Home Health Aide. 35.5 hrs

Maximum Care•Whitehall, PA

5d•$19

About The Position

Maximum Care, Inc. is seeking a Direct Care Worker to provide respectful, compassionate care to participants who are elderly, disabled, or have intellectual disabilities. The role includes supporting participants’ physical and emotional care while protecting their dignity and rights. Home assistance may include light housekeeping, errands, transportation, accompanying clients to appointments, medication reminders, meal preparation, grocery shopping, and personal assistance with daily living needs. Personal care may involve toileting, bathing, feeding, and grooming. The role also provides companionship through conversation, encouragement, stimulation, and assistance. The employer describes flexible schedules and offers part-time or full-time work. Application and training are completed through a mobile app, and face-to-face interaction is conducted via Zoom. Maximum Care, Inc. has operated for over 40 years and states that it promotes diversity, inclusion, equity, and ongoing learning and development.

Requirements

Must be at least 18 years of age.
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, with dignity, patience, compassion, and respect.
Provide light housekeeping, run errands, and provide transportation if needed.
Accompany clients to appointments and assist with or remind them about medications.
Prepare meals, purchase food, and provide personal assistance with general living needs.
Assist with personal services such as toileting, bathing, feeding, and grooming.
Provide companionship and conversation by stimulating, encouraging, and assisting participants.