Personal Care Assistant

About the role

A Visiting Angels Personal Care Assistant helps elderly and home-care clients stay at home or recover at home with dignity. Responsibilities include helping with personal care and hygiene, managing light housekeeping, encouraging clients to exercise and take medication, assisting with shopping and meal preparation, and responding to medical emergencies.

Responsibilities

• Helping clients handle personal care and hygiene
• Managing light housekeeping
• Encouraging clients to meet their exercise and fitness goals
• Prompting clients to take their prescription medications at the right times
• Helping clients with shopping and putting away groceries (or shopping for them)
• Planning and preparing meals in collaboration with clients (based on client ability)
• Aiding clients with mobility and ambulation

Requirements

• High school diploma or equivalent
• Excellent time-management skills
• Reliable transportation to client visits
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills
• Familiarity with basic housekeeping and cooking tasks
• Ability to pass a background check and drug screen
• Knowledge in First Aid and emergency response
• A heart for vulnerable people seeking meaningful companionship
• Willingness to comply with state and office-specific health and safety standards

Benefits

• Health Insurance
• Dental Insurance
• Vision Insurance
• PPE Provided
• Referral Bonuses
• Direct Deposit
• Weekly Pay
• Sign on Bonus
• Premium Gym Membership
• Caregiver Refreshment Center
• Mileage Paid
• Shift Options: Full Time, Part Time, 8 Hour Shifts, 10 Hour Shifts, 12 Hour Shifts, PRN, Short Shift, Flexible Shifts