What are the responsibilities and job description for the Lead Caregiver position at MAMA 816 LLC?
The Lead Caregiver provides crucial support to ensure our clients have the care they need if their regularly scheduled caregiver is sick or unavailable, and also ensures new clients are able to get care started without delay. In addition to providing care to clients, the Lead Caregiver assists with on-the-job training and peer mentoring and development of new members of our care team.
The Lead Caregiver is expected be available to work weekdays and fill in for open shifts during the week created by illness or turnover. Travel up to 45 minutes from residence is required. A valid driver's license, vehicle, and car insurance is a must.
Lead Caregivers can earn pay for 5.5 hours a day at minimum, as an on-call service, even if they are not placed on shifts provided, so long as they accept all shifts offered during the agreed upon time frames discussed above. Any refusal to take a shift on agreed upon days can result in loss of guaranteed hours.
Key Responsibilities
Caregiving:
- Fulfill shifts which are open due to a “call-off” from current caregivers
- Fulfill shifts of new cases where a permanent solution has yet been determined
- Start of care with new client where caregivers have yet to be assigned
Field Training:
- Start a new case with the caregiver to make sure they understand the Care Plan
- Train a current caregiver on a case where more support is required
- Quality check in visits on cases recommended by Mama816 LLC
Skills and Qualifications
- C.N.A. certification preferred but not required
- 3 years as a Caregiver preferred
- Dementia-related caregiving experience preferred
- Reliable and efficient
- Takes Initiative to improve care
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills both orally and written
- Strong and efficient problem-solver and multi-tasker
- Reliable car and up-to-date auto insurance
