Home Care Aide

Home Care Aide

Westfield, new 24/7, Open shifts, 7:00am - 3:00pm and 3:00pm - 11:00pm. We are looking for a Home Care Aide to join our team! You will be directly working with a female patient, following a one-on-one care plan in clients' home, this client is getting discharged from a rehab facility next week, desperately wants to come home, she's not allowed to go home until there is 24/7 assistance in place, You operate with a big heart, not only providing personalized and attentive care, but by building genuine relationships with those you serve. You are detail-oriented, highly organized, and committed to creating a healthy environment that meets patient needs. Visiting Angels in West Springfield MA is celebrating 27 years of Excellent service to our clients...because of YOU! We only choose the very BEST caregivers, Hopefully, that will be YOU!

Qualifications

• Male Personal care Experience
• At least 2 professional work history references
• One year prior eldercare experience
• Driver's license, Reliable transportation, and clean motor vehicle record
• Willing to submit to criminal background checks
• Willing to accept a shift every other weekend
• Ability to speak, understand, & write English

Compensation: $17.00 - $18.50 per hour Visiting Angels West Springfield is a leading in-home care agency in Western Massachusetts that offers homecare services to seniors, veterans, and disabled adults. Michele Anstett started the business in 1999 and operates as Owner, President, and Director for the West Springfield franchise. Since 1999, the home-care industry has changed dramatically in the Pioneer Valley and Greater Springfield Area. Anstett's experience growing the business for the past 25 years in an evolving sector makes her uniquely equipped to handle the modern challenges of the industry and successfully direct the business. Anstett's franchise was the ninth franchise in the Visiting Angels network, which has since increased in size to over 600 agencies in the US and even more internationally. With her guidance as Owner and President, the franchise has grown to provide over 80,000 hours of care annually, helping seniors to maintain a sense of independence, dignity, and quality of life in their own home setting. Anstett brings dedication, compassion, experience, and attention to detail to the role fundamental skills for successful leadership in the ever-evolving home-care industry. Now, with over two decades of servicing the Hampden County region, Visiting Angels has helped over 4,000 seniors maintain a sense of independence, dignity and quality of life in their own home or assisted care setting. While Visiting Angels has grown since 1999, they continue to build lasting relationships by offering that same, family-like compassionate care and dependability since day one. At Visiting Angels,

our mission is to provide the highest quality care to those that you love, and we are so honored to serve. Our core competency is providing compassionate, personalized care consistently, while seeking opportunities to continually improve our services to exceed expectations. Our focus is you: your safety, health, happiness and well-being. We focus on caring for our customers, as they are at the heart of why we exist at all: letting our Angels care for you in an excellent manner is our passion! Visiting Angels West Springfield provides in-home care, senior homecare, elderly care, personal care, transitional care, fall prevention care, companion care, respite care, palliative care, dementia care and Alzheimer's care. Services span from 1 hour visits to 24/7 care. We service Southampton, Westfield, Southwick, Holyoke, West Springfield, Agawam, Chicopee, Springfield, Indian Orchard, Longmeadow, East Longmeadow, Wilbraham, Ludlow, Feeding Hills and Montgomery. The franchise covers the entire Greater Springfield Area and most of the Lower Pioneer Valley region. Visiting Angels of West Springfield has official accreditation from the Home Care Alliance of Massachusetts. We have also received Home Care Pulse's award for Best of Home Care - Provider of Choice every year since 2015. We are currently hiring caregivers!

Basic Job Requirements Include:

• Current US driver's license
• Car
• 1 year of caregiving experience
• Ability to pass a background check
• Strong ability to read, write, and speak English, including:
  • Read ADLs and personal care instructions
  • Communicate verbally with clients and families
  • Write shift notes to update the family, office, and other caregivers
• Punctuality and reliability
• Compassionate and caring heart
• Patience and willingness to learn new skills

*Certifications are welcome (CNA, HHA, etc.) but not required. We do offer training and mentorship programs to new caregivers.