Private Duty/Home Care Aide

Visiting Angels - Waco, TX; Killeen (TX); On-site; USD 17,000 - 22,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible schedules

Weekly pay with direct deposit

Insurance (medical/dental/vision)

Paid Time Off

Job summary

Visiting Angels Temple is seeking Private Duty/Home Care Aide to support clients in their homes in Temple and surrounding areas. Flexible scheduling with shifts ranging from 1 to 12 hours and a guaranteed minimum of 20 hours per week.

Must have reliable transportation and be willing to travel to multiple client locations; bilingual candidates encouraged. Responsibilities include personal care, companionship, medication reminders, and light housekeeping.

Qualifications

• Requires 1+ year of hands-on caregiving experience with the elderly.
• Must be available on weekends.
• Must have reliable transportation to travel to clients.
• Must be 18 years or older and able to pass a background check.

Responsibilities

• Hygiene and grooming assistance (bathing, dressing, incontinence care, etc.).
• Medication reminders and safety supervision.
• Meal preparation and light housekeeping.
• Laundry, errands, and shopping assistance.
• Ambulation/mobility support and transportation to appointments.
• Provide supportive companionship and respond to emergencies.

Skills

Hands-on caregiving experience

Reliable transportation

Weekend availability

Job description

Private Duty/Home Care Aide

Visiting Angels Temple is a leading non-medical, private duty home care agency providing companionship, safety supervision and personal care to help adults continue to live safely with dignity and independently in their homes.

We are looking for a Private Duty/Home Care Aide who has availability on weekdays AND weekends. Private Duty/Home Care Aide shifts can be any length of time between 1 hour to 12 hours- day OR night! We coordinate with your availability and our clients' needs to build your perfect schedule! Our goal is to schedule you for a MINIMUM of 20 hours/week, which means you can pick up AS MANY clients as you'd like!!! Our clients reside in Temple and surrounding areas (Killeen, Harker Heights, Nolanville, Fort Hood, Copperas Cove, Belton, Temple, and MORE) therefore, a Private Duty/Home Care Aide MUST have reliable transportation of your own that you will drive to and from each client and be willing to travel outside of Temple. Bilingual candidates encouraged to apply!

Visiting Angels Work Environment

Our compassionate caregivers are the backbone of everything we do, and we think of them as family. We are always searching to add more family members to our caregiver team, and you could be one of them!

• Do you enjoy caring for others?
• Do you take pride in helping seniors with their daily activities and instilling much-needed companionship?
• Are you searching for a meaningful career in an industry that needs your talents?

If you answered “yes” to the questions above, then we have the perfect senior care job opportunity for you. In fact, caregivers across the nation have voted Visiting Angels as a “Best Place to Work,” an honor we take great pride in every day.

What a Private Duty/Home Care Aide can expect:

• FLEXIBLE schedules
• WEEKLY pay with direct deposit available
• Employee recognition, celebrations and rewards
• 24-hour support from your attentive office managers
• Medical, dental and vision insurance available
• Paid Time Off

Private Duty/Home Care Aide job duties include but are not limited to:

• Hygiene and grooming assistance (bathing, dressing, incontinence care, etc.)
• Medication reminders
• Monitoring/safety supervision
• Meal preparation
• Light housekeeping
• Laundry, errands and shopping
• Ambulation/mobility assistance, including lifting 50lbs and above
• Supportive companionship
• Respond quickly in case of an emergency
• Transportation to and from appointments

Private Duty/Home Care Aide Requirements:

• A great attitude, helpful and ready for anything
• Ability to take direction, follow rules and be proactive
• Good time management skills
• High integrity and strong ethics
• MUST have over 1 year of hands-on caregiving experience with the elderly
• MUST be able to work weekends
• Be over 18 years old
• Successful completion of a Criminal History check
• Professional references
• Reliable transportation of your own that you will be driving
• Valid Driver’s License/clean driving record/proof of insurance

Shifts Offered:

• Full Time
• Part Time
• 8 Hour Shifts
• 10 Hour Shifts
• 12 Hour Shifts
• Short Shift