Caregiver

Description:

Job Summary

The Caregiver provides in-home support to clients who need assistance with daily living activities. Responsibilities include personal care, medication assistance, meal preparation, housekeeping, and companionship. Caregivers follow each client’s individualized Service Plan and maintain accurate documentation. Success in this role requires patience, empathy, dependability, and strong communication skills.

Key Responsibilities

• Assist clients with personal care including bathing, dressing, grooming, toileting and mobility
• Follow the client’s Service Plan and document all services provided
• Observe and report changes in client condition or behavior and report incidents per company policy
• Support medication needs per policy and state regulations
• Prepare meals and assist with grocery shopping as needed
• Maintain a clean and safe home environment through light housekeeping and laundry
• Use safe transfer and mobility techniques and identify potential safety hazards in the home
• Follow infection control practices and maintain a sanitary care environment
• Provide companionship and emotional support while promoting client independence
• Transport clients to approved appointments or errands when required by the Service Plan

Essential Functions (Required with or without reasonable accommodation)

• Reliable, predictable, and punctual attendance; ability to work assigned schedules essential to client safety
• Ability to perform all listed physical tasks, including standing, walking, bending, kneeling, navigating stairs, and lifting/pushing/pulling up to 50 lbs
• Ability to work in unpredictable home environments, including exposure to pets, odors, allergens, clutter, and varying temperatures
• Ability to read, understand, and follow care plans and written/oral instructions
• Ability to maintain professionalism, exercise sound judgment, and work independently with minimal supervision
• Ability to complete required documentation during or immediately after each shift
• Reliable transportation, valid driver’s license, proof of insurance, and ability to travel between client homes (if driving is assigned)
• Ability to comply with all company policies, safety protocols, and regulatory requirements
• Strong interpersonal skills and ability to interact well with different types of clients and co-workers in a productive and positive manner

Requirements:

Minimum Qualifications

• CPR/First Aid certification preferred
• Ability to meet all physical and attendance requirements listed above
• Ability to complete state-mandated caregiver training
• Understanding of HIPAA and company confidentiality obligations
• Successful completion of background and reference checks

Working Conditions

• Work occurs in private homes with variable cleanliness, temperature, noise, clutter, and presence of pets or other individuals
• Exposure to household allergens, chemicals, or other common substances

Work Location: Variable

Work Hours: Variable

Supervisory Responsibilities: No

Required Travel: Travel to client homes

About Us

Caring for Others provides high-quality, compassionate care for aging and disabled adults in their homes. From our start in 2007, our mission has been to make sure that golden years stay golden, helping clients maintain independence and dignity with support they can trust.

We’re not just about client care; we’re about people, both the clients we serve and the employees who make that care possible. With over 500 employees across multiple locations in Oregon, we continue to grow. Our core values; excellence, compassion, honor, and integrity, guide how we work with clients, families, and each other.

Benefits

• Paid Time Off
• Paid Holidays
• Medical – Generous Allowance for Employee and Dependents
• Dental – Company Paid
• Vision – Company Paid
• Employee Assistance Plan – Company Paid
• Voluntary Benefits - LTD, Life, Accident and more
• 401k with Company match

Disclaimer

The above information in this description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees within this classification. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job. This is not an all-inclusive job description; therefore, management has the right to assign or reassign schedules, duties and responsibilities to this job at any time based on company business needs.

Caring for Others is an equal opportunity employer committed to a diverse and inclusive workforce. Applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), age, sexual orientation, national origin, marital status, parental status, ancestry, disability, gender identity, veteran status, genetic information, other distinguishing characteristics of diversity and inclusion, or any other protected status. Caring for Others will engage in the interactive process and consider reasonable accommodations for qualified applicants and employees with disabilities, consistent with state and federal law.