Caregiver

Home Instead Pilot (Phase 2); Lancaster (WI); On-site; USD 22,000 - 25,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid Time Off (PTO)

Access to employer-sponsored health...

401K with company match up to 4%

Holiday pay

Hands-on + online training

24/7 on-call support

Job summary

Home Instead in the Lancaster, WI area is seeking compassionate Care Professionals to support multiple clients with varied care needs. You may provide hands-on personal care or focus on companionship, dementia cueing, light housekeeping, errands, and community outings.

Successful candidates are patient, reliable, with transportation and a valid driver’s license. Shifts run day and evening hours across Monday–Sunday, with weekend pay differential and paid training.

Qualifications

• Provide bathing/toileting and hands-on care as needed.
• Experience with dementia care including cueing and redirection.
• Attentive during meals and able to cue clients as needed.
• Offer medication and eye-drop reminders according to routines.
• Demonstrates safe transfer and mobility skills.
• Enjoys companionship and meaningful engagement, not just tasks.
• Willing to assist with light housekeeping and home organization.
• Reliable transportation and ability to drive clients to appointments and outings.

Responsibilities

• Provide hands-on personal care when required and maintain client safety.
• Support clients with daily routines, meal times, and mobility.
• Assist with light housekeeping and home organization to support independence.
• Provide companionship, conversation, and meaningful engagement.
• Transport clients to appointments, errands, and community activities.

Skills

Bathing & toileting

Dementia care

Meal cueing

Medication reminders

Safe transfers

Companionship

Light housekeeping

Pet-friendly

Reliable transportation

Shift availability

Job description

Home Instead is seeking Care Professionals supporting multiple clients with different care needs in the Lancaster, Boscobel and Bloomington area. Depending on the client and shift, you may provide hands‑on personal care and frequent dementiacueing, or focus more on companionship, light housekeeping, organization, errands, and community outings.

We're looking for Care Pros who are patient, attentive, comfortable providing consistent direction and reassurance, and able to adapt their approach to each client's individual routines and needs. Reliable transportation and comfort driving clients are important for these assignments.

Pay

• Competitive Pay: $16.00 – $18.00/hour
• $1/hr additional for Weekends
• Paid training

Schedule

• Day Hours from 8 am. to 4 pm.
• Evening Hours from 4 pm. to 8 pm.
• Coverage needed Monday – Sunday

• Strong attendance, consistency, and communication are essential.
• Must possess valid driver’s license and car insurance coverage

Required Skills

• Willing and able to provide bathing/toileting and hands‑on personal care
• Experienced with dementia care including frequent, patient cueing and redirection
• Attentive during meals and able to cue clients as needed
• Offer medication and eye-drop reminders according to established routines
• Demonstrates safe transfer and mobility skills appropriate to the assignment
• Enjoys companionship, conversation and meaningful engagement—not just completing tasks
• Willing to assist with light housekeeping and home organization
• Comfortable around dogs and cats
• Has reliable transportation and willing to drive clients to appointments, errands and community outings
• Availability aligns with the required recurring shifts
• Understands the importance of consistency, communication, and documentation

Benefits

• Paid Time Off (PTO)
• Access to employer-sponsored health benefits
• 401K with company match up to 4%
• Holiday pay
• Hands‑on + online training
• Supportive office team with 24/7 on-call support

Become part of a team that values compassion, connection, collaboration, creativity, integrity, and accountability.

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