Personal Caregiver

National Care Advisors; Daytona Beach (FL); On-site; USD 17,000 - 22,000; Part time

Job summary

National Care Advisors is seeking a compassionate personal caregiver to assist a disabled young resident in his Daytona Beach home. The role focuses on monitoring, prompting for personal care, and friendly conversation to support his daily needs.

Responsibilities include changing bed linens, laundry, light housekeeping, medication monitoring, meal preparation, and occasional transportation for appointments, with flexible daytime hours (3 days a week, 2 hours per day).

Qualifications

• Experience in caregiving, preferably with traumatic brain injury patients.

Responsibilities

• Prompting for personal care and assistance during showers as needed.
• Changing bed linens weekly.
• Assist with laundry.
• Light housekeeping in the bedroom and bathroom.
• Monitoring whether he is taking his medications.
• Engaging in conversation with him.
• Assistance with meal preparation.
• Occasional assistance with walking the emotional support dog.
• Regular communication with the family regarding changes in status.
• Optional occasional transportation for social or medical appointments.

Job description

We are seeking a compassionate personal caregiver to assist a disabled young resident in his home. He has slightly impaired speech, but is able to communicate his needs and will benefit from the additional monitoring provided by this position. He is partially paralyzed on his left side, walks independently, but with a limp. He has an emotional support dog, which he cares for himself. Expected assistance to be provided to the patient includes, but is not limited to:

• Prompting for personal care and assistance as needed when getting in the shower
• Changing bed linens weekly
• Assist with laundry
• Light housekeeping in the bedroom and bathroom
• Monitoring whether he is taking his medication
• Engaging in conversation
• Assistance with meal preparation
• Occasional assistance with walking the emotional support dog
• Regular communication with the patient’s family regarding changes in his status
• Optional occasional transportation for social or medical appointments

Hours:

This position is primarily required during the daytime hours, 3 days a week, for 2 hours per day. The hours can be flexible.

Requirements:

Previous caregiving experience preferred. Experience with traumatic brain injury patients preferred.