Caregiver/In-Home Aide

Job Description

Job Description

Do you have a heart for seniors? Do you believe everyone deserves to age with dignity and comfort in their own home? Join the team at Senior Helpers!

Senior Helpers of East Plano is a non-medical home care agency serving seniors and their families across Plano, Allen, Sachse, Parker, and surrounding areas. We are part of the nationally recognized Senior Helpers brand — with decades of experience and a proven system of services — backed by local ownership that is personally invested in the community. We strive to give families peace of mind by carefully selecting caregivers who provide excellent care and friendly service.

Why Caregivers Choose Senior Helpers

• Flexible scheduling with part-time and full-time opportunities available

• Paid training opportunities

• One-on-one client relationships

• Hand-matched assignments

• Work that is meaningful every single day

What You’ll Do

Responsibilities vary by client and care plan. Reasonable accommodations may be made for individuals with medical limitations or disabilities to perform the essential responsibilities. Duties may include but are not limited to:

• Companionship, conversation & emotional support

• Personal care activities, including but not limited to:

  • Baths (sponge, tub, shower, and bed bath)

  • Oral hygiene

  • Basic skin care and grooming assistance

  • Toileting assistance

  • Transferring (bed to chair, wheelchair and shower, etc.)

  • Dressing and undressing

  • Change diaper/brief

  • Walking assistance

  • Medication reminders

  • Home exercise plan assistance

• Assist with household tasks necessary to the client’s health care needs, including but not limited to:

  • Planning and preparing nutritious meals

  • Assisting in feeding client, as appropriate

  • Light housekeeping of client’s environment, including linens and making bed

  • Laundering client’s clothing and bedding

  • Assisting clients with shopping

  • Assisting clients with transportation for appointments

• Use equipment and supplies safely

• Document care activities in the client’s Care Plan Book daily

• Report significant client changes to the office promptly

What We’re Looking For

Required:

• High school diploma or educational equivalent

• Prior caregiving experience — professional or personal (including caring for a family member)

• Must be eligible to work in the United States

• Must pass a criminal background check and drug screening before employment

• Valid driver’s license with a clean driving record and current auto insurance

• Reliable personal vehicle available for use during assignments

• Ability to read, write, and communicate effectively

• Flexible and adaptable — willing to work a variety of shifts and days, including evenings and overnights

• Reliable, punctual, and professional — your client counts on you!

• Genuine compassion for seniors and a desire to make a positive difference

• Ability to treat every client with dignity, respect, and patience

Preferred: 

• Experience with Alzheimer’s, dementia, Parkinson’s, or memory care

• CPR/First Aid certification

Physical Requirements

This is an active, hands-on role. The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made for individuals with medical limitations and/or disabilities to perform the essential functions. Requirements include, but are not limited to:

• Lift, move, and assist clients, as needed

• Safely assist clients in and out of a vehicle 

• Safely lift and/or move up to 50 lbs (e.g., a wheelchair or walker into/out of a vehicle)

• Reasonably communicate with others to accurately exchange information

• Operate office equipment such as a computer, phone, etc.

• Perform tasks such as light housekeeping, walking, and driving

• Stand, walk, bend, kneel, crouch, or push/pull throughout a shift

• Climb stairs, as needed

• Remain awake, seated, and alert during shifts

• See clearly (with or without correction) to monitor client safety

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.

Employment with Senior Helpers® of East Plano is at-will. Either the employee or the company may end the employment relationship at any time, for any reason or no reason, with or without notice, so long as the reason does not violate applicable law.