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Personal Care Attendant - Part-time

Part-time

The Whole Person

Kansas City, MOPart-time$10.5/hrPosted 6mo ago

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At a glance

Compensation
$10.5/hr
Location
Kansas City, MO
Schedule
Part-time
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Job overview

The Whole Person is hiring a Personal Care Attendant - Part-time. The In-Home Services Department is seeking caring and dependable individuals to work part-time in clients' homes. This role involves assisting clients with daily activities, including meal preparation, personal care, light housekeeping, shopping, and errands. The position offers competitive pay, travel time, and mileage expenses for multiple clients, along with on-the-job training.

Key focus areas include Prepare meals, Assist with personal care, and Perform light housekeeping.

Successful candidates bring At Least 18 Years, Physical Ability For Personal Care, and Ability To Read Write Directions. Important skills include Attention To Detail, Interpersonal Skills, Compassion, Stamina, Time Management, and Caring. Preferred (not required): Preparing Meals, Assisting With Personal Care, Performing Light Housekeeping, and Completing Shopping And Errands.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Preparing MealsAssisting With Personal CarePerforming Light HousekeepingCompleting Shopping and ErrandsAttention to DetailInterpersonal SkillsSensitivityCompassionStaminaTime ManagementCaring

Qualifications

Must Be 18+Physical Ability to Perform Personal Care TasksAbility to ReadAbility to WriteAbility to Understand and Carry Out DirectionsAbility to Keep Simple Medical RecordsAbility to Function With Minimal SupervisionAbility to Lift Up to 50 PoundsReliable Transportation

Full job description

Come work for us!

Our In-Home Services Department is currently seeking caring and dependable people to work in the homes of our clients. This position is part-time up to 29 hours per week, pay is $10.50 per hour.

Ready to interview with us?

Call Michele to schedule an interview at 816-595-6782

Do you have a big heart and enjoy taking care of others? Do you want to play an important role in helping a client to continue to live in their home?

The Whole Person offers competitive pay as well as travel time and mileage expenses for multiple clients. We provide on-the-job training by nurses and experienced Caregivers.

Duties:

You will assist the clients by:

  • Preparing meals

  • Assisting with personal care

  • Performing light housekeeping

  • Completing shopping and errands

Qualifications:

  • At least 18 years of age

  • Physical ability to perform personal care tasks

  • Ability to read, write, understand, carry out directions, keep simple medical records and function with minimal supervision

  • Ability to lift up to 50 pounds

  • Must have reliable transportation

Job Skills and Requirements

Other qualities we are looking for:

  • Attention to Detail – some clients have specific rules or schedules that must be followed or specific dietary or physical rules that must be followed.

  • Interpersonal Skills: Personal Care Attendants work in a very personal way with their clients. Some will be in pain or very sensitive to their fragility. You must be sensitive and compassionate with clients.

  • Stamina: You will need to assist the client into chairs, bed, bathtub and cars.

  • Time Management: Each client has a Plan of Care, you will need to make sure that the client is on time to appointments and that all your duties are fulfilled in the time allotted.

  • Caring: You can make a difference in a person’s life, just by being there for them and assisting them in their daily activities.

The Whole Person is an equal opportunity employer committed to hiring staff members reflecting the great diversity of our community. Reasonable accommodations will be made upon request. People with disabilities are strongly encouraged to apply.

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