Home Care Aide

About the role

Addus HomeCare is hiring immediately for Home Care Aides. This rewarding, entry‑level position provides consistent, flexible full‑time/part‑time hours to accommodate your personal needs, while offering a great career with a growing, innovative industry leader. Home Care Aides start at $18.75/hr plus travel reimbursement. Addus HomeCare has been recognized as the top healthcare company on Indeed's 2024 Top 100 Work Wellbeing Index.

Responsibilities

• Assist with personal care
• Provide occasional house cleaning, laundry, and assist with meal preparation
• Transport clients to appointments and daily errands

Qualifications

• Able to pass a criminal background check
• Must have a H.S. Diploma or G.E.D.
• Reliable transportation
• Reliable, energetic, self‑motivated and well‑organized
• Two references (one professional, one personal)

Benefits

• Competitive pay – $18.75/hr (daily pay available for select positions)
• Direct deposit
• Health insurance coverage (medical, prescription drug, dental, vision) through the SEIU Healthcare Illinois Home Care and Child Care Fund for eligible employees and dependents
• Employer‑sponsored retirement plan eligibility after 6 months of service (must be 21 years of age)
• Accrued paid time off (up to 75 hours per year based on tenure)
• Paid holidays for employees who have worked at least 1 year and work 30 hours/week (see holiday schedule)

Pay

Starting wage is $18.75 per hour plus travel reimbursement; daily pay is available for select positions.

Schedule

• Flexible schedule – full‑time and part‑time hours available
• Holiday schedule (eligible after 1 year and 30 hrs/week): New Year’s Day, Memorial Day, July Fourth, Labor Day, Thanksgiving, Christmas, Martin Luther King Day or a floating holiday