Homemaker - Companion (part-time 15 hours/week)
About The Position
Provides non-medical home services to clients who need assistance with activities of daily living. This role involves assisting with household tasks essential for daily living, providing companionship, and reporting changes in the client’s condition and needs to the Supervising Homemaker. The position also includes providing dressing, grooming, and hygiene assistance, shopping services, meal preparation, light housekeeping, cleaning, laundry services, and stand-by bathing assistance as needed. Clerical duties such as completing visit records, filing, and phone coverage are also part of the responsibilities. The role supports Town policies and philosophies.
Requirements
- High School Diploma
- One (1) year of experience as a Homemaker/Companion or one (1) year of experience assisting clients at home with meal preparation, housekeeping and laundry services.
- Demonstrated knowledge of housekeeping, laundry, and food preparation methods.
- Demonstrated ability to operate household cleaning equipment.
- Demonstrated ability to follow written and oral instructions and accept supervision in a cooperative and productive manner.
- Proven ability to manage time in order to complete assigned visits.
- Demonstrated knowledge of basic office procedures and the ability to maintain records.
- Demonstrated physical ability to perform all job functions.
- Valid driver’s license.
Responsibilities
- Assists with household tasks essential for daily living.
- Provides companionship.
- Reports changes in the client’s condition and needs to the Supervising Homemaker.
- Provides dressing, grooming, and hygiene assistance.
- Provides shopping services including grocery and pharmacy shopping.
- Prepares and serves meals and/or snacks.
- Provides light housekeeping, cleaning, and laundry services.
- Provide stand-by bathing assistance to clients as needed.
- Performs clerical duties such as completing visit records, filing and phone coverage.
- Performs other related work as required.
- Supports Town policies and philosophies.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Part-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
High school or GED
