Home Help Aide

Job Description

Job Description

JOB DESCRIPTION: Home Help Aide

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:

Follow the written client service plan, which may include the following services:

Companion Services – limited assistance, no hands-on care.

·         Provide companionship, safety, and supervision for the client

Homemaker Services – Assist with daily activities. Includes Companion Care.

Task may include:

·         General housekeeping and cleaning of client’s home, including vacuuming, dusting, cleaning bathrooms, dishes, sweeping and mopping floors, making beds, dusting, emptying trash, pet maintenance and all other tasks indicated on the service plan.

·         Laundry, including washing, drying, folding, putting away, and ironing cloths.

·         Menu planning, grocery shopping, meal preparation, including meal planning, cooking, and proper storage of food, as well as cleaning up after the meal service.  This may include eating assistance.

·         Medication reminders

·         Companionship, including activities, discussions, encouragement, reassurance, and redirection as needed.

Personal Care Services – Non-medical, hands-on assistance with activities of daily living

Tasks may include:

·         Assisting clients with activities of daily living (ADLs), such as bathing, toileting, dressing and personal hygiene.

·         Assist with skin care including the application of over-the-counter non-medicated ointments and lotions.

·         Safety checks around the house

·         Redirecting clients with memory issues; providing safety guidance protection to client who cannot be left alone due to impaired judgment.

Additional Duties:

·         Maintain excellent and ongoing communication with the office staff; respond to phone calls and emails in a timely manner.

·         Clock in consistently and on time through the telephony system, using clients’ phone.

·         Work the schedule shifts assigned in a timely and consistent manner.

·         Maintain a professional relationship with the client and family.

·         Maintain confidentiality at all times.

QUALIFICATIONS/SKILLS

·         Communitive, Respectful, and friendly

·         Listening and observation

·         Dependability

·         Emotional control and empathetic

·         Listening, analyzing information, and focusing on quality

·         A current personal phone or cell where we can contact you.

·         An acceptable criminal background check

·         A clean drug test upon job offer.

·         Physical ability to reach with hands and arms; climb, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; and lifting up to 50 lbs, while avoiding potential injury from transferring, repositioning, or lifting clients.

EDUCATION, EXPERIENCE, AND LICENSING REQUIREMENTS

·         HS Diploma or GED preferred

·         CPR (within 6-12 months of hire)

·         A driver’s license in good standing, basic auto insurance, and reliable transportation