Community Professional Support ( CPS) 15hr Must Drive.

Maximum Care•Whitehall, PA

11d•$19

About The Position

Maximum Care, Inc. is hiring a Direct Care Worker to support seniors and participants with disabilities and intellectual disabilities in the Lehigh Valley. The role involves providing physical and emotional care related to illness, injury, or disability, while treating participants and their property with dignity, patience, compassion, and respect. Home assistance may include light housekeeping, errands, transportation, appointment accompaniment, medication reminders, meal preparation, grocery shopping, and personal assistance with daily living needs such as toileting, bathing, feeding, and grooming. The worker also provides companionship and conversation by stimulating, encouraging, and assisting participants. Maximum Care, Inc. has been in business for over 40 years. The company describes its mission as providing safe, compassionate, ethical, compliant, quality care that respects clients’ and family members’ dignity and rights, while fostering staff learning and professional growth and administering home care services cost-effectively. The company promotes diversity, inclusion, and equity. The posting offers flexible schedules and states that both part-time and full-time work are available.

Requirements

Must be at least 18 years old.
Must be able to complete a criminal background report.
Must be able to lift up to 25 pounds at a time.
Must be able to reach, bend, kneel, and stand for sometimes long periods.
Must drive, as indicated in the job heading.

Responsibilities

Provide physical and emotional care to participants due 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 remind them 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 participants.