Housekeeper and Companion Caregiver

Visiting Angels • Sioux Falls, SD

10h • Onsite

About The Position

Visiting Angels of Sioux Falls is hiring a Housekeeper and Companion Caregiver for our clients throughout the local area. This role involves helping elderly and home-care clients stay at home or recover at home with dignity. While no two client visits look exactly alike, responsibilities may include helping clients with personal care and hygiene, managing light housekeeping, encouraging clients to meet their exercise and fitness goals, prompting clients to take their prescription medications, assisting with shopping and meal preparation, and assisting clients with mobility and ambulation. Caregivers must also be prepared to act quickly in the case of medical emergencies and report any health changes or unusual circumstances. Our caregivers possess the ideal blend of competency, compassion, and professional discernment.

Requirements

• High school diploma or equivalent
• Excellent time-management skills
• Reliable transportation to client visits
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills
• Familiarity with basic housekeeping and cooking tasks
• Must be able to pass a background check and drug screen
• Training/knowledge in First Aid and emergency response
• A heart for vulnerable people seeking meaningful companionship
• Willingness to comply with state and office-specific health and safety standards
• MUST HAVE RELIABLE TRANSPORTATION! This includes snow days.
• You will need to pass a background check, have a working email and phone at all times, professional appearance and attitude.

Nice To Haves

• 1 plus year of caregiving experience is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Helping clients handle personal care and hygiene
• Managing light housekeeping
• Encouraging clients to meet their exercise and fitness goals
• Prompting clients to take their prescription medications at the right times
• Helping clients with shopping and putting away groceries (or shopping for them)
• Planning and preparing meals in collaboration with clients (based on client ability)
• Assisting clients with mobility and ambulation - this can include everything from getting around the house to visiting the doctor and taking walks
• Act quickly in the case of medical emergencies
• Adequately reporting any health changes or unusual circumstances

Benefits

• Dental insurance
• Flexible schedule
• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: High school or GED