Private Duty Appointment Escort

Wage: $15.00 per hour weekday, $17.00 per hour weekend. Must have clear Florida Driver's License.

About the role

The Appointment Escort provides personalized, compassionate support by safely accompanying residents to medical appointments, errands, and community outings while ensuring a smooth, comfortable, and positive experience. Beyond transportation, this role offers hands-on assistance tailored to each resident's needs, including mobility support, transfers, ambulation assistance, restroom and continence care, and other personal care services as required.

Responsibilities

• Escort residents safely to and from medical appointments and community outings
• Assist with transportation coordination and ensure timely arrival
• Support appointment check-in and navigation within medical offices
• Provide friendly conversation, reassurance, and companionship
• Assist residents in preparing questions and taking notes during appointments (if requested)
• Communicate important updates or concerns to appropriate staff or family (as directed)
• Assist with resident ADLs as needed
• Ensure residents return home safely and comfortably

Benefits

• 401(k) Retirement Savings with company match
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Employee Gift Fund
• Employee Helping Hands Program
• Employee Referral Program with bonus opportunities
• Scholarship opportunities to support career growth
• Paid Training
• DailyPay – access your earnings the same day you work
• Flexibility of a PRN position with potential to transition to part-time or full-time employment, including enhanced benefits such as medical, dental, and vision insurance

Pay

$15.00 per hour on weekdays, $17.00 per hour on weekends.

About the company

Freedom Plaza is a premier retirement community located in the heart of Sun City Center, offering an exceptional lifestyle for residents and an outstanding workplace for team members. The community features the Freedom Fairways Golf Course and Tennis Club. As part of an extraordinary company committed to the future of senior living, Freedom Plaza invests in its employees and fosters a positive culture focused on safety, well-being, and teamwork.

• Beautiful, clean, and well-maintained upscale retirement community
• Friendly, supportive team environment
• Team Member Recognition & Appreciation Programs
• Independent working environment
• Opportunity to work with and learn from seniors in a hospitality-driven culture

Our Hospitality Promises

• We greet you warmly, by name and with a smile
• We treat everyone with courteous respect
• We anticipate your needs and act accordingly
• We listen and respond enthusiastically in a timely manner
• We hold ourselves and one another accountable
• We make you feel important
• We embrace and value our differences
• We ask, “Is there anything else I can do for you?”
• We maintain high levels of professionalism, both in conduct and appearance, at all times
• We pay attention to details