Job Title: Companion Caregiver (CNA, PCA, HHA)
Company: Collaborative Home Care
Location: Stamford, CT
Pay Rate: $22.00 per Hour
Schedule: Starting from June 13, 2024, to June 21, 2024
Job Description:
Collaborative Home Care is seeking a compassionate and reliable part-time companion caregiver to provide assistance and support to our client starting from June 13, 2024, until June 21. The client needs help with medication reminders, meal preparation, light housekeeping, driving to doctor appointments, and social activities. An important part of this position is driving the client to therapy appointments. Some of those appointments require extensive driving (e.g. New Haven). The client has a car you can drive. You must have a clean driving record. This schedule for this case involves up to 9 hours of work each day during the work week as follows:
Thursday, June 13 - 11:30am to 8pm
Friday, June 14 - 10:30am to 7:30pm
Monday, June 17 - 12:00pm to 6:15pm
Tuesday, June 18 - 9:15am to 4pm
Wednesday, June 19 - 7:30am-2:30pm AND 5:00pm to 8pm
Thursday, June 20 - 11:30am to 8pm
Friday, June 21 - 10:30am to 7:30pm
Once this case is complete, you will be eligible to work on other cases with our company.
The Care Plan includes:
a) Companionship
b) Meal preparation
c) Light housekeeping
d) Driving trips to doctor appointments and social activities
e) Medication reminders
Qualifications:

• A love for the senior community
• A compassionate and upbeat attitude
• Strong commitment to reliability and ethical behavior
• Ability to communicate effectively in both written and verbal forms
• Dedication to professional development
• A minimum of 1-year experience in care giving for seniors
• Ability to lift 30-40 pounds
• Possess a valid driver's license, access to reliable transportation, valid auto insurance and a good driving record
• Possess a State ID, and a valid second form of ID, such as a Social Security Card, Passport, or Birth Certificate
• Eligible to work in the United States for any employer
• Pass a background check and drug testing per company standards

Responsibilities and Duties:

• Our Caregivers are responsible for providing hands-on, non-medical, quality care to clients of Collaborative Home Care.
• Caregivers provide care based on the plan of care for their clients, which includes activities of daily living such as personal care (e.g. bathing, dressing, medication reminders)
• Companion care (e.g. conversation, hobbies and activities, shopping).
• Caregivers must be able to work with minimal supervision, accepting personal responsibility for the maintenance of a professional relationship with the client in accordance with Collaborative Home Care policies and standards.

Benefits:

• Competitive Pay - $22.00 per hour
• 1.5X Overtime Pay and When Working on Company Holidays
• Direct Deposit and Weekly Pay
• Retirement Savings Program
• Paid Training To Foster Your Professional Growth
• Local Work Near Your Home
• Paid Time Off
• Paid Sick Leave

We are taking precautions to ensure the safety of our Caregivers and Clients during the COVID-19 crisis. These precautions include:

• Mandatory COVID-19 Training
• Social distancing practices
• Infection prevention and control practices
• Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
• Adherence to CDC COVID-19 Guidelines

Your job is to provide best-in-class service to our clients. Our job is to care for you.
Our Caregivers love working at Collaborative Home Care! Based on surveys from a national home care satisfaction company:

• 94% recommend others to work here
• 94% liked the training they received
• 96% appreciate the recognition they receive for their hard work
• 100% appreciate the support they receive from our office staff
• 98% liked the matches they are given with clients

We are an equal opportunity employer and prohibit discrimination/harassment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.