Respite Worker
Westchester Jewish Community Services · wjcs.com
White Plains
The job in short
Respite care worker.
Details
- Found
- 24 d ago · posted 2024-07-10
- Location as listed
- White Plains, NY, US
- Role
- Patient Care / Caregiver
- Source
- The company’s own careers site
Full description
Overview:
Join Westchester Jewish Community Services (WJCS) as a part-time, in-person Respite Worker (Consultant). This role involves providing companionship and support for the frail elderly in Westchester County, NY through Project Time-out..
Compensation is $17.00/hour.
Responsibilities include (but are not limited to):
• Providing stimulating companionship, supervision, and socialization.
• Preparing meals, if needed.
• Taking the client for a walk, helping with exercises, accompanying on errands, or a medical appointment, if appropriate.
• Engaging in activities such as playing cards, games, crafts, and looking at photos.
• Reading to clients, listening to music, and watching television together.
• Report any unusual events or problem to the family and to Project Time-Out.
Qualifications:
• Proficiency in communicating, reading, and writing in English or the client's primary language
• Ability to understand and follow verbal and written directions
• Strong interpersonal skills, including patience, kindness, and dependability
• Commitment to maintaining strict confidentiality
• HS Diploma or GED
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