Caregiver

Join One Of The Fastest-Growing Home Care Companies

Senior Helpers is the first national in-home care company to be recognized as a "Great Place to Work" as a leading senior care provider! If you’re a caregiver looking for consistent hours, work/life balance and to be part of an agency servicing your community looks no further.

This position is for multiple locations! We service cases in Bayport, Blue Point, Bohemia, Centereach, Central Islip, Coram, East Setauket, Holbrook, Holtsville, Islandia, Islip Terrace, Kings Park, Lake Grove, Mt Sinai, Nesconset, Northport, Oakdale, Port Jefferson, Ronkonkoma, St. James, Sayville, Selden, Hauppauge, Smithtown, Stony Brook, West Sayville and out east!

Requirements for job: Must have valid drivers license and reliable car with up to date insurance and experience working with seniors.

CAREGIVER BENEFITS:

• Life/work balance schedule
• Work in your community
• Access to a wide range of training
• Salary $19.70 - $27.00 per hour
• We give.25 bonus for each hour worked PER YEAR!
• Same Day Pay Available Using Tapcheck!

Here’s why you’ll love working for us:

• Competitive pay
• Work close to home
• Clearly defined job tasks
• Outstanding 24/7 office support
• Work with the latest Home Care technology

What does a day in the life of a caregiver look like? Providing a helping hand.

• Have fun and engaging conversations with your clients to build relationships
• Participate in your clients’ favorite hobbies (scrapbooking, gardening, games, etc.)
• Prep meals for your clients to enjoy
• Assist your clients with walking, dressing, and other daily activities of living
• Report what activities were completed with your clients and provide updates on your clients’ physical condition, mental capacity, and behavior

Some of the job responsibilities may include:

• Meal preparation
• Companionship
• Medication reminders
• Light housekeeping
• Follow client care plan and provide updates as needed
• Fall risk oversight
• Taking client to appointments/food shopping if needed etc
• Uphold the standards of Age-Friendly Care at Home (AFCH) certification by delivering personalized, respectful care that aligns with the 4Ms framework (What Matters, Medication, Mentation, and Mobility), and adhering to all Senior Helpers and APFM policies and best practices.

Why be a Senior Helper Caregiver? We truly care about our staff.

• Great Place to Work® Certified—91% of our employees say Senior Helpers is a great place to work.
• Professional Growth Opportunities—we provide training opportunities to our caregivers to grow their skills as a caregiver and as a professional.
• Work/Life Balance—we understand the need for a healthy balance of your professional and personal life.
• Team Support—we believe that a strong team that gives support is the best way to succeed long term.
• Flexible Schedule—we understand that you may need flexibility to align with your lifestyle and schedule, so we work with our caregivers to fit their schedule to their availability.
• Make a Difference—when you are a Senior Helpers Caregiver, you will be the direct contact for our clients, giving you the opportunity to make their days brighter and help give our clients’ their independence. This not only helps our clients, but their families will appreciate all that you do too!

Caregiver qualifications:

• You are passionate about helping others
• You enjoy customer service and communicating with clients
• You want to help your community and make a difference in someone’s life

Senior Helpers helps provide in-home non-medical senior assistance services to allow families’ loved ones to age from the comfort of their homes. We provide a genuine, in-home connection designed to give clients the absolute best quality of life. We provide various services to our clients including personal care, transitional care, companion care, respite care, Alzheimer's and Dementia care, Parkinson’s care, and more. The Senior Helpers team embraces our company’s core values and vision to be communities’ leading home care company, setting a new standard of care and customer service for the home care industry. Senior Helpers also connects seniors with organizations in their communities that offer resources and support to help them continue to age successfully in the comfort of their own home.

Our cases are serviced in these towns: Bayport, Blue Point, Bohemia, Centereach, Central Islip, Coram, East Setauket, Holbrook, Holtsville, Islandia, Islip Terrace, Kings Park, Lake Grove, Mt Sinai, Nesconset, Northport, Oakdale, Port Jefferson, Ronkonkoma, St James, Sayville, Selden, Hauppauge, Smithtown, Stony Brook, West Sayville and out east! You will have the flexibility to choose where you want to work!

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 or local laws.