Consumer Directed Service Attendant (CDS)

Job Description

Job DescriptionSalary: $16.00 per hour

*CDS Attendants Make $15 per hour!*

We offer our At Home Care family:

• The ability to care for YOUR own family and friends and get paid!
• Feel valued and genuinely appreciated for all your contribution
• Flexible scheduling to fit your lifestyle
• Weekly and Direct Deposit
• Top pay wage scale

Job Purpose: The essential function of a Consumer Directed Service Attendant is to perform tasks that enable clients to remain in their own homes and out of long-term care facilities for as long as possible. Help patients complete daily activities that are difficult for them because of a physical or mental disability. Assist with intermittent household tasks necessary to maintain a safe and habitable home environment. The service is restricted to non-skilled tasks, and the need for services is determined in relationship to the clients functioning capacity.

Job Responsibilities:

• Planning, preparation, and cleanup of meals
• Making beds and changing linens with the participants in or out of bed as required
• Brushing, combing, and shampooing hair
• Giving bed baths or assisting with shower or tub bath
• Assist with oral care such as brushing teeth or denture care when the participant is unable.
• Assisting to and from the bed to a wheelchair, walker, or chair when a participant is weight-bearing.
• Helping the participants with ordinarily self-administered medications (open bottles, get water)
• Tidying and dusting the home;
• Cleaning kitchen counters, cupboards, and appliances, including oven, surface burners and fridge
• Laundering clothes and linens;
• Making beds and changing sheets;
• Sweeping and/or vacuuming and mopping floors;
• Bagging trash inside the home and putting it out for pick-up;
• Shopping for essential items (e.g., groceries, cleaning supplies, etc.);
  

Skills/Education: Home Care aide must be 18 years of age.