Companion Caregiver

Avanta Care Home Health; Atlanta (GA); On-site; USD 26,000 - 38,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits available

Competitive compensation

Flexible scheduling

Training and support for caregivers

Job summary

Avanta Care Home Health is seeking compassionate Companion Caregivers to support seniors in their homes. You will provide companionship, assist with personal care tasks, and perform light housekeeping while fostering a respectful, safe, and dignified environment.

Responsibilities include planning meals, reminding about medications, and coordinating transportation to appointments. Training and support are available; flexible scheduling is offered to fit caregivers' needs.

Qualifications

• Must be able to lift a minimum of 25 lbs.
• Prior experience with dementia patients and senior care is a plus.
• Valid driver’s license and transportation.
• Ability to be flexible and adapt to new situations.
• Treat clients with dignity and respect.
• Interpret the client’s plan of care.
• Must be reachable via phone or email for shift schedules, client updates and emergencies.
• Tolerance to small pets.

Responsibilities

• Providing companionship and conversation
• Assisting with personal care tasks such as bathing, grooming, dressing, bathroom needs, and feeding
• Performing light housekeeping tasks such as laundry and linen changing
• Laying out clothes and assisting with dressing
• Planning and preparing meals
• Providing medication reminders
• Providing transportation to and from appointments
• Helping family members learn safe care techniques

Skills

Valid driver's license

Lift 25 lbs

Dementia care experience

Flexibility

Compassionate communication

Job description

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We are looking for caregivers that are interested in learning and growing their skills within the senior care industry. Our Companion Caregivers are not only reliable, dependable and honest, but also compassionate and caring.

Responsibilities

• Providing companionship and conversation
• Assisting with personal care tasks such as bathing, grooming, dressing, bathroom needs, and feeding
• Performing light housekeeping tasks such as laundry and linen changing
• Laying out clothes and assisting with dressing
• Planning and preparing meals
• Providing medication reminders
• Providing transportation to and from appointments
• Helping family members learn safe care techniques

Qualifications

• Ability to treat clients with dignity and respect
• Ability to interpret the client’s provided plan of care
• Valid driver’s license and transportation
• Ability to be flexible and adapt to new situations
• Tolerance to small pets (i.e. dogs and/or cats)
• Must be able to be reached via phone or email for shift schedules, client updates and/or emergencies
• Able to lift a minimum of 25 lbs
• Prior experience with dementia patients and senior care, a plus!

WHY JOIN THE INDUSTRY?

• Health benefits available
• Competitive compensation
• Flexible scheduling
• Training and support for our caregivers

We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Becoming a Caregiver

Professional caregivers go by many names: homemakers, home care aides, home health aides, certified nursing assistants, personal care assistants, direct care workers. No matter the name, what they all have in common is a calling to care for people in the comfort of their own homes.

As our population ages, the demand for caregivers is growing every day! Is this career right for you?

Member businesses are independently owned and operated. Your application will go directly to the member business, and all hiring decisions will be made by the management of that business. All inquiries about employment at these businesses should be made directly to the business location, and not to Home Care Association of America.