Denver
Job DescriptionBenefits: • 401(k), • Flexible schedule, • Paid time off, • Flexible Schedule, • Weekly pay, • Direct Deposit, • Opportunity for Paid Time Off, • Discount Programs Job Summary The Personal Care Provider provides unskilled personal care and household services for the client in their home. This person is integral in serving as a companion as well as ensuring our clients space is clean, safe, and organized. Responsibilities • Observes and maintains home environment to ensure the safety and security of the client;, • Assists with household chores including cooking, meal preparation, cleaning, and laundry;, • Assists in completing activities such as shopping and appointments outside the home;, • Provides companionship including, but not limited to, social interaction, conversation, emotional reassurance, encouragement of reading, writing, and mind-stimulating activities;, • Performs or assists the client with personal hygiene, including bathing, hair care, mouth care, and dressing, when skilled skin care, skilled transfer, or skilled dressing is not required., • Maintains timely service records of home visits;, • Strong interpersonal skills which positively benefit interaction with clients and families, staff members, and the general public., • Ability to exercise good judgment and self-control., • Demonstrated ability to operate safely in the workplace, with experience in holding self-accountable to safety standards. Knowledge of principles and procedures of personal care and safety practices in the home care setting;, • Understanding of family interactions and the aging process., • Beginning knowledge of nutrition and food service., • Beginning skills in personal care., • Ability to accurately observe, report, and record client care and condition., • Valid, current driver's license and access to a reliable automobile, or, • Access to public or other reliable transportation., • Completion of the appropriate twenty-hour training program, or, • Successful completion of skills validation via direct observation of the performance of tasks, • Able to stand, kneel, bend at knees, and squat throughout the day., • Ability to safely assist clients in and out of a vehicle and safely lift a wheelchair or walker weighing up to 50lbs into and out of a vehicle., • Physical ability to lift and transfer clients, • Use arms, legs, feet, hands, and fingers to assist clients with performing tasks of daily living., • Frequently move the whole body to perform tasks such as lifting, light housekeeping, walking, and driving., • Sitting for long periods of time, • Ability to see and hear well (naturally or with correction) Talem Home Care is an Equal Opportunity Employer