Caregiver - Brookings

Home Instead; Mitchell (SD); On-site; USD 17,000 - 22,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pay

Benefits

Job summary

Home Instead seeks part-time Care Professionals to support aging adults at home with dignity, care, and compassion. Duties include companionship, light housekeeping, meal prep, reminders for medications and appointments, grooming and bathing assistance, toileting support, and Alzheimer’s care as needed.

Prior caregiving experience is preferred but not required. Training and in-house certification in Personal Care tasks are provided before starting with clients.

Qualifications

• Experience in caregiving is preferred but not required.
• Must be able to provide compassionate in-home care for aging adults.

Responsibilities

• Provide companionship and conversation.
• Perform light housekeeping and meal preparation.
• Give medication and appointment reminders as needed.
• Assist with grooming and bathing.
• Assist with toileting and incontinence care.
• Provide Alzheimer’s Care as needed.

Skills

Companionship

Communication

Reliability

Driving license

Tools

Auto insurance

Job description

Our community needs your help! Home Instead is hiring part time caregivers to perform the essential work of keeping aging adults safe and comfortable at home. Home Instead provides a variety of non-medical services that allow aging adults to remain in their home and meet the challenges of aging with dignity, care and compassion.

Duties include, but are not limited to:

• Companionship and conversation
• Light housekeeping tasks and meal preparation
• Medication and appointment reminders
• Assistance with grooming and bathing
• Assistance with toileting and incontinence issues
• Alzheimer’s Care

Prior caregiving experience is preferred but not required. Prior to working for our clients, all Home Instead caregivers—we call ours Care Professionals, or Care Pros for short—will go through specific training designed by Home Otherwise and will receive an in-house certification in Personal Care tasks. These tasks include demonstrating ability to assist our clients with grooming, bathing, continence care, and mobility. After training, our Care Pros will feel confident going into the client’s home and helping to support their emotional, physical and mental wellbeing.

Requirements to be a Home Instead Care Pro are:

• Ability to treat and care for aging adults and their property with dignity and respect
• Ability to communicate with clients in a friendly and compassionate manner
• Demonstrated reliability and trustworthiness
• Possess a valid driver’s license and valid auto insurance
• Must be available to work a schedule of 15-40 hours per week

We have a variety of shifts available. And because we care for our Care Pros as much as we care for our clients, we provide 24/7 support and offer competitive pay and benefits.