Personal Care Assistant (PCA)

New Jersey Department of Children and Families; Waterbury (VT); On-site; USD 10,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Join BAYADA as a Personal Care Assistant in Waterbury, Vermont. Enjoy a fulfilling career where you provide essential care and companionship to clients in their homes. With flexible schedules, weekly pay, and a chance to make a meaningful impact, this role is perfect for caring individuals who share our passion for helping others.

Benefits

Weekly pay

Flexible work/life balance

Career advancement support

PTO and benefit offerings

Qualifications

• Previous home health care or patient care experience is welcome but not required.
• A passion for caregiving with a commitment to providing quality care.

Responsibilities

• Provide personal care services following a care plan by a registered nurse.
• Assist clients with daily living activities including bathing, grooming, and meal preparation.
• Deliver companionship and household support services to clients.

Skills

Empathy

Patience

Kindness

Respect

Job description

Days or overnight shifts available!

Discover Rewarding Work as a Personal Care Assistant (PCA)!
Are you looking for a meaningful career, where you can make a difference in the lives of others-and yours as well?
At BAYADA, we seek people who share our passion for caring and are committed to helping people live their best lives at home. As a member of our personal care and companionship team, you will do meaningful work, and be valued, respected, and heard. While you support clients one-on-one with activities of daily living, we'll support you with training, flexibility, and a team dedicated to creating a great employee experience. We are actively recruiting in Waterbury for Personal Care Assistants to reliably serve our clients.

Pay Rate : $21/hr., plus mileage reimbursement $0.55/per mile

What you'll do:

• Following a written plan of care by a registered nurse, you'll provide personal care services, household support, and companion care services to help adults stay safe and independent at home.
As a BAYADA Personal Care Assistant, you'll have the opportunity to develop close relationships with your clients while you help them with:

• Activities of daily living: bathing, grooming, toileting, nail care, etc.
• Household support: light housekeeping, laundry, bed making, etc.
• Meal preparation and feeding
• Range of motion/exercises
• Assisting with ambulation (Transfers/use of mechanical lifting devices)
• Medication reminders

What makes you a great candidate:

• Previous home health care or patient care is welcomed, but not required. We can train you.
• A passion for caregiving and a desire to help others.
• A commitment to being present and providing quality care.
• Empathy, patience, kindness, and respect.
• Ability to travel to clients' homes as assigned.
• The commitment to deliver patient care as you would want those you love to be treated, with compassion, excellence, and reliability - The BAYADA Way.

Why you'll love what you do at BAYADA
As a BAYADA Personal Care Assistant, you'll enjoy:

• Weekly pay
• Flexible work/life balance schedules
• Short commute times - we try to match you to opportunities near you
• One-on-one patient care
• PTO and benefit offerings as eligible
• Career advancement support including ongoing training and scholarships
• The highest safety standards

As an accredited, regulated, certified, and licensed home health care provider, BAYADA complies with all state/local mandates.
BAYADA is celebrating 50 years of compassion, excellence, and reliability. Learn more about our 50th anniversary celebration and how you can join in [here](https://www.bayada.com/50).
BAYADA Home Health Care, Inc., and its associated entities and joint venture partners, are Equal Opportunity Employers. All employment decisions are made on a non-discriminatory basis without regard to sex, race, color, age, disability, pregnancy or maternity, sexual orientation, gender identity, citizenship status, military status, or any other similarly protected status in accordance with federal, state and local laws. Hence, we strongly encourage applications from people with these identities or who are members of other marginalized communities.