What are the responsibilities and job description for the Personal Assistant Caregiver position at SOS Personnel?
Benefits:
Augustine Place Angels is hiring seeking to hire a caregiver to provide workplace personal assistance services (PAS).
REQUIREMENTS
The ideal candidate must:
QUALIFICATIONS:
The ideal candidate must:
PLACE OF PERFORMANCE:
WORK HOURS:
SCOPE OF WORK / RESPONSIBILITIES:
The ideal candidate is responsible for:
Care Giver Qualifications:
Why work with us:
- Competitive salary
- Flexible schedule
- Wellness resources
Augustine Place Angels is hiring seeking to hire a caregiver to provide workplace personal assistance services (PAS).
REQUIREMENTS
The ideal candidate must:
- have at least two years of related professional work experience, or a combination of experience and related credentials.
- have excellent interpersonal and oral communication skills.
- maintain confidentiality of all interactions and materials handled by the employee
- be able to lift and carry 75 pounds.
- have the ability to use their feet, legs, hands, wrists, and fingers.
- be able to perform movements such as stooping, crouching, bending, kneeling, climbing, and reaching.
- be able to assist an employee with their service animal.
- make appropriate professional judgments with respect to the employee and coworkers, taking into consideration the role, responsibilities, and tasks associated with working with persons with disabilities.
- complete security clearance
- complete requisite Security and Privacy Awareness Training.
QUALIFICATIONS:
The ideal candidate must:
- Have at least two years of experience working with people with disabilities
- Become familiar with various software applications that customers may use
- Become familiar with Microsoft Office products such as Word, Excel, Outlook, and should also be comfortable with using Microsoft Teams and Zoom
- Be familiar with assistive technology software applications (e.g. ZoomText, JAWS, Kurzweil, and Dragon Naturally Speaking)
- Demonstrate ability to read aloud technical and non-technical documents to the employee while paying attention to pacing, pronunciation, and enunciation.
- Have ability to organize files and assist with light filing
- Use various lifting techniques to transfer the employee of varying weights safely
- Have ability to lift, pack, and unpack work materials
- Exhibit cultural sensitivity, experience, and knowledge of working with people with disabilities
- Know the proper techniques for providing services and stay current in the techniques of the profession.
- Complete all required trainings
PLACE OF PERFORMANCE:
- The place of performance is within the Washington DC metro area either at the Department of Energy facilities or the employee’s home when they are teleworking.
WORK HOURS:
- Typically between 8:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m.
- Occasionally between 6:30 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. Monday through Friday when serving the Employee With Disability at their primary duty location (which may be the employees telework location) unless requested outside the stated hours.
- There is one 30-minute unpaid lunchbreak for the Personal Assistant who works 8 hours or more.
- Work will be completed in the Washington DC Metro area unless the Contractor is traveling with the employee.
SCOPE OF WORK / RESPONSIBILITIES:
The ideal candidate is responsible for:
- providing any additional assistance needed to perform “activities of daily living” (ADL).
- The client may require the following types of services, including, but not limited to: transferring in and out of a restroom stall or on and off a toilet, • assisting with toileting, • transferring in and out of vehicles and mobility devices (e.g. cars, busses, airplanes wheelchairs, scooters, etc.); this may include lifting and carrying the PRA, • removing and putting on clothes, outwear and accessories, • packing or unpacking and retrieving items, • adjusting, manipulating, or operating the client's workstation and government equipment/technology • accompanying the client to walk with a service animal or navigate the facility, • turning and positioning of the client (e.g., in a wheelchair or desk chair).
- familiarity with assistive technology software applications such as, but not limited to, ZoomText, JAWS, Kurzweil, and Dragon Naturally Speaking
- excellent oral and written communication skills
- strong interpersonal skills
- ability to effectively read aloud technical and non-technical documents to, consumers while paying attention to pacing, pronunciation, and enunciation
- ability to organize files and assist with light filing
- ability to lift or transfer the EWD’s weight, without assistance
- provide wheelchair assistance1F 2,
- retrieval of work materials that are out of reach, packing and unpacking
- adjusting, manipulating, or operating a workstation and government, equipment/technology (e.g., inserting PIV card, retrieving documents from a copier, etc.),
- assisting with tasks that are considered benefits and privileges of employment including physical access to spaces available to all employees (such as cafeterias or break rooms), employer-sponsored training, and employer sponsored social events
- assisting with clothing or eating (to include feeding), if needed.
Care Giver Qualifications:
- Must have reliable transportation
- Must be experienced
- Must be organized and able to prioritize tasks
- Must be compassionate and willing to care for the well-being of others.
- Willing to comply with required policies, standards, and regulations.
- Must be willing to complete given background checks.
- Excellent organizational, interpersonal, and communication skills.
- Must be patient and kind
Why work with us:
- Competitive pay
- Flexible schedule
