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Caregiver / Home Health Aide

Part-time

HCAOA (Home Care Association of America)

Portage, INPart-time$15–17/hrPosted 5mo agoChecked 2w ago

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At a glance

Compensation
$15–17/hr
Location
Portage, IN
Schedule
Part-time
Work Authorization
Not specified

Requirements

Credentials this posting asks for.

Valid Driver's License

Job overview

HCAOA (Home Care Association of America) is hiring a Caregiver / Home Health Aide. Right at Home is seeking warm and supportive caregivers and home health aides to provide one-on-one care to seniors or adults in Lake and Porter counties, northwest Indiana. Caregivers assist clients with daily living activities, aiming to maintain their independence at home. The role involves companionship, personal care, and diligent charting and reporting.

Key focus areas include Provide conversation, activities, light housekeeping, and run errands, Transport/accompany clients to appointments and assist with medication reminders, and Provide personal care assistance including preparing meals, bathing, feeding, toileting, transferring, encouraging exercises, and grooming.

Successful candidates bring 1+ Year Experience Caring For A Senior Or Adult, Criminal Background Check, and BMV Check. Important skills include Warmth And Compassion, Competently Communicate, and Perform Assigned Tasks. Preferred (not required): Companionship, Light Housekeeping, Running Errands, and Transport/Accompany Clients To Appointments.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Warmth and CompassionCompetently CommunicatePerform Assigned TasksCompanionshipLight HousekeepingRunning ErrandsTransport/Accompany Clients to AppointmentsMedication RemindersPreparing MealsBathingFeedingToiletingTransferringEncouraging ExercisesGroomingCharting and ReportingCommunicating ConcernsCommunicating Changes in Condition

Qualifications

1+ Year Experience Caring for a Senior or AdultCriminal Background CheckBMV CheckTB TestDrug ScreenValid Driver's LicenseCurrent Auto InsuranceReliable TransportationLicensed CNAHHA CertificationDSP Certification

Benefits

Dental Insurance
Medical Insurance
Vision Insurance

Full job description

Benefits:

  • Competitive salary

  • Dental insurance

  • Flexible schedule

  • Health insurance

  • Opportunity for advancement

  • Vision insurance

  • Wellness resources

Do you want to make a difference in someone’s life within the safety of their home by providing special one-on-one care? Are you a warm and supportive person experienced in providing care to seniors or adults? If you answer yes, Right at Home is hiring caregivers immediately to care for clients within Lake and Porter counties in northwest Indiana. Caregivers are essential service providers who support and assist their clients with daily living activities. Our main goal as an agency is to keep them independent, at home, and out of the high-risk nursing facilities.

We are growing and hiring for a Caregiver/Home Health Aide in Portage and several different cases near Chesterton and Valparaiso. We have availability for day shifts and afternoon/evening shifts.

Caregiver Benefits

  • Flexible scheduling

  • Annual Pay Increases

  • Opportunities to increase hourly wage when accepting emergency shifts

  • Paid on the job training, in-services, and online.

  • Employee recognition and bonuses including Caregiver of the Month and more

  • Paid travel time and mileage reimbursement

  • Promotion opportunities

  • Unlimited supply of personal protective equipment (PPE) Caregiver Responsibilities:

  • Companionship: provide conversation, activities, light housekeeping, run errands, and transport/accompany clients to appointments and assist with medication reminders.

  • Personal Care: provide personal care assistance which could include preparing meals, bathing, feeding, toileting, transferring, encouraging exercises, and grooming.

  • Charting and Reporting: due diligence communicating concerns and changes in condition to a supportive office and care team members is important to ensure clients are remaining healthy and quality of life is improving, while giving loved one’s piece of mind.

Caregiver Qualifications:

  • A minimum of 1-year experience caring for a senior or adult

  • Warmth and compassion for people under your care

  • Ability to competently communicate and perform assigned tasks

  • Completion of a criminal background check, BMV check, TB test, and drug screen

  • Valid driver's license, current auto insurance, and reliable transportation

  • Ability to stoop, reach, and lift in accordance with personal care situations The Following Skills and Qualifications are Preferred, but not Required:

  • NO certification required; however, we commensurate pay for licensed CNA, HHA, and DSP certifications and experience. Become part of the Right at Home team and join our culture of excellence and live our mission to improve the quality of life for those we serve.

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