Experience Required: 1 year
Schedule: Monday-Sunday 10:00pm to 8:00am
Caregiver Gender: Male or Female
Pets: Client has cats
Pay: $23.22-$25.22 per hour
Job ID: LW
Client Care Summary:
Female client requires hands-on assistance with all activities of daily living. Our client is immobile, requires around the clock care and cannot be left alone. Caregiver should have experience using a hoyer lift. Caregiver must assist with bedtime and morning routines.
Night Supervision Job Description:
A Night Supervision (NS) Caregiver provides compassionate, attentive care and supervision to clients during overnight hours. The caregiver is responsible for maintaining the client’s safety and comfort, assisting with nighttime routines, and responding appropriately to any needs or emergencies that arise during the night. Night Supervision can be used for up to 12 hours in a 24-hour period. Night supervision services can include an asleep or awake staff who is performing an activity listed in the client’s care plan.
Requirements:
• Must have valid identification.
• Must have valid car insurance.
• Must be at least 18 years of age.
• Must have reliable transportation.
• Be able to lift 50 pounds or more.
• Pass a Department of Human Service background check.
• Provide tasks as required in the individual’s 245D Care Plan.
• Complete online CDS modules 30-days after starting with client and annually.
• Okay with repeated bending, stooping, etc. as necessary to meet the needs of individual clients.
Qualifications:
• Sincere.
• Trustworthy.
• Positive attitude.
• Good team player.
• Ability to deal with stress.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Hard working and self-directed.
• Approachable and a strong sense of teamwork.
• 1-year of successful experience working with elderly and disabled individuals.
• Must have patience, problem solving skills, organizational skills and the ability to prioritize client cares/tasks.
Preferred Skills:
• Bilingual.
Responsibilities:
• Interpersonal skills.
• Assistance with IADLs.
• Assistance with ADLs.
• Assist with bedtime and morning routines.
• Ongoing Communication with client.
• Scheduling and calendaring.
• Coping skills development tasks.
• Health, safety and wellness tasks.
• Community living and participation tasks.
• Money management and budgeting tasks.
• Supervision, cues, reminders and prompts
• Reduction/elimination of maladaptive behavior.
• Household management – housekeeping; laundry; meal-prep
• Sensory/motor development involved in acquiring functional skills.
• Prevent fraud, waste and abuse of services, by submitted valid time reports.
