Job details :

• Ability to work 32 hours a week, 7 : 00 a.m. 7 : 00 p.m. (Required)
• One year experience working with seniors (Required)
• CPR & First Aid (Required)
• Candidate speaks English & Cantonese / Mandarin (Preferred)
• Driver’s License (Required)

Under the direction and supervision of the Supervisor / Manager, the Caregiver 1 provides personal care services to Senior participants receiving home care and / or day center services.

Caregivers provide the same services as a "Personal Care Attendant" position .

Responsibilities :

• Provides personal care / escort assistance according to the individual care plan (i.e. grooming, dressing, pericare, showers, bathing, toileting, housekeeping, meal preparation / feeding, laundry) and reports observed changes in the participant’s condition to the interdisciplinary team.
• Demonstrates safe practices, by utilizing proper body mechanics, adhering to universal precautions, and maintaining environmental safety.
• Interacts and provides services to participants, families and interdisciplinary team, in a professional manner (i.e. encourage participation in conversation and activities).

Caregiver Requirements and Qualifications :

• Ability to work independently and as part of interdisciplinary team.
• Flexible to work in multiple environments including home or center.
• Positive can-do attitude, conscientious, compassionate, thorough.
• Basic conversational English skills required; testing may be required.
• Bilingual may be required with ability to speak primary language to care for participant population; language testing may be required.
• Able to translate / interpret basic information for supervisor / manager, participant and other caregivers; testing may be required.
• Able to document care related items in Basic English (e.g. check off items on flow / monitoring sheets, simple words, etc.

on designated forms or electronic health record.

Physical requirements : Ability to stoop, reach, stand, walk, push, pull, lift, grasp, talk, hear, and repeat motions of the wrist and hands.

Must have visual acuity. Must be able to lift / move weight that is within individual physical ability and use appropriate lifting devices or request assistance when needed.

Last updated : 2024-05-08