Caregiver/Home Health Aide

Senior Helpers - Fort Collins; Allenspark (CO); On-site; USD 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

Join Senior Helpers as a Caregiver in Colorado and make a significant difference in the lives of seniors. You will provide essential personal and companion care while enjoying professional growth opportunities. We value our staff with flexible scheduling and support, ensuring you can maintain a healthy work-life balance.

Benefits

Professional Growth Opportunities

Flexible Schedule

Team Support

Great Place to Work Certified

Qualifications

• Must have at least one year's professional caregiving experience.
• Ability to use electronic clock in/out & care documentation system through a smartphone.

Responsibilities

• Assisting with daily living activities such as bathing, meal preparation, and companionship.
• Maintaining open communication with seniors and their families.
• Completing tasks delegated by family or staffing to promote successful aging.

Skills

Compassion

Communication

Patience

Time Management

Education

High School diploma or GED

Job description

It’s easy to go to work when you’re making someone’s day...every day!As a Senior Helpers Caregiver, you make a lasting impact that betters the lives of our clients AND their families. Senior Helpers caregivers provide one-on-one personal care to help our clients remain safe and independent in their home. We are looking for professional and experienced caregivers to fit with a range of clients IN ESTES PARK AND SURROUNDING AREAS!

If you are a caring and compassionate individual who enjoys and has experience caring for and helping others, takes pride in making a difference in others’ lives, and is interested in professional growth within a company, our caregiver position is for you. Apply to be a Senior Helpers Caregiver today!

What does a day in the life of a caregiver look like? Providing a helping hand.

• Have fun and engaging conversations with your clients to build relationships
• Participate in your clients’ favorite hobbies (scrapbooking, gardening, games, etc.)
• Prep meals for your clients to enjoy
• Assist your clients with walking, dressing, and other daily activities of living
• Report what activities were completed with your clients and provide updates on your clients’ physical condition, mental capacity, and behavior

Why be a Senior Helper Caregiver? We truly care about our staff.

• Great Place to Work Certified—91% of our employees say Senior Helpers is a great place to work.
• Professional Growth Opportunities—we provide training opportunities to our caregivers to grow their skills as a caregiver and as a professional.
• Work/Life Balance—we understand the need for a healthy balance of your professional and personal life.
• Team Support—we believe that a strong team that gives support is the best way to succeed long term.
• Flexible Schedule—we understand that you may need flexibility to align with your lifestyle and schedule, so we work with our caregivers to fit their schedule to their availability.
• Make a Difference—when you are a Senior Helpers Caregiver, you will be the direct contact for our clients, giving you the opportunity to make their days brighter and help give our clients’ their independence. This not only helps our clients, but their families will appreciate all that you do too!

Responsibilities:

• Create and maintain open communication with seniors, their families, and our staff.
• Personal Care duties include, but not limited to:
• Bathing- Mobility- Transferring & Positioning- Incontinence Care- Medication Reminders- Oral Hygiene- Feeding- Toileting, Grooming & Dressing Guidance
• Companionship duties include, but not limited to:
• Conversation & Companionship- Meal Preparation- Light Housekeeping- Errand Services- Grocery Shopping- Incidental Transportation- Laundry & Linen Washing- Clothes Shopping- Recreational Activities- Organize Incoming Mail
• Any other task as delegated by family or staffing that promote successful and quality aging in place enhancements.

Requirements:

• High School diploma or GED.
• Must be 18 years or older.
• Ability to prove at least one year’s professional caregiving experience.
• Legal Identification and proof of authorization to work in the United States.
• Must have reliable transportation to transport clients and provide errand assistance, and ability to arrive at shifts on-time.
• Ability to use electronic clock in/out & care documentation system used by agency successfully through caregiver mobile app using a working SMART phone.

Who is Senior Helpers? Senior Care, Only Better.

Senior Helpers helps provide in-home non-medical senior assistance services to allow families’ loved ones to age from the comfort of their homes. We provide a genuine, in-home connection designed to give clients the absolute best quality of life. We provide various services to our clients including personal care, transitional care, companion care, respite care, Alzheimer's and Dementia care, Parkinson’s care, and more. The Senior Helpers team embraces our company’s core values and vision to be communities’ leading home care company, setting a new standard of care and customer service for the home care industry. Senior Helpers also connects seniors with organizations in their communities that offer resources and support to help them continue to age successfully in the comfort of their own home.

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