Home Service Workers (HSW) provide services to individuals in their own homes and communities, who need assistance caring for themselves as a result of old age, sickness, disability, and/or other inflictions. Personal Care may include assistance with the activities of daily living, housecleaning, laundry, meal preparation, transportation, companionship and respite.
· HSWs are responsible for ensuring that service is delivered in a caring and respectful manner, in accordance with relevant Agency policies and industry standards.
Reporting Relationship:
Reports to Care Coordinators.
Responsibilities/Activities:
- Assist with the activities of daily living and personal care including:
Bathing Shaving Ambulation
Mouth Care Dressing Exercise
Hair Care Feeding Toileting
Nail Care Positioning Medication Reminding
Skin Care Transferring
- Ensure clients safety and security by supervising the home environment.
· Teach/perform meal planning and preparation, routine housekeeping activities such as making/changing beds, dusting, vacuuming, washing floors, cleaning kitchen and bathroom, and laundry.
· Provide companionship including social interactions, conversations, emotional reassurance, and encouragement of activities that stimulate the mind.
· Provides respite care for families in accordance with care plans.
· Perform/assist with essential shopping/errands, which may include handling the client’s money in accordance with the care plan and under the observation of the Supervisor.
· Assist clients with following a written, special diet plan and reinforcement of diet maintenance, which is provided under the direction of a Physician and as identified on the care plan.
· Escort clients to medical facilities, errands, shopping and outings as specified in the care plan.
Benefits
- Medical insurance
- 401k
- Dental insurance
- Flexible scheduling
- Vision insurance
- Life insurance