Direct Care Worker. 10 hrs.

Maximum Care•Catasauqua, PA

10d•$19

About The Position

Maximum Care, Inc. is hiring a Direct Care Worker to support elderly people, people with disabilities, and participants with intellectual disabilities. The role involves providing respectful physical and emotional care related to illness, injury, or disability, while preserving each participant’s dignity and rights. Duties may include light housekeeping, errands, transportation, accompanying clients to appointments, medication assistance or reminders, meal preparation, grocery shopping, personal assistance with daily living needs, and companionship. The position offers flexible scheduling and may be part-time or full-time. Application and training are completed through a mobile app, and face-to-face interaction is via Zoom. Maximum Care, Inc. describes its mission as providing safe, compassionate, ethical, and compliant care while fostering staff learning and professional growth and delivering home care services cost-effectively. The company promotes diversity, inclusion, and equity and is an equal opportunity employer.

Requirements

Must be at least 18 years old.
Must be able to complete a criminal background report.
Ability to lift up to 25 pounds at a time.
Ability to reach, bend, kneel, and stand for sometimes long periods.

Responsibilities

Provide participants with physical and emotional care related to illness, injury, disability, or other needs.
Care for participants and their property with dignity, patience, compassion, and respect.
Provide light housekeeping, run errands, and provide transportation when needed.
Accompany clients to appointments and assist with or provide reminders about medications.
Prepare meals and purchase food.
Provide personal assistance with general living needs, including toileting, bathing, feeding, and grooming.
Provide companionship and conversation by stimulating, encouraging, and assisting individuals.