Direct Support Professional

Overview

Direct Care Aide - Taunton/Middleboro/Raynham, MA

Part-time positions / Weekends / Mom Hours. Entry-level Direct Care Aide (DCA) earn $17/hour. Some experience earn $17.25-$18.75/hour. CNAs earn $19/hour. All Care Homecare offers great benefits and perks including:

• Health Insurance
• Dental Insurance
• Vision
• Short-term disability
• Life Insurance
• Paid time off
• Sick pay
• Holiday pay + your Birthday off with pay
• Referral bonuses
• Flexible schedules

Our employees take pride in making every day count by adding value to the lives of people we support. We are committed to training, developing, and supporting our staff. We have a family-oriented environment with flexible schedules to accommodate our employees. We offer competitive compensation and generous benefits. Come join our team where you have the opportunity to make a difference every day!

DIRECT CARE AIDE (DCA) Job Duties

• Assist with ADLs (showering, bathing, dressing, and grooming)
• Collaborate with All Care Homecare, LLC. staff (reporting to main office and supervisors)
• Medication reminders
• Assist with shopping and errands (prescription pick-ups)
• Assist with laundry
• Ability to carry 20-30 lbs. (laundry/groceries)
• Help with homemaking/light house cleaning (sweeping, vacuuming, mopping, dishes, and cleaning of bathrooms)
• Physical assessment
• Help with meal preparation

• High school diploma or equivalent
• Valid driver's license
• Reliable transportation that is registered and insured
• Good physical and mental wellbeing
• Physical ability to stand, walk, use hands, reach, stoop, crouch, talk, hear, and see
• Ability to climb up to 10 flights of stairs (as needed)
• Ability to assist members physically/ambulation when needed

While those tasks are important, you also provide companionship and socialization, as you support them in visiting with friends or working on hobbies. You encourage independence as much as possible and promote family involvement.

Your ability to build strong relationships with your members is vital! You have come to see them as friends and rejoice in their success. Seeing your members smile from the guidance, care, and compassion you show to them is priceless. You feel great about facilitating a more independent environment for your members with disabilities through the part you play in our excellent home care services program!

No requirements for certifications - we will train the right candidate!

There is room to expand your schedule. Our Direct Care Aides (DCA) have the opportunity to build their schedule based on availability. However, once a schedule is created, it's a set schedule. You will work with a specific set of members each week for 45-60 minutes or 2 hours for members that need errands done.

All Care Homecare, LLC is a participant of the Group Adult Foster Care Program (GAFC) providing personal services to eligible, disabled, and elderly Mass Health consumers. We strive to provide high quality and personalized services to each consumer. Our staff provide compassionate, skilled services with dignity and respect. We collaborate with all treatment providers to establish a comprehensive individualized care plan for each member.

Our staff consists of highly skilled nurses, licensed social workers, psychologists, psychiatric nurse practitioners, and direct care workers such as Direct Care Aides and Certified Nursing Assistants. Our goal is to maintain our members independence and quality of life in their own home as an alternative to a hospital or nursing home placement.

Salary: $17.00 - $19.00 per hour

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