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Job Title: Personal Care Assistant for 29-Year-Old Client (Wellesley, MA)
Hours: 20-40 hours/week. Preference for coverage between 10:30AM – 4:30PM Monday through Friday
Salary: $25-32/hr. (based on experience and skills)
Position Overview: We are seeking a compassionate and dedicated Personal Care Assistant to support a 29-year-old individual with Down Syndrome located in Wellesley, MA. The client is engaging, happy, and enjoys socializing, but is nonverbal with simple cognition, and has a currently controlled seizure disorder. The ideal candidate will help promote new interests and skills, and engage the client in community-based activities, including track walking, adaptive tennis, fitness training, and music therapy.
Key Responsibilities:
- Provide personal care assistance with ADLs including dressing, grooming, and hygiene support
- Assist with overall mobility, gait/balance, movement & transitions providing support and ensuring safety during activities
- Engage the client in various indoor, outdoor and community activities such as reading, music therapy, walks and community events
- Encourage and assist with participation in adaptive sports like tennis, biking, swimming and fitness training
- Foster social opportunities with community members and peers
Qualifications:
- Experience working with individuals with intellectual/developmental disabilities
- Comfort and ability to assist with physical mobility and personal care tasks
- Ability to lift or assist with moving the client if necessary (approximately 115 lbs)
- Patient, compassionate, and nurturing demeanor
- Ability to work independently and be proactive in engaging the client
- A valid driver’s license and reliable transportation (for community-based activities)
Job Type: Part-time
Pay: $25.00 - $32.00 per hour
Expected hours: 30 per week
Schedule:
- Day shift
- Monday to Friday
Ability to Commute:
- Wellesley Hills, MA 02481 (Required)
Ability to Relocate:
- Wellesley Hills, MA 02481: Relocate before starting work (Required)
Work Location: In person
Salary : $25 - $32