Personal Care Worker (with consumer)

Independence First; Milwaukee (WI); On-site; USD 18,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

IndependenceFirst in Milwaukee, WI seeks a dedicated Personal Care Worker to provide one-on-one personal care services to consumers, under the supervision of the Care Coordinator. You will assist with mobility, bathing, toileting, meals, grooming, dressing, and daily living tasks in the consumer's home or community setting.

The role emphasizes compassionate, confidential support, accurate documentation, and adherence to written plans of duties.

Qualifications

• Personal Care Worker must have adequate training in the provision of personal care services and in each skill that the personal care worker is assigned.
• Documentation of training is required.
• Previous experience may be accepted in lieu of formal training.

Responsibilities

• Assist consumers with getting in and out of bed.
• Assist consumers with toileting and incontinence care.
• Assist consumers with bathing or showering.
• Assist with eating and meal preparation.
• Provide grooming and personal care (mouth, denture, hair, shaving, nails).
• Assist with dressing and undressing and mobility.
• Care for eyeglasses and hearing aids and assistive devices.
• Support transfers and ambulation with gait belt, walker, or cane.

Skills

Good communication

Relate well to others

Follow written plan of duties

Understand consumer instructions

Physical strength

Dependability and honesty

Education

Adequate training in personal care services

Job description

Position Summary:

Personal Care Worker provides personal care services to consumer(s) of IndependenceFirst. Personal Care Worker is directly supervised by the Care Coordinator and the consumer(s) for whom they provide personal care services.

Essential Functions of the Job

1. Assisting consumer with getting in and out of bed.
2. Assisting consumer with toileting/incontinent care
3. Assisting consumer with bathing or showering
4. Assistance with eating.
5. Assistance with grooming to include mouth, denture, hair, shaving and nail care.
6. Assistance with dressing and undressing.
7. Care of eyeglasses and hearing aids.
8. Assistance with mobility and ambulation including use of gait belt, walker or cane.
9. Simple transfers including bed to chair or wheel chair and reverse.
10. Skin care excluding wound care.
11. Meal preparation and serving.
12. Light cleaning in areas used during personal care activities.
13. Changing of consumer's bed, washing bed linens and consumer's personal clothing.

Additional Responsibilities

1. Completion in a thorough, accurate and timely manner of all time sheets and documentation of consumer's condition as necessary.
2. Keep consumer's information confidential.

The above listed essential functions and qualifications are not all-inclusive as changes and/or other responsibilities may be assigned as necessary.

Experience and Skills:

Minimum Qualifications

Personal Care Worker must have adequate training in the provision of personal care services and in each skill that the personal care worker is assigned. Documentation of training is required. Previous experience may be accepted in lieu of formal training.

Preferred Qualifications

1. Familiar with the philosophy and concepts of independent living.
2. Ability to understand and follow the consumer's instructions.
3. Good communication and to relate well to others.
4. Good past employment references.
5. Physical strength sufficient to perform required job tasks.
6. Demonstrate dependability and honesty.
7. Ability to work in a one on one setting and to be able to follow a written plan of duties.