Caregiver

About the Company :

At CASA Speech Therapy DBA The SPEAK Center for Language and Learning we believe in S upporting P arents and E mpowering A ll K ids.

We have been providing community based care since 2019, and aim to be the best in class therapy agency for children and adults with developmental disabilities.

About the Role :

The SPEAK Center for Language and Learning is seeking highly qualified individuals to deliver high-quality, person-centered home care to AHCCCS / ALTCS / DDD eligible members in their homes or places of residence.

Responsibilities :

• Provide tasks necessary for the comfort and safety of the Member that do not require medical or nursing supervision.
• Assist with bathing; showering and shampooing hair
• Assist with grooming;
• Assist with dressing; ensuring clothes are clean and appropriate.
• Assist with transfers to and from bed to wheelchair, and ambulation.
• Provide assistance with special devices such as prosthetics, if the procedure is routine and well established.
• Assist with toileting, urinary devices, and bowel maintenance programs
• Provides homemaking tasks that will maintain a safe and sanitary living condition for the Member
• Member; sweep and mop floors, vacuum, dust, wash and put away dishes, clean bathroom.

Requirements :

• 18 years of age (minimum)
• May be required to pass a criminal / background check in accordance with A.R.S. 36-41 and A.R.S. 36-411. May be required to obtain and maintain a Fingerprint Clearance Card.

Some exemptions do apply

• Must be able to transport self to the worksites on a regularly scheduled basis
• Maintain the State of Arizona required level of liability insurance and possess a current Arizona driver's license when providing services to more than one client or providing shopping services
• Must provide three (3) verifiable references (non-family). One reference must be from a previous employer / contractor
• Must have or be able to obtain and maintain current CPR and First Aid Certifications
• Caregivers who wish to work with people with developmental disabilities must have completed and satisfactorily passed Article 9 training
• Negative TB test or must submit a free from pulmonary tuberculosis
• Caregivers must submit annual evidence of freedom from pulmonary tuberculosis
• Pass the following mandated background checks
• List of Excluded Individuals and Entities (LEIE)
• Pass Central Registry / Child Protective Services
• Bilingual, if providing services in a home where the primary language is a language other than English (based on client desire only)

Ideal candidates will have the following personal qualities :

• Cleanliness
• Trustworthiness
• Dependability
• Punctuality
• Maturity
• Responsibility
• Respectfulness
• Flexibility
• Ability to communicate openly
• bedroom, change bed linens, make bed, laundry; wash, dry and put away clothes (Homemaking services are to be provided for the Member only)
• Provides nutritional meal preparation; meal planning, shopping, and medication pick up. (Meal preparation is provided for the Member only.)
• Provides oversight and companionship to the Member.
• Assist Members to medical appointments and scheduling (Caregiver may accompany Members to their appointments on public transportation.

Caregiver cannot provide transportation as an employee of Emblem Home Care).

Last updated : 2024-11-22