Supportive Home Care Assistant (Casual)

CALUMET COUNTY; Chilton (WI); On-site; USD 24,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

Calumet County in Wisconsin seeks a compassionate home care assistant to support clients with routine household tasks, light cleaning, laundry, and meal prep. The role emphasizes safety, confidentiality, and respectful, patient communication.

You will provide transportation for errands when needed, offer companionship, and report any concerns to supervisors. Priorities include reliability, punctuality, and ability to work with clients with physical or mental limitations.

Qualifications

• Basic understanding of routine household tasks including cleaning, laundry, and simple meal preparation.
• Ability to follow instructions and work cooperatively with supervisors and clients.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality and respect client privacy.

Responsibilities

• Performs routine household assistance and task-based support to clients.
• Performs light housekeeping including dusting, vacuuming, sweeping, dishes, and laundry.
• Assists with basic meal preparation and kitchen cleanup.
• Provides transportation for errands when assigned.
• Provides companionship and social interaction with clients.
• Reports concerns regarding client well-being or safety to the supervisor.
• Maintains basic documentation of tasks completed as required.

Skills

Household tasks

Cleaning

Laundry

Meal preparation

Companionship

Transportation for errands

Confidentiality

Job description

JOB REQUIREMENTS

Examples of Duties: Essential Duties and Responsibilities Include The Following. Other Duties May Be Assigned.

Performs routine household assistance and task-based support to clients. Performs light housekeeping tasks including dusting, vacuuming, sweeping floors, washing dishes, cleaning kitchen and bathroom surfaces, laundering clothing and linens and removing trash. Assists with basic meal preparation and kitchen clean-up. May assist with grocery shopping or picking up food items as directed by the client or supervisor. Provides transportation for errands such as grocery shopping, pharmacy pick-ups and appointments, when assigned. Provides friendly companionship and social interaction with clients while performing assigned tasks. Assists with simple household organization and daily tasks such as organizing items, watering plants, or assisting with routine chores. May remind clients of scheduled activities or appointments, as directed. Reports concerns regarding client well-being, safety issues, or changes in the home environment to the supervisor. Maintains basic documentation of tasks completed as required by the agency. Attends scheduled in-services, conferences, and department meetings. It is unlikely an employee will perform all the duties listed on a regular basis, nor is the list exhaustive.

Supervisory Responsibilities: This job has no supervisory responsibilities.

OTHER EXPERIENCE AND QUALIFICATIONS

Basic understanding of routine household tasks including cleaning, laundry, and simple meal preparation. Ability to follow instructions on basic universal precautions. Ability to follow directions and work cooperatively with supervisors and clients. Ability to maintain confidentiality and respect client privacy. Ability and temperament to work with clients that have physical and mental limitations or disabilities. Ability to be compassionate, reliable, punctual and dependable. Ability to report concerns or safety issues to a supervisor.

EEO/DIVERSITY

Equal Opportunity Employer.