Personal care

Guardian Angel Senior Services•Leominster, MA

26d•$17 - $20

About The Position

Our Mission: Is to provide home care service with love; to enhance the quality of living through our attentive yet subtle style of care; to maintain their dignity and their independence while serving their needs with honor and integrity. After all, it is their home! A Homemaker is recognized as a mature, responsible individual who has been trained to provide a variety of support services as outlined below, which are necessary to maintain a disabled or dependent person safely and comfortably within the home setting. The Home Health Aide assists in providing care per the care plan as in the following tasks: Assists and guides client in transfer process from bed to chair, commode or other devices Assists in giving client bath, whether complete, partial, tub, or shower. Observes and reports changes in skin or physical condition. Provides or assists in oral hygiene, shaving and hair care. Reminds client to take prescribed medications that are ordinarily self-administered Guardian Angel Senior Services, Inc. cannot guarantee any number of hours in any given week. The agency cannot guarantee work close to home or within walking distance or on a bus line.The employee is responsible to have his/her own transportation at all times during shifts worked. The employee must be willing to get certified as PCA or HHA in order to fulfil your desired schedule. Please feel free to call the Hirring Coordinator Yuleisy Pena (Lacey) a call at 978-424-4552 for more information! Get started as soon as next week! Guardian Angel Senior Services is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We do not discriminate against race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), national origin, age, disability, or genetic information.

Requirements

Is at least 18 years old.
Must have access to internet
Driver's License
On hand reliable vehicle
Is flexible, sensitive to the needs of others, reliable, and able to cope with emergencies.
willing to successfully complete the required 60 Hour- Personal care training program as well as the 40-hour Homemaker training or its equivalent for Home Health Aide Training and has demonstrated competency.
Is able to read, write, and speak English.
Is able to carry out and understand directions and instructions.
Is able to record messages and document daily activities.
Is physically and emotionally capable of performing the job. Refer to physical specifications.
The Homemaker must attend a minimum of six hours of in-service education. The full-time employee is required to attend the six hours annually. The part-time employee is pro-rated according to hours worked. (30 min every month)
The employee is responsible to have his/her own transportation at all times during shifts worked.
The employee must be willing to get certified as PCA or HHA in order to fulfil your desired schedule.

Nice To Haves

Prior home care experience helpful.

Responsibilities

Planning, preparing, and serving meals
Purchasing food and household supplies
Making and changing beds
Cleaning and dusting household supplies
Mopping floors (with a mop) and vacuuming
Cleaning bathroom and kitchen
Washing dishes
Laundering, sewing, and ironing
Taking trash and recycles out.
Personal Care, showering, bathing, dressing, grooming
Assists and guides client in transfer process from bed to chair, commode or other devices
Assists in giving client bath, whether complete, partial, tub, or shower. Observes and reports changes in skin or physical condition.
Provides or assists in oral hygiene, shaving and hair care.
Reminds client to take prescribed medications that are ordinarily self-administered