Home Health Aide/Caregiver

$37,440 - $45,760/Yr

Right at Home Monterey Bay - Santa Cruz, CA

Full-time - Entry Level

Santa Cruz, CA

About the position

The Home Health Aide/Caregiver position at Right at Home Monterey Bay involves providing essential personal care and support to seniors and adults with disabilities. This role is crucial in enhancing the quality of life for clients by assisting them with daily living activities and ensuring their comfort and safety. The position offers a full-time schedule with day shifts from Monday to Friday, and it emphasizes the importance of compassion and dedication in caregiving.

Responsibilities

• Assisting with transferring/moving clients from place to place throughout their home
• Performing housekeeping activities such as vacuuming, dusting, sweeping or mopping floors, doing dishes, changing bed linens, doing laundry, and cleaning the bathroom
• Preparing meals and snacks according to instructions
• Accompanying clients on errands or medical appointments
• Bathing, showering, dressing, and shaving clients
• Providing medication reminders
• Assisting with prescribed range of motion exercises
• Offering dementia care
• Engaging in companionship activities such as reading, music, puzzles, etc.

Requirements

• High school graduate or G.E.D. certificate preferred
• Ability to read, write, speak, and understand English as needed for the job
• 1 year of experience in personal care duties and bathroom and incontinence assistance
• Possess a valid driver's license and current automobile insurance
• Pass a background check
• CNA license, Home Health Aide, or Personal Care Aide certification preferred

Nice-to-haves

• Experience in home health care

Benefits

• 401(k)
• Employee discount programs
• Health insurance
• Mileage reimbursement
• Paid training and development
• Bonuses for employee referrals
• Caregiver recognition & rewards programs
• Paid travel time in between clients
• Weekly pay
• Mobile clock in/out