Caregiver

Job Description

Job Description

Salary for Caregivers: $16.00/hour during your 90-day introductory period, with an increase at your 90-day review

Shift Type: All shifts available — day, evening, overnight, and weekend, full time and part time

Benefits for Caregivers:

• Earn competitive pay

• Flexible scheduling — tell us the hours and areas that work for your life

• Health, dental, vision, and supplemental insurance plans for eligible full-time employees

• Paid time off after one year of continuous service, growing at 2, 5, and 10 years

• Time-and-a-half for hours worked on our six observed holidays

• Pick-up shift bonus — premium pay for last-minute or hard-to-fill shifts

• Bonuses for employee referrals — and for client referrals

• Quarterly reliability bonus for staff with no unapproved absences or tardies

• PAID training and development, including CPR class reimbursement

• Tuition assistance toward CNA, HHA, LVN, or RN programs

• Caregiver Recognition & Rewards Programs — Caregiver of the Month, Aunt Mercy's Angels, anniversary recognition, Caribou Rewards points, and Caregiver of the Year

• A real career ladder — Caregiver to Lead Caregiver to Care Mentor to Care Manager or an office role, with a raise at every step

• Access to Leadership — we are locally owned, and you can reach the people who make the decisions

• Paid travel time in between clients plus mileage reimbursement

• Weekly Pay

• Mobile clock in/out

• Make a difference and give back to those who need you most

We stand prepared to equip you with the right personal protective equipment (PPE) and are ready to assist as you care for our vulnerable population of seniors and adults with disabilities. Right at Home Far North Texas is physician-owned and locally operated, and by joining the Right at Home Sherman team you will have the unique opportunity to improve the quality of life for those you serve while working for one of the fastest-growing international home care companies with over 25 years of experience.

Sherman is our home office and has been serving this area the longest. We cover Sherman, Denison, Pottsboro, Whitesboro, Bells, Tom Bean, Whitewright, Collinsville, Tioga, Bonham, Honey Grove, Leonard, Trenton, and the surrounding Grayson and Fannin County communities.

Responsibilities and Duties of Caregivers:

In this role, you will have the chance to perform personal care activities that assist the client with activities of daily living, which include (but are not limited to):

• Assisting with transferring/moving client from place to place throughout their home, along with positioning and support with walking

• Bathing/Showering/Dressing/Shaving, plus grooming, oral care, and skin care

• Assisting with toileting and incontinence care

• Performing housekeeping activities which include (but are not limited to): vacuuming, dusting, sweeping or mopping floors, doing dishes, changing bed linens, doing laundry and cleaning the bathroom

• Preparing meals and snacks according to instructions and the client's diet and preferences, and helping with eating when needed

• Accompanying client on errands or medical appointments, and shopping for groceries, using your own insured vehicle

• Medication reminders for medications the client takes on their own

• Assisting with prescribed range of motion exercises

• Dementia care

• Companionship activities such as reading, music, puzzles, etc.

• Documenting your care in our electronic record and clocking in and out from your phone

• Noticing and reporting changes in a client's condition or home to the office right away

Qualifications and Skills of Caregivers:

• 18 years or older and legally eligible to work in the United States

• High school graduate or G.E.D. certificate preferred

• Must be able to lift/move 50 lbs without assistance and assist with client transfers; comfortable with prolonged standing, walking, bending, and reaching

• Ability to read, write, speak and understand English as needed for the job

• Possess a valid driver's license and current automobile insurance, with coverage in your name or as a named driver on the policy

• A working mobile phone with text and data — this is how you clock in and how we reach you

• Pass a background check and clear the Texas Nurse Aide Registry and Employee Misconduct Registry

• Pass a drug screen. Right at Home is a drug-free workplace, and direct care staff are also subject to random, for-cause, and post-accident testing after hire

• Pass our competency exam and a field skills observation during your first 90 days

• 6 months to 1-year experience preferred — or completion of a state-approved Texas Personal Assistance Services training and competency program. If you have the right heart and no experience, tell us. We train.

• Current CPR certification preferred but not required at hire — and we reimburse the class

Right at Home is an equal opportunity employer that celebrates, supports and promotes diversity and inclusion. We will consider all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, protected veteran status, sexual orientation or gender identity, or any other legally protected basis, in accordance with applicable law. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this role.