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Caregiver position for Part Time and Full time Opening - M1

Senior Helpers

  • Mechanicsville, Virginia
  • 15 days ago
  • $18–$20 Per Hour

Highlights

Responsibilities include assisting with daily ADLs, running errands, providing transportation to doctor’s appointments, and offering meaningful companionship while families are away. Testing includes, but is not limited to, amphetamines, methamphetamines, cocaine, opiates (including morphine), and benzodiazepines.

Numbers & Facts

LocationMechanicsville, Virginia
IndustryHealthcare Services
Salary$18–$20 Per Hour
Company Size500 to 999 employees

Description

Benefits:
  • Flexible schedule
  • Opportunity for advancement
  • Training & development
  • Health insurance
  • Competitive salary
  • Dental insurance
  • Vision insurance
$250 SIGNING BONUS WITH ANOTHER $250 AFTER 100HRS WORKED!!!Caregiver Needed – PCA, CNA, Nurse Aide Required
Do you enjoy helping others? Looking for a flexible weekend position? Senior Helpers is currently seeking professional, caring, and reliable caregivers to support our senior clients. Responsibilities include assisting with daily ADLs, running errands, providing transportation to doctor’s appointments, and offering meaningful companionship while families are away. If you have a heart for caregiving, we’d love for you to apply!
Primary Responsibilities
  • Companionship and conversation
  • Personal Care (assisting with bathing, grooming, dressing, bathroom needs, feeding)
  • Light Housekeeping/Household Management (incl. laundry and linen changing)
  • Apparel selection (i.e. laying out clothes)
  • Meal planning and preparation
  • Medication reminders
  • Mobility support (standby assist, transfer, hoyer lift)
  • Transportation using own or client’s vehicle
  • Helping family members learn safe care techniques
  • Tolerance to pets (dogs and/or cats)
  • Lift 40lbs or less. 
Qualifications
  • Create and maintain open communication with seniors, their families, and our staff
  • Assist with personal care
  • Companionship
  • Assist with all Activities of Daily Living (ADLs) as assigned
  • Has experience with Dementia
  • Has experience with Gait belt Transfers
  • Caregiver must be a Certified PCA, CNA, or Nurse Aide to get qualified for this position
  • Ability to get to work using reliable transportation
  • Valid US issued driver’s license with no serious driving violations
  • Ability to be flexible and adapt to new situations
  • Pass a criminal background check prior to employment with Senior Helpers
  • Pass a drug screening test 
  • Prior experience with dementia patients and senior care, a plus, but not required
  • Must be able to be reached via phone, text, or email for shift schedules, client updates and/or emergencies
Competitive pay
Minimum shifts are 4 hours
 Employment is contingent upon successful completion of a pre-employment drug screening. Testing includes, but is not limited to, amphetamines, methamphetamines, cocaine, opiates (including morphine), and benzodiazepines. Applicants with valid prescriptions may disclose them to the testing provider.
We are an equal opportunity employer and prohibit discrimination/harassment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state and local laws. 
Compensation: $18.00 - $20.00 per hour

About Company

Welcome to Senior Helpers, Leading Senior Home Care Providers! Senior Helpers is pleased to be the first in-home care provider to develop and implement a comprehensive training program to instruct our caregivers on how best to help clients and families living with Alzheimer’s and dementia. We are proud to have been the first in the industry to partner with renowned occupational therapist and Alzheimer’s expert Teepa Snow and her Positive Approach™ to Care (PAC) on the development of our Senior Gems program. Teepa has over 30 years of experience as a dementia care and dementia education specialist. Our partnership with Teepa over the years has enabled us to expand our range of care and become one of the nation’s leading senior health care providers.

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