Compassionate In-Home Caregiver/CNA- Make a Difference Daily

Cooperative Care•Adams, WI

4d•Onsite

About The Position

Cooperative Care is seeking caring, compassionate, reliable, patient, and kind caregivers to help clients remain safe and supported in their own homes. Services are individualized to each client's needs through a care plan and may include companionship, personal care, daily living assistance, light housekeeping, meal preparation, and other requested activities. The role serves clients ranging from children to older adults and individuals with mental or physical disabilities across several counties in Central Wisconsin. Work schedules are built around caregiver availability, with full-time, part-time, overnight, and weekend hours available. Caregivers may travel between clients and must be willing to travel at least 30 miles from home. Paid orientation, initial and ongoing training, job shadowing, and access to a supportive office team are provided. Caregivers may be offered the opportunity to become member-owners after a 90-day probationary period.

Requirements

Be at least 18 years old.
Have a high school diploma or equivalency diploma.
Have a valid Wisconsin driver's license.
Have or obtain auto insurance with bodily injury liability coverage of $100,000 per person and $300,000 per occurrence, and property damage liability coverage of $100,000 per occurrence.
Have a reliable vehicle.
Pass a criminal and caregiver background check.
Be willing to travel at least 30 miles from home.
Demonstrate kindness and compassion toward clients and treat others and their property with respect and dignity.
Pass a pre-employment physical.
Take and pass a TB test within 30 days of employment.
Be able to lift 50 pounds and perform physical activities including twisting, bending, squatting, reaching, pushing and pulling from high and low positions, raising arms above the shoulders, walking, sitting, and climbing stairs; activities may be repetitive.

Responsibilities

Provide personal care, including bathing and showering, hair care, skin, nail, and oral care, shaving, dressing and undressing, toileting, and assistance with TEDs, splints, braces, and ear, eye, or limb prostheses.
Provide medication reminders; administering medications is not provided.
Prepare meals and cook.
Perform light household tasks, including washing dishes, wiping counters and tables, cleaning sinks, sweeping and mopping, cleaning the refrigerator, stove and oven, dusting, making beds, vacuuming, changing linens, cleaning showers, tubs, mirrors and toilets, emptying trash, shaking rugs, and doing laundry.
Shop and run errands with clients.
Feed pets and clean up after them.
Assist clients with activities and exercise, including ambulation, transfers, range of motion, and other exercises.
Provide companionship and engage clients in activities such as games, reading, conversations, writing letters, reading the newspaper, organizing photos, and other requested activities.
Follow each client's individualized care plan and maintain professional boundaries while treating clients and their property with respect and dignity.

Benefits

Mileage reimbursement for client errand miles at $0.30 per mile.
Paid travel time at the employee's wage between client homes.
Paid orientation and initial and ongoing training, including job shadowing.
Flexible scheduling based on availability.
Paid time off accruing at 0.02 hours per hour worked.
Nine paid holidays, paid at time and a half when scheduled to work.
Overtime pay at time and a half for hours worked over 40 in a week.
Employee referral bonus of $100 when referral conditions are met.
Dental and vision insurance available to all employees after the initial 90-day probationary period.
Health insurance through United Healthcare for full-time employees working at least 30 hours per week, available after the initial 90-day probationary period; the Cooperative pays a large portion of single and family plan premiums.
Aflac life, disability, cancer, and accident insurance for member-owners.
Potential patronage refund or profit sharing for member-owners in high-profit years.
Opportunity to become a member-owner after the initial 90-day probationary period, with voting rights and the ability to run for the Board of Directors or serve on committees and work groups.
Pre-employment physical and TB test paid for by the Cooperative.
24/7 access to an after-hours emergency phone and online access to schedules and client information.