Personal Support Specialist (PSS). Willing to Train

Starting at up to $20.00 per hour

Job Summary :

Provide personal care and support services to clients in a Comfort Keepers established Personal Care Program. Also responsible for non-medical, in-home support services which provide for the comfort, safety, and general supervision of clients and well as home management services. Provides companionship to those individuals requiring socialization and / or minimum guidance to assure a safe, protected, clean and orderly environment.

Qualifications :

High school diploma or GED preferred and must be 18 years of age or older. Must demonstrate satisfactory completions of any stated mandated training. Applicant must be bondable and meet or exceed the minimum qualifications for each of the following background checks : Criminal Background Investigation, Motor Vehicle Driving Record, Credit History, Professional and Personal Reference Checks and give permission to submit to random drug and alcohol testing. Must have a valid driver’s license and automobile insurance.

Must satisfactorily complete Comfort Keepers training and orientation program as well as a PSS course paid for by Comfort Keepers if not currently a PSS or CNA. Must accept responsibility for learning and adhering to Comfort Keepers policies and procedures, be able to function in the home setting with minimal direct supervision and maintain satisfactory relationships with administrative staff, clients and family members. Must be able to follow verbal and written instructions and document services provided. Must be genuinely concerned about helping people and have high moral standards of honesty and integrity.

Essential Functions :

• Performs duties as assigned on the personal care Service Plan.
• Assists the client in assisting with activities of daily living by providing any of the Comfort Keepers approved personal care activities including, but not limited to : bathing, dressing, toileting, grooming, oral hygiene, and / or ambulation.
• Provides companionship for the client including but not limit to : talking and listening, reading aloud, providing social and emotional support. Promotes the clients’ mental alertness through involvement in activities of interest. Provides emotional support and promotes a sense of wellbeing.
• Provides a clean, safe and healthy environment for clients and family members. Provides light housekeeping tasks including laundering of clients’ garments and linens and changing the bed.
• Accompanies client on walks, community trips, doctor’s office, bank, beauty salons, etc.
• Assists in meeting nutritional needs by providing meal planning, meal preparation, grocery shopping, dishes and kitchen clean-up.
• Assists the client with ambulation / transfers as specified in the Plan of Care.
• Reminds client to take self-administered medications.
• Observes and reports any changes in the client’s mental, physical or emotional condition or home situation to immediate supervisor in a timely manner.
• Establishes and maintains effective communication and a professional relationship with clients. Family members and co-workers.
• Participates in in-service and continuing education programs, staff meetings, and client conferences as requested by immediate supervisor.
• Completes required documentation of services delivered and submits to office in a timely manner according to policy.
• Uses equipment and supplies safely and properly.
• Maintains confidentiality regarding client information.
• Other reasonable related duties as assigned.

Working Environment :

Client home setting and automobile. Contact with blood or other bodily fluids may pose a risk for exposure to blood borne pathogens and infectious diseases.

Position Physical Demands :

The work requires moderate to physical exertion on a regular and recurring basis, such as driving, assisting clients in transfer activities and ambulation, and light housekeeping. Regularly required to stand, sit, walk, talk, and hear, reach, kneel, crouch. Lifting only up to 25 pounds is permitted and may be required.

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