Future Opening: Home Service Worker - Full and Part-Time

Looking for caregivers to join our home care family

Description :

We have several shifts open for clients in the area. Our shifts range from 1 hour to 12 hour shifts, 7 days per week. Part time and full time positions based on availability.

Overtime will be compensated at time and a half over a 40 hour work week. Extra $1.00 evening differential offered for evenings and weekends on top of base pay!

At ComForCare Home Care we value our home care aides like family. We celebrate success and have fun! Our focus is to help our clients and employees live their best life possible.

We invite you to become part of our team! We have open positions and are looking for the very best to support clients in their homes.

Whether you are looking to get started in a home care career or are an experienced aide, we have something for you.

Shifts are available in areas / cities surrounding Buffalo Grove. We will consider your availability and preferred locations when setting up your schedule.

We provide caregivers competitive pay, training and benefits, as well as opportunities for advancement. Orientations happen each week.

Job Summary :

The Home Service Worker (HSW) provides clients various personal care and homemaker / companion services in accordance with an established plan of care so that they can remain in their residence.

Essential Functions :

• Personal Care Provide assistance with : bathing, dressing, grooming, nail / skin care, back care, foot care, shampoo, oral hygiene, ambulation, transfers, range of motion exercise, safe use of equipment and assistive devices (wheel chair, walker, crutches, cane), change of position, with toileting, commode, incontinent care, meal planning, preparation, and assistance with feeding
• Companion / Sitter / Household Management Provide companionship and respite services for familyPerform homemaking activities which include (but are not limited to) : vacuuming, dusting, sweeping or mopping floors, doing dishes, changing bed linens, doing laundry and cleaning bathrooms
• Medication Services Assist with medications that the client self-administers

Qualifications / Educational Requirements :

• High school graduate or G.E.D certificate
• Not Required : Successful completion of a state-approved Home Service Worker course (if applicable)
• At least six months experience as a Home Service Worker (in homes or facilities)
• Be listed in good standing on the Illinois Health Care Worker Registry (if applicable)
• Achieves a minimum score of 80% on competency exam (Home Health Aide Test) - following application
• Meets passing criteria on DEARS Ethics test - following application
• Ability to read, write, speak and understand English as needed for the job
• Possess a valid driver's license and have use of an insured automobile or access to adequate transportation for the job

We will train the right candidates.

Live your best life possible while helping others live theirs.

Our Caregivers are the heart and soul of what we do. For that reason, we put our CaregiversFirst each and every day.

At ComForCare, it is our CaregiverFirst promise, that our caregivers will be :

• Treated with respect and dignity.
• Provided exceptional training on a regular and ongoing basis.
• Are never alone in the field - support is always available.
• Thoughtfully matched with clients that they are compatible with.

Join our team and be a part of a certified Great Place To Work®! Thousands of ComForCare employees were surveyed and the response was overwhelmingly positive, with 90% agreeing that ComForCare is in fact a Great Place To Work®.

By selecting the positions below, you acknowledge that you are applying for employment with an independently owned and operated ComForCare franchisee, a separate company and employer from ComForCare and any of its affiliates or subsidiaries.

You understand that each independent franchisee is solely responsible for all decisions relating to employment including (and without limitation to) hiring and termination, and ComForCare does not accept, review or store my application.

Any questions about your application or the hiring process must be directed to the locally owned and operated ComForCare franchisee.

Equal Opportunity Employer : Disability / Veteran.