environment to enhance a client’s quality of life
- Document daily activities and report any significant changes in a client’s needs or living conditions
- Maintain regular communication with supervisor and office staff
Secondary Responsibilities:
- Complete all required training through the online learning platform designated by franchise office
- Participate in company sponsored training and social events including Personal Care Worker meetings
- Report hours according to office policy & communicate changes in availability in a timely manner
- Document client information in Client and Life Journal
- May require you to run errands and provide incidental transportation for a client using your vehicle or a client’s vehicle
- Perform other reasonable duties as assigned
Essential Job Requirements:
· Ability to lift, push or pull 25 pounds
· Ability to bend, twist, stoop, kneel and reach
· Possess a valid driver’s license
· Possess valid auto insurance
· Ability to treat and care for clients and their property with dignity and respect
· Ability to adapt to various living environments and locations
· Ability to communicate with clients in a friendly and congenial manner