Direct Care Worker
About The Position
accessAbilities, a local Human Services agency, is immediately hiring caring and enthusiastic, part-time staff to assist individuals with In Home Caregiver services in the Kittanning, PA area for our Home & Community services program. In Home Caregivers (also known as Attendants) support participants with household duties and personal care services. Staff assist with laundry, housekeeping, shopping and preparing meals, and help with errands. Duties also include transfers from/to bed, bathing, dressing, grooming and assisting with personal support equipment such as wheelchairs, manual/electric lifts, and leg braces, etc. We also support individuals who have special needs or intellectual and developmental disabilities. These Caregivers can provide companionship to individuals while also helping them with household chores, shopping, attending medical appointments, going out to eat or to a movie, etc. Employees of accessAbilities work to assist the special needs clients with maintaining or improving their skills that allow them to live and participate in the local community.
Requirements
- Must be 18 years or older
- Ability to lift, carry, push and/or pull up to 40 lbs. without assistance and up to 200 lbs. with assistance (hoyer lift)
- Valid driver’s license and auto insurance
- Ability to obtain ACT 33/34 and FBI clearances required.
Nice To Haves
- Prior experience as a direct care worker or home health aide is helpful, but not required.
Responsibilities
- Assist with laundry, housekeeping, shopping and preparing meals, and help with errands.
- Assist with transfers from/to bed, bathing, dressing, grooming and assisting with personal support equipment such as wheelchairs, manual/electric lifts, and leg braces, etc.
- Provide companionship to individuals while also helping them with household chores, shopping, attending medical appointments, going out to eat or to a movie, etc.
- Assist special needs clients with maintaining or improving their skills that allow them to live and participate in the local community.
Benefits
- Flexible Part-time Hours and Shifts
- Paid training is provided
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Part-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
