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Home Services Worker

The Home Services Worker is a paraprofessional member of the in-home services team who works under the supervision of a care coordinator and performs assistance with activities of daily living, housekeeping, personal laundry, and companionship provided to an individual in his or her personal residence, which are intended to enable that individual to remain safely and comfortably in his or her own personal residence. Home services are focused on providing assistance that is not medical in nature, but is based upon assisting the client in meeting the demands of living independently and maintaining a personal residence, such as companionship, cleaning, laundry, shopping, meal preparation, dressing, and bathing.

Essential Job Functions/Responsibilities:

• Observation of client functioning and reporting changes to his/her supervisor or employer
• Assistance with household chores, including cooking and meal preparation, cleaning and laundry
• Assistance in completing activities such as shopping and appointments outside of the home
• Companionship
• Completion of appropriate records documenting service provision
• Assistance with activities of daily living and personal care

Salary Description $21-$25/hr