Granite Falls - Home Care Aide - PT
About The Position
To provide compassionate caring services to clients with developmental disabilities and/or senior care. This role involves assisting clients with daily living skills, providing protective supervision, and supporting families with household tasks and meal preparation. The position may involve providing Community First Choice (CFC) work or Respite Care, which can be performed within or outside the client's home. Key responsibilities include assisting with feeding, dressing, personal hygiene, toileting, transferring clients, positioning, housekeeping, shopping, meal planning and preparation, and providing transportation. The role also requires responsible reporting of hours worked and adherence to agency policies and procedures.
Requirements
- Must be over 18 years of age.
- Ability to communicate in English (written and verbal).
- Must be able to work independently.
- Must be physically and mentally capable of caring for an individual who is ill, infirm, disabled or vulnerable.
- Must pass a Washington State background check.
- Maintain active WA Driver License and Auto Insurance.
- Must be eligible to work in the U.S. (documentation required).
- Complete and pass the background check screening upon hire and every two years thereafter, or as requested.
- Maintain active Certified Home Care Aide (HCA Training Available) and Nurse Delegation and other required certifications.
- Complete a minimum of 12 hours of continuing education annually.
Nice To Haves
- Understanding of professional boundaries.
Responsibilities
- Caring for a child/adult with special needs or a senior requiring care and assistance or companionship (non-medical services).
- Implementing assigned clients “Plan of Care”.
- Assistance with daily living skills including feeding, dressing, personal hygiene, toileting, transferring, and positioning.
- Assist the family with housekeeping.
- Assist the family with shopping.
- Assist the family with meal planning and preparation.
- Provide transportation.
- Responsible for protective supervision: being available to provide safety, guidance, and protection to the client who cannot be left alone due to impaired judgment.
- Performing Community First Choice (CFC) work within the bounds of the client’s current living situation unless otherwise stated in the Client Plan of Care.
- Providing Respite Care either within or outside the client’s current living situation at a predetermined, appropriate community location.
- Reporting accurate hours worked and duties performed on Special Care Agency, Inc.’s approved time sheet.
- Submitting time sheets by the first of every month, legible and accurate.
- Maintaining clear understanding of SAILS Washington policy and procedures.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Part-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
