PCA Personal Care Assistant

Full Time
Louisville, KY 40207
Posted
Job description

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At FirstLight® Home Care- a division of Masonic Homes Kentucky, we’re dedicated to hiring the kind of people we would trust with our own families. We’re currently searching for quality caregivers who are committed to making a difference in the lives of others. For these folks, caregiving is not just a job – it’s a calling. When we find these amazing professionals, we believe in taking really good care of them because extraordinary caregivers are the heart and soul of our company. They help us live out our mission every day by providing first-class personal service to our clients so that they may enjoy warmth, independence and relaxed comfort in the place they call home.

Job Summary

Personal care aides, also known as caregivers, personal attendants, homemakers, or companions, assist with the daily tasks of elderly, mentally disabled, chronically ill, or physically challenged clients, as well as hospice patients and those in various stages of rehabilitation or recovery.

Aides might work at clients' homes, residential care or hospice facilities, adult day care centers, or senior centers. They might visit several clients a day or be assigned to one specific client. Shifts can vary, but most personal care aides are expected to work nights, weekends, and holidays.

Common Responsibilities:

  • Providing companionship and conversation
  • Preparing and serving meals
  • Help with bathing and grooming
  • Light housekeeping and laundry
  • Shopping, errands and transportation
  • Other duties as assigned

Requirements

Ideal experiences include:

  • Previous caregiving experience (preferred, but not required)
  • A passion for caregiving and a desire to help others
  • A commitment to being present and providing quality care
  • Empathy, patience, kindness, respect and positivity
  • Ability to carry out direction, both verbal and written
  • Willingness to work with residents across an array of cognitive levels.

Job Types: Part-time, Temporary

Pay: $13.00 - $15.00 per hour

Medical specialties:

  • Geriatrics
  • Home Health

Schedule:

  • 10 hour shift
  • 12 hour shift
  • 8 hour shift
  • Day shift
  • Evening shift
  • Every weekend
  • Monday to Friday
  • Night shift
  • Overnight shift
  • Rotating weekends
  • Weekend availability

Supplemental pay types:

  • Signing bonus

Education:

  • High school or equivalent (Required)

Experience:

  • caregiving: 1 year (Required)

Work Location: One location

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