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Special Needs Support Worker

$16.9 - $22 per hour

Ambercare

Pay rates ranging from $16.90 to $22/hr


Currently looking to hire aides for all shifts; daytime, evening, and overnights. Also hiring weekend aides.


Arcadia Home Care & Staffingis hiring immediately for Special Needs Support Worker to work with adults and children. This rewarding, entry-level position provides consistent, flexible full-time/part-time hours to accommodate your personal needs, while providing a great career with a growing, innovative industry leader.


Arcadia Home Care & Staffingis part of the Addus HomeCare family of companies.


If you have a drive to help others, and you are looking for a meaningful, fulfilling, independent career with an organization that encourages and supports your contribution, we invite you to join our team.


Personal Care Aides Perks:

  • Healthcare benefits
  • Flexible schedule
  • Direct deposit
We offer Per Diem schedules with buildable hours - perfect for those who need flexibility and want to pick up more shifts as they go.



Personal Care Aides Responsibilities:
  • Assist with personal care
  • Provide occasional house cleaning, laundry, and assist with meal preparation
  • Transport client to appointments and daily errands
Personal Care Aides Qualifications:
  • Able to pass a criminal background check
  • Reliable transportation
  • Reliable, energetic, self-motivated and well-organized
  • 2 references (1 professional, 1 personal)
  • Experience caring for individuals with disabilities (kids or adults)

We welcome applicants with different levels of experience - whether you're an experienced caregiver, a CNA, come from a patient care related field, or even have your own experience with a family member.


Addus HomeCare is one of the nation's largest personal home care and customer service providers. As a client-focused, innovative company, we have a simple approach: We provide great care and we pay attention. Our staff shares a genuine passion for helping people and conducts all services efficiently, with a thoroughness to ensure lower health care costs while maintaining the highest quality of life for our consumers.


We are hiring immediately! Apply now to learn more about starting your home care career with Addus.


Arcadia provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type 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.


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Employee wellbeing is top priority at Addus Homecare, and we're thrilled to announce our recognition as the top healthcare company on Indeed's 2024 Top 100 Work Wellbeing Index.
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