Caregiver (Luzerne/Wyoming County, FT/PT)

Allied Services; Clarks Summit (Lackawanna County); On-site; USD 17,000 - 22,000; Part time

Job summary

A home care provider is seeking part-time Caregivers in Clarks Summit, PA. The role involves providing personal care services, light housekeeping, and family support to maintain consumers' health at home. Requirements include a high school diploma or equivalent, relevant training, and a year of homecare experience. Ideal applicants thrive in varying household conditions and are committed to in-service training for continual development.

Qualifications

• Preferred: High school diploma or equivalent.
• Training program from a Home Care Agency or Registry meeting Department of Health competency requirements.
• Minimum one year of homecare experience, with competency in relevant skill areas.
• A nurse aide certification sponsored by the Department of Education.

Responsibilities

• Provides personal care services conducive to proper hygiene maintenance.
• Performs light housekeeping, marketing, and meal preparation.
• Helps families maintain health through instruction and support.
• Attends in-service training as scheduled, for a minimum of two hours each quarter.

Skills

Personal care services

Light housekeeping

Meal preparation

Family support

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Training program from a Home Care Agency

Home health aide training certification

Nurse aide certification sponsored by the Department of Education

Job description

Caregiver (Luzerne/Wyoming County, FT/PT)

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General Summary

Reporting to the Training Manager, the Direct Care Worker will assist in the care of consumers in the home by carrying out certain personal care and light housekeeping services in carefully selected situations.

Education

High school diploma or equivalent preferred.

• A training program from a Home Care Agency or Registry which meets Department of Health competency requirements.
• A home health aide training certification meeting the requirements of 42.C>F>R>484.36.
• A nurse aide certification sponsored by the Department of Education.

Work Experience

Minimum of one (1) year of homecare experience, including the ability to demonstrate competency in skill areas, may be substituted for training certificate as listed above.

Characteristic Duties & Responsibilities

• Provides personal care services conducive to the maintenance of proper hygiene of the consumer.
• Performs household services such as light housekeeping, marketing, meal preparation, laundering consumer’s clothing and other household services essential to health care at home.
• Helps families help themselves by providing instruction and support in the maintenance of health.
• Attends inservice training as scheduled, for a minimum of two (2) hours each quarter.

Working Conditions

Works in a well-lit office environment and in varying conditions in consumer homes (where conditions may be less than desirable).

Seniority Level

Entry level

Employment Type

Part-time

Job Function

Administrative, Health Care Provider, and Customer Service

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