Summary: Seeking a compassionate, reliable, and detail-oriented Personal Care Assistant to provide direct, one-on-one care, ensuring safety, comfort, dignity, and independence. Highlights: 1. Provide direct, one-on-one care in a homelike environment 2. Assist with daily living activities, mobility, meals, and housekeeping 3. Opportunity for companionship, errands, and engaging in outings Role Description: I am seeking a compassionate, reliable, detail-oriented and committed Personal Care Assistant (PCA) to provide direct, one-on-one care in an apartment setting. The ideal candidate will help ensure my safety, comfort, dignity and independence by assisting with activities of daily living (ADLs) and household support in a respectful, homelike environment. Location: Boxborough Part-time: 8-16 hours/week to start, more possible in future Mid-day & afternoons but flexible M-F, 2-3 hour blocks of time preferable Weekends possible $19.50/hour $20/hour upon successful completion of 4-hr on-line training KEY RESPONSIBILITIES • Personal Care: Assist with occasional personal hygiene including grooming and dressing (buttons) • Mobility & Transfers: Safely assist with transfers as needed (e.g., bed to wheelchair, sitting to standing) and support light mobility or walking. • Meal Preparation: Assist with heating and cooking prepared foods and cleanup. • Housekeeping: Maintain a clean, organized apartment environment, including laundry, dishwashing, taking out trash, and changing bed linens. (I am meticulous about cleanliness, neatness and organization.) • Errands & Companionship: Do grocery shopping, pharmacy pickups, and drive me to appointments. Provide social companionship. Outings: Willing to drive me on short outings to get me out in the world (e.g., coffee shops, restaurants) • Exercise: Assist with exercise regimen; accompany me to on-site gym. • Feedback: Open to receiving and providing feedback. Welcomes feedback. REQUIREMENTS & QUALIFICATIONS • Must have a car • Compassionate, patient demeanor with good interpersonal and communication skills. • Reliable, punctual, and physically capable of performing transfers and light lifting. (I do well transferring alone but sometimes require an occasional assist.) • Must pass a standard background check (CORI) and provide professional references. • First Aid / CPR certification is a strong plus. • Willing to build trust • Active: I try to be active, so looking for someone who is also active HOW TO APPLY • tell me about yourself, expressing why you might want to help me, and include your resume if possible. Include what questions you have for me. • lmk your availability for an interview (and so you can interview me)
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