Overnight Caregiver

A Loving Touch Home Care Agency; Indianapolis (IN); On-site; USD 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A Loving Touch Home Care Agency in Indianapolis, Indiana is seeking a compassionate Caregiver. The role involves providing physical care, emotional support, and companionship to clients who require assistance due to illness, injury, or disability. Responsibilities include light housekeeping, running errands, helping with medications, and preparing meals. An ideal candidate demonstrates dignity, patience, and respect while encouraging clients. A high school diploma is preferred, and the candidate must complete a Criminal Background report.

Qualifications

• Must be able to care for clients' physical and emotional needs.
• Ability to lift up to 25 pounds and perform tasks such as reaching, bending, kneeling, and standing for extended periods.

Responsibilities

• Provide light housekeeping and run errands for clients.
• Accompany clients to appointments and assist with medications.
• Prepare meals and provide personal assistance with daily living needs.
• Offer companionship and conversation to clients.

Skills

Compassion

Empathy

Home assistance

Light housekeeping

Education

High school diploma preferred

Job description

A Loving Touch HCA is looking for a Caregiver to join our team. The Caregiver 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