Home Care Provider - $13.00/hr

As a Home Care Provider (HCP) you have the opportunity to provide high-quality home care and supportive services to the elderly and people with disabilities, enabling them to live safely and independently in their homes. We work with a high risk, high needs population of individuals who may struggle with mental health conditions or substance abuse, live in SROs or shelters, and struggle to care for themselves and maintain clean living environments. In a typical day you will work with 2-4 clients in various neighborhoods in San Francisco.

All new Providers receive three weeks of paid training before working in the field!

Some (but not all) of the services you will assist clients with:

Personal Care

•Preparing meals and assisting clients who cannot feed themselves

•Combing, brushing and shampooing hair, oral hygiene, shaving, fingernail and toenail care

•Getting dressed

•Bathing in tub, shower, or bed bath

•Walking from place to place, pushing a wheelchair or operating a Hoyer Lift

•Using a toilet or bed pan, wiping and cleaning the body after toileting, changing diapers

•Routine skin care and assistance with wound care

•Reminding clients to take medication on schedule

•General supervision for safety purposes

Domestic Services

•Cleaning, vacuuming, washing floors, garbage removal, washing dishes

•Washing and folding laundry, changing bedding

•Shopping and errands (if client is unable to complete them independently)

•Basic home maintenance

Requirements

•One year of in-home-care experience or completion of Homebridge'sthree week training course

•Basic math and English language proficiency

•Responsible decision making, ability to follow directions and communicate effectively

•A patient and caring personality and a desire to help people in need

•A background check with satisfactory results in accordance with county guidelines

•Clean Tuberculosis (TB) test within past 12 months

•Ability to work a minimum of 35 hours per week, must work Saturday OR Sunday, and also holidays (as per union contract)

•High school diploma or equivalency preferred

•Bilingual in Spanish, Cantonese, or Mandarin desired!

Work Environment

Client apartments, rooms, homes and other venues so that services can be provided. May include contact with clients with mental health and/or personal hygiene issues. Frequent travel: must be able to travel on foot, via public transportation or personal vehicle to all parts of San Francisco to perform job duties. May occasionally be exposed to outside weather conditions while traveling to clients.

Physical Demands

Ability to walk up a minimum of two city blocks, walk up and down a minimum of two flights of stairs, and carry 15 pounds

Ability to stand for extended periods of time and remain physically active for duration of shift

Ability to bend down and forward at the leg and spine, kneel on one of two legs, and extend hand(s) and arm(s) in any direction

Homebridge is an equal opportunity, affirmative action employer committed to maintaining a non-discriminatory, diverse work environment.

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