Awake Overnight Caregiver — At-Home Care & Safety

Honor Technology, Home Instead Headquarters; Ames (IA); On-site; USD 23,000 - 26,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid training

Vacation pay

Health insurance

401(k) with company match

24/7 on-call support

Job summary

Home Instead in Ames is seeking awake overnight caregivers to support older adults at home. The role emphasizes safety, dignity, and companionship during night hours.

Training is provided and you will work with a supportive team to ensure client well-being in a home setting. The position requires experience in caregiving or healthcare, comfort with hands-on personal care and transfers, and the ability to stay awake for the full overnight shift.

Qualifications

• Experience in caregiving, healthcare, or relevant family-care experience.
• Confident with hands-on personal care and transfers.
• Understand safe body mechanics.
• Able to stay awake and attentive for the full overnight shift.
• Dependable, patient, and comfortable working independently.

Responsibilities

• Provide personal care, including toileting, dressing, and grooming.
• Safely assist with gait-belt and pivot transfers.
• Provide hands-on mobility and stabilization support.
• Stay alert to fall and overnight safety needs.
• Assist with meals, hydration, and light household needs.
• Provide calm, respectful companionship.

Skills

Caregiving experience

Hands-on care

Gait transfers

Awake overnight

Reliable transportation

Patient

Tools

Gait belt

Pivot transfers

Job description

Home Instead in Ames is seeking awake overnight caregivers to support older adults at home. The role emphasizes safety, dignity, and companionship during night hours.

Training is provided and you will work with a supportive team to ensure client well-being in a home setting. The position requires experience in caregiving or healthcare, comfort with hands-on personal care and transfers, and the ability to stay awake for the full overnight shift.