What are the responsibilities and job description for the Companion Caregiver position at Jewish Home?
Pay Rate: $15.91
Per Diem
GENERAL SCOPE: To provide in-home companion (non-medical) services to older adults to empower them to age in place
EDUCATION / QUALIFICATION: High school diploma or equivalent. Must have valid NYS driver’s license.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:
- Assist with walking and light exercise
- Plan and prepare meals followed by clean up
- Leaning of bathroom and kitchen to maintain a safe healthy environment
- Making beds and change bed linens
- Light housekeeping to include light dusting and light vacuuming
- Laundry
- Supervise household maintenance such as housecleaning service, plumber, gardener
- Run errands
- Provide incidental transportation using client or caregiver car
- In sleepover situations assist client to and from bed, assist client throughout the night, prepare morning meals and clean up, launder your sheets
- All other duties as assigned.
EXPERIENCE: Minimum of 1 year experience preferred.
Jewish Home is committed to equal employment opportunity. We will not discriminate against employees or applicants for employment on any legally-recognized basis [“protected class”] including, but not limited to: veteran status, uniform service member status, race, color, religion, sex, sexual identity, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, physical or mental disability, genetic information or any other protected class under federal, state, or local law.
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