Caregiver

Job Description

Job Description

Experienced Caregiver Needed Transfers
Hours: 40–60 hours per week
Job Type: Full-Time / Part-Time
Compensation: $21.00 – $28.00 per hour
Minimum Experience: 3 years
Minimum Education: High School Diploma or GED preferred

Job Description

Right at Home is currently looking for an experienced caregiver for a client-specific assignment. This position is ideal for a dependable, compassionate, and skilled caregiver who has hands-on experience working with clients after a stroke and assisting with safe transfers.

A male caregiver is preferred for this client-specific assignment due to the client’s personal care needs and comfort level. All qualified applicants will be considered in accordance with applicable law.

Schedule and Client Care Needs

We are looking for a caregiver who is available for 40–60 hours per week. The caregiver must be experienced and comfortable assisting with:

• Transfers from bed to wheelchair and wheelchair to bed

• Hoyer lift use

• Gait belt use and fall-prevention support

• Mobility assistance and wheelchair support

• Personal care and hygiene assistance

• Following a written care plan

• Supporting prescribed PT/OT-style exercises as directed by the client’s family or healthcare professionals

• Light housekeeping related to the client’s care

• Meal preparation and companionship

Pay and Benefits

We believe our caregivers are the heart of our business. Without you, we could not build meaningful relationships with our clients, bring comfort to their day, or provide the quality of care families depend on.

In this position, you may receive:

• Competitive pay: $21.00–$28.00 per hour

• Pay based on location, experience, training, and type of shift

• Flexible scheduling options

• Weekly pay

• Retirement plan

• Mobile clock-in and clock-out

• Work close to home

• Ongoing paid training and development

• On-the-job training for unique client situations

• Paid travel time between clients and paid mileage, when applicable

• Positive and supportive work environment

• Access to leadership and office support

• Recognition, celebrations, and team interactions

We are prepared to provide guidance, support, and appropriate personal protective equipment as you care for seniors and adults with disabilities.

What You’ll Do

As a caregiver, you will provide meaningful support to clients by helping them remain safe, comfortable, and cared for in their home. Duties may include personal care, mobility assistance, transfer support, companionship, meal preparation, light housekeeping, and following the client’s care plan. For this assignment, we are looking for a caregiver with strong experience in mobility support, safe transfers, wheelchair assistance, and Hoyer lift use. Experience working with clients recovering from a stroke or with similar physical limitations is strongly preferred.

For this specific assignment, strong transfer skills are required. The caregiver must be confident assisting with stroke-related care needs and using a wheelchair transfers safely.

You may also assist with homemaking tasks such as vacuuming, dusting, sweeping, mopping, dishes, laundry, changing bed linens, and light bathroom cleaning. General household work should remain limited and related to the client’s care needs.

Who You Are

We are looking for someone who is honest, kind, dependable, patient, and professional. You should be able to communicate clearly, follow instructions, make good decisions, and remain calm under pressure.

The right caregiver will be:

• Compassionate and respectful

• Experienced with transfers and mobility support

• Comfortable working with clients after a stroke

• Reliable and punctual

• Able to follow a care plan

• Professional with clients and families

• Able to take initiative while staying within the caregiver role

• Focused on safety, dignity, and quality care

Must-Have Requirements

• At least 3 years of caregiving experience

• Experience with transfers required

• Experience using a Hoyer lift strongly preferred

• Experience working with stroke clients strongly preferred

• High school diploma or GED preferred

• Ability to read, write, speak, and understand English, with or without reasonable accommodation

• Ability to lift at least 50 lbs., with or without reasonable accommodation

• Sympathetic attitude toward the care of seniors and adults with disabilities

• Ability to handle the physical and emotional demands of the job

• Current and valid driver’s license preferred

• Ability to safely operate a vehicle in compliance with applicable laws and regulations, with or without reasonable accommodation

About Right at Home

Right at Home provides in-home care and support for seniors and adults with disabilities. Our caregivers make a difference every day by helping clients stay safe, comfortable, and supported in their homes.