Personal Care Assistant, PRN

Job Category: Private Duty - personal care

Requisition Number: PERSO
010041

• Posted :
  January 26, 2026
• Part-Time
• Rate : $15.50 USD per hour

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Lee's Summit
Lee's Summit, MO 64081, USA

* Flu Shot Required*

PRN, Flexible hours based upon client needs. Could include weekend shifts as well.

Do you have a passion for caring for others? Would you like to make a positive impact in someone’s life? The care you provide enables clients to stay in their home and age in the environment they love! Services provided range from walking a dog, or other household chores, to assisting with bathing or toileting. Clients may be elderly and/or handicapped, with or without dementia and/or Alzheimer’s disease.

Care may also be provided to individuals on Hospice services. As a Village Helper, you would be supportive of the Village’s mission, values, and service/hospitality (PRIDE) expectations. Training and education would be provided and required annually by policy.

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS

• Contributes to the general well being of client through companionship. Reads aloud, plays cards or other games. May take client to activities, prepares meals, assist with correspondence, accompany to doctor or any appointments.
• Achieves order and cleanliness in client home. Performs light housekeeping, which may include; cleans bathroom and kitchen; vacuums, dusts, takes out trash; does laundry. Changes linens and makes bed.
• Assists with client ADLs (activities of daily living), which may include; providing bathing, grooming, oral care, catheter care, and any other personal care needed. May assist with toileting and dressing.
• Handles stress well and gets along with others within the workplace and with customers outside the department.
• Maintains acceptable standards of workplace conduct.
• Adheres to all safety regulations and requirements.

The responsibilities described above represent the primary responsibilities of the job. Other responsibilities may be assigned by the supervisor as warranted by business needs. The incumbent is expected to perform all assigned responsibilities

Education:

• High school diploma or G.E.D. preferred.

Licenses/Certifications:

• Must possess Valid driver’s license and proof of auto insurance.
• CNA certification is not a requirement.

Knowledge and Skills (required unless otherwise noted):

• Must have ability to follow instructions
• Must have excellent time management skills
• Must have multitasking abilities
• Must have telephone skills
• Must be able to work independently
• Must possess problem solving skills
• Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos.
• Ability to write simple sentences, paragraphs and correspondence.
• Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one and small group situations to customers, clients, and other employees of the organization.
• Ability to add and subtract two digit numbers and to multiply and divide with 10's and 100's.
• Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form.

Experience:

• Caregiving or customer service experience preferred.

SPECIAL WORKING CONDITIONS

• Work is done in client home, or wherever client is located. (i.e. assisted living, hospital, nursing facility).
• Travel is required from client to client.
• Associate may have exposure to bodily fluids, or any health condition the client might have.
• Universal precaution must always be followed.
• All associates may be called upon to assist other departments in a declared emergency situation.

Physical and Mental Demands

The physical demands described below are representative of those that must be met by an individual to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Job demands include maximum occasional lift of 75 lbs from knuckle to waist level; maximum occasional lift of 25 lbs from floor to 38 inches; maximum occasional lift of 40 lbs from floor to 48 inches
• Maximum occasional carry of 5 lbs 100 ft; maximum occasional carry of 38 lbs at 36 inches height for 15 ft; maximum occasional carry of 20 lbs for 75 ft
• Maximum occasional push/pull horizontal of 40 lbs at 36 inches height for 100 ft; maximum occasional push/pull vertical of 10 lbs
• Maximum occasional grip force of 40 lbs; maximum occasional lateral pinch force of 15 lbs
• Maximum occasional climb of 8 inches
• Maximum occasional forward reach of 34 inches; maximum occasional lateral reach of 37 inches
• Frequent bend; occasional fine motor coordination; occasional foot coordination; occasional balance
• Frequent sitting; continuous standing; and continuous walking.

SUPERVISION RECEIVED:Receives supervision from Director of Nursing Clinical Management or his/her designee.

SUPERVISION GIVEN:None

EOE/D/V

Nicotine-free

Post-offer background check and health screening required

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