Bi-Lingual On-Call Scheduler
About The Position
Companions and Homemakers is a premier non-medical home care company providing services to people of all ages and levels of need. A better quality of care comes from exceptional caregivers and Companions and Homemakers only hires the best! Companions and Homemakers is an employee-friendly company. We focus on our employees to ensure they have a healthy work and life balance. Our employees become our family, and through excellent training and support, they are ready to serve our clients with a fresh perspective on successful aging. Job Summary: The role of the Off Hours Scheduler is to ensure that clients care needs are met in the shortest amount of time possible with consistency in scheduling. In addition to supporting caregivers with their shift preferences and availability, the Off Hours Scheduler works collaboratively across departments and documents appropriately. The Off Hours Scheduler reports to the Sr. Scheduling Manager. Weekends begin at 4:30pm on Fridays and end at 8:00 am on Mondays. Off Hours Schedulers are also responsible for holiday coverage and holidays are rotated among supervisors.
Requirements
- High School diploma or equivalent required.
- 1-year recent experience as an Off Hours Scheduler in a home care agency or other healthcare field.
- Competency in Microsoft applications including Word, Excel, and Outlook
- Ability to work effectively both independently and as part of a team.
- Excellent telephone and customer service skills
- Must pay attention to detail, stay organized, and be flexible
- Read, write speak and understand English
Responsibilities
- Filling Scheduling request as quickly and independently as possible, and with caregivers, most likely to meet the client’s needs.
- Provide timely and effective responses to clients and caregivers needs.
- Time off request must go through scheduling manager to ensure coverage.
- Email the Home Care Team promptly each morning after on-call (approximately 8:30am) so they can receive time sensitive information and must be available for a period after email update has been sent in case there are follow-up questions.
- Updates schedules and documents appropriately in our software system.
- Communicates with client regarding schedule changes, tardiness or any situations that require communication.
- Communicates client schedules to caregiver and job duties for assigned shift.
- Escalates issues appropriately
- Maintain confidentiality of all information pertaining to employees, clients, and client’s family members.
- Provide seamless transition of support between HouseWork’s official business hour of operation and On-Call hours of operation
- Performs other duties as assigned.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
High school or GED
