Caregiver Day Shift

and Sound Home Care; Hernando (MS); On-site; USD 17,000 - 22,000; Full time

Job summary

Safe and Sound Home Care, a family-owned agency in North Mississippi, seeks Private Duty Caregivers to support older adults and individuals with disabilities in their homes. We emphasize compassionate, patient-centered care with training, paid time off, and a supportive supervisory team.

You will assist with daily living activities, transportation, and meaningful engagement while fostering a calm, comfortable home environment and specialized dementia and end-of-life care as needed.

Qualifications

• 1+ year of caregiving experience preferred (not required).
• Must pass background screening and drug testing.
• Have reliable transportation with a valid driver’s license and insurance.
• Available to work some weekends.

Responsibilities

• Provide redirection, stability, and oversight to reduce confusion.
• Assist with dressing, grooming, hygiene, and meals.
• Help with laundry, light cleaning, and keeping the home neat.
• Drive to appointments and run errands with clients.
• Engage clients with conversation, music, and activities.
• Provide specialized care for Alzheimer’s/dementia, stroke recovery, Parkinson’s, diabetes, and end-of-life.

Skills

Patient care

Dressing help

Hygiene support

Meal prep

Light housekeeping

Transportation

Engagement

Dementia care

End-of-life care

Job description

Private Duty Caregiver

At Safe and Sound Home Care, we are a family-owned agency committed to providing quality, dependable, and highly trained private-duty caregivers to our clients across North Mississippi. We support our caregivers with paid training, access to early pay, PTO, an amazing care supervisory team and much more!

As a Private Duty Caregiver, you will support older adults and adults with disabilities in their homes by providing:

• Redirection, stability, and oversight to reduce confusion and anxiety
• Help individuals start and end their day with confidence by assisting with dressing, grooming, hygiene, and meals, while offering kindness, patience, and meaningful support
• Support a calm and welcoming home by helping with routine needs like laundry, light cleaning, and keeping the space neat and comfortable
• Help clients stay active and engaged by driving them to appointments, completing errands together, and assisting with grocery shopping
• Foster emotional well-being by spending quality time with clients through conversation, music, crafts, and other activities that bring joy and connection
• Give specialized, compassionate care for individuals living with Alzheimer’s and dementia, stroke recovery, Parkinson’s, diabetes, and those receiving end-of-life support

Private Duty Caregivers for Safe and Sound Home Care are dependable, compassionate, and dedicated to providing quality caregiving services. We pride ourselves on hiring private duty caregivers who:

• Have reliable transportation with a valid driver's license and valid insurance
• Are available to work some weekends
• Have at least 1 year of experience (preferred, not required)

Private Duty Caregivers must also pass background screening requirements and undergo drug testing.