Home Health Aide - 40 Hrs

Maximum Care•Longswamp Township, PA

5d•Onsite

About The Position

Maximum Care, Inc. is seeking a Direct Care Worker to provide in-home support to seniors and participants with disabilities, including 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. Support includes light housekeeping, errands, transportation when needed, accompanying clients to appointments, medication assistance or reminders, meal preparation, food shopping, and personal assistance with daily living needs such as toileting, bathing, feeding, and grooming. The aide also provides companionship and conversation by stimulating, encouraging, and assisting the participant. The company describes flexible schedules, mobile-based applications and training, and face-to-face meetings via Zoom. The posting advertises pay of up to $19 per hour and lists medical benefits, competitive compensation, and ongoing education.

Requirements

Must be at least 18 years old.
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 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 provide reminders 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.