Weekend Caregiver

About the Role

Join Visiting Angels’ Athens office as a Weekend Caregiver and make a meaningful difference in your community while expanding your skills. Our Athens location serves Greensboro, Athens, Woodville, Greshambille, Madison, Farmington, Maxeys, Bishop, and surrounding areas. We seek compassionate individuals committed to providing high-quality care to senior adults and those in need. This role is more than a job—it’s an opportunity to positively impact families by becoming a companion to someone in need.

As a Weekend Caregiver, you’ll support seniors with a variety of tasks, from light housekeeping and meal preparation to mobility assistance and transportation. The role also offers opportunities for personal and professional growth, including advanced training in dementia and Alzheimer’s care.

Visiting Angels has been recognized as a top workplace, earning the 2016-2017 Caregiver Choice Award based on feedback from caregivers, home health aides, and nursing aides. We offer rewarding full-time and part-time positions for those passionate about providing dignified, respectful care.

Responsibilities

• Help clients take prescribed medication
• Assist clients with ambulation and mobility around the house or outside (e.g., doctor’s appointments, walks)
• Assist clients with personal care and hygiene
• Help clients with routine exercises
• Plan and prepare meals with assistance from clients (when able)
• Perform grocery shopping or accompany clients while they shop
• Perform light housekeeping duties clients can’t complete on their own
• Act as a pleasant and supportive companion
• Report any unusual incidents
• Act quickly and responsibly in cases of emergency

Requirements

• Passion to serve others—a true caregiver
• Excellent knowledge of emergency response and first aid
• Knowledge of housekeeping activities and cooking with attention to dietary constraints
• Willingness to adhere to health and safety standards
• Respectful and compassionate demeanor
• Good time management skills
• Outstanding communication and interpersonal skills
• Strong ethics
• Physical endurance
• High school diploma or equivalent