Caregiver
Comfort Keepers · Damariscotta, ME · 1 mo ago
HealthcareFull-time
About the role
Are you looking for a career that will allow you to make someone's day, every day? Look no further than a Caregiver career with Comfort Keepers!
Responsibilities
- Provide non-medical care to seniors in their own homes
- Establish open communication and develop friendly relationships with seniors and their families
- Help seniors with daily tasks such as light housekeeping and organization
- Accompany seniors to the grocery store, doctor appointments, and pharmacy visits
- Organize transportation, ambulation, and transfers
- Encourage activity and movement
- Inspire a positive, can-do attitude when it comes to daily tasks, appointments, and hobbies
- Maintain a trusting and comforting environment in the home
Requirements
- One year of caregiving experience (preferred but not required)
- Valid Driver's License, Automobile Insurance, and reliable vehicle
- Minimum high school diploma or GED required
- Open availability strongly preferred
- Submit to Pre-Employment Drug Screening
Qualifications
- Desired applicants will meet the following requirements:
- Experience as a Home Care Aide, Personal Care Aide/Assistant, Personal Support Specialist, CNA, or similar positions is strongly considered.
Benefits
- Competitive pay paid weekly
- Supplemental insurance benefits
- Paid & continued training opportunities
Schedule
- Full time and part time positions available
Pay
- Competitive pay paid weekly
Physical Demands
- The work requires moderate to physical exertion on a regular and recurring basis, such as driving, assisting clients in transfer activities and ambulation, and light housekeeping.
- Regularly required to stand, sit, walk, talk, and hear, reach, kneel, crouch.
- Lifting only up to 25 pounds is permitted and may be required.