Direct Care Worker

365 Health Services; Westchester (IL); On-site; USD 17,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

365 Health Services is seeking Direct Care Workers to join our team to provide essential physical care and emotional support for clients who can no longer care for themselves due to illness, injury, surgery, or disability.

The ideal candidate demonstrates dignity, patience, compassion, and respect at all times, and will support clients with daily living activities and personal care. This role focuses on safe home assistance and meaningful companionship to enhance quality of life.

Qualifications

• High school diploma preferred.
• Criminal Background report may be required.
• Ability to lift up to 25 pounds.
• Ability to stand for extended periods.

Responsibilities

• Provide home assistance including light housekeeping, errands, transport, meals, medications, and personal care.
• Provide companionship and engage clients to promote wellbeing.

Skills

Empathy

Compassion

Patience

Dignity in care

Education

High school diploma preferred

Job description

365 Health Services is looking for Direct Care Workers to join our team. The DCW is responsible for the physical care and emotional support of our clients who may no longer be able to take care of themselves due to illness, injury, surgery, or disability.

The ideal candidate must be able to care for our clients and their property with dignity, patience, compassion, and respect. This person will encourage and remain empathetic to the clients at all times.

Responsibilities:

• Home assistance - Provide light housekeeping, run errands or provide transportation if needed. Accompany clients to appointments and assist with medications. Prepare meals, purchase food and provide personal assistance with general living needs. Personal services could include toileting, bathing, feeding and grooming. Provide any financial aid if needed such as balancing checkbooks, going to the bank or helping the client to pay their bills.

• Companionship - Provide companionship and conversation by stimulating, encouraging and assisting an individual.

Requirements:

• High school diploma preferred.
• Must be able to complete a Criminal Background report.
• Ability to lift up to 25 pounds at a time
• Ability to reach, bend, kneel and stand for (sometimes) a long period of time

About 365 Health Services:

365 Health Services is a healthcare organization committed to surpassing the requirements of our patients. We achieve this by delivering efficient, compassionate, and cost effective services in an environment that fosters excellence, teamwork, empathy, and continuous improvement.