Personal Care Attendant

• Starting salary of $13.02/hour
• Semi-Monthly Pay Schedule
• Flexible Schedule/Shifts
• Health & Wellness Benefit Options*
• Advancement Opportunities

Location: Venus, TX

Job Purpose:

Provide personal care services and support in the comfort of the client's home. This is

non-medical Direct Care.

        Duties and Responsibilities:

• Provide personal care services of a non-medical nature, according to an approved plan of care
• Supports clients by aiding with the Activities of Daily Living or ADLs (bathing/dressing/toileting/hygiene/meal prep/assistance with meals/mobility monitoring/medication reminders
• Helps family members or primary caregivers care for the client by teaching appropriate ways to transfer, turn, and re-position if necessary
• Maintains a safe, secure, and healthy client environment by following agency standards and procedures
• Updates job knowledge by participating in industry educational opportunities
• Protects the home care agency by adhering to professional standards, agency policies and procedures, federal, state, and local requirements
• Enhances service reputation by accepting ownership for accomplishing new and different requests; exploring opportunities to add value to job accomplishments

         Skills/Qualifications:

• Be skilled at caring for others
• Need good interpersonal skills, must be service oriented, possess good bedside manner
• Must have patience and compassion for elderly and/or disabled citizens
• Must provide 2 Professional References
• 6 months or more of prior direct caregiving experience preferred/some training provided
• Experience working with individuals with dementia/Alzheimer's disease
• Skilled in verbal and written communication
• Must be dependable and have reliable transportation
• Must meet background eligibility requirements
• SERIOUS APPLICANTS ONLY

This description is not meant to be an all-inclusive list of duties and responsibilities. The agency reserves the right to change or amend the duties as the needs of the business change