Caregiver/PCA

Right at Home Merrillville, IN; Hammond (IN); On-site; USD 17,000 - 25,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Dental insurance

Flexible schedule

Health insurance

Opportunity for advancement

Training & development

Wellness resources

Job summary

A local caregiving service in Hammond, IN seeks compassionate caregivers to assist seniors with daily living activities. Responsibilities include companionship, meal prep, and medication reminders. Candidates should have at least a year of experience and good communication skills. This role offers competitive salary, flexible scheduling, and opportunities for advancement and training. The ideal caregiver is warm and dedicated to improving the quality of life for seniors.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 1-year experience caring for a senior or adult.
• Completion of a criminal background check, BMV check, TB test, and drug screen.
• Valid driver's license and reliable transportation.
• Warmth and compassion for people under your care.
• Completion of a criminal background check, BMV check, TB test, and drug screen.
• Valid driver’s license, current auto insurance, and reliable transportation.

Responsibilities

• Provide companionship and conversation.
• Assist with meal preparation and light housekeeping.
• Remind clients to take medication.
• Dressing and grooming
• Transferring and positioning
• Bathing and showering

Skills

Good communication skills

Warmth and compassion

Warmth and compassion

Driver's license

Job description

Benefits:

• Competitive salary
• Dental insurance
• Flexible schedule
• Health insurance
• Opportunity for advancement
• Training & development
• Wellness resources

Do you want to make a difference in someone’s life? Are you a warm and supportive person experienced in providing care to seniors? Do you like having a flexible schedule, paid training, being recognized and rewarded for a job well done, cash bonuses, and opportunities for promotions, raises, and paid time off? If you answered yes to these questions, Right at Home has a job for you!

We need caregivers to assist seniors and disabled adults in Northwest Indiana with activities of daily living, in their homes or care facilities. Available shifts include days, evenings, nights, weekends, and overnights.

Opportunities available in northwest Indiana include Munster, Valparaiso, Crown Point, Schererville, Dyer, Hammond, Gary, Merrillville, Cedar Lake, Michigan City, and more!

Duties typically include:

• Companionship and conversation
• Meal preparation and light housekeeping
• Medication reminders
• Dressing and grooming
• Transferring and positioning
• Bathing and showering

Requirements include:

• A minimum of 1-year experience caring for a senior or adult
• Ability to competently perform assigned tasks
• Good communication skills
• Warmth and compassion for people under your care
• Completion of a criminal background check, BMV check, TB test, and drug screen
• Valid driver’s license, current auto insurance, and reliable transportation

Become part of the Right at Home team and join our culture of excellence and live our mission to improve the quality of life for those we serve.