Personal care aide/Caregiver/ Home Health aide - Advantage Home Care

*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 with clients to be serviced: Edwardsville, Troy, Marine, Highland, Carlyle

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 Caregiver:

• 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