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Job Description

Job Title: In-Home Companion

Department: Environmental Services / Housekeeping / Laundry / In-Home Services

Reports To: Director of Home Based Community Programs / Director of Environmental Services

FLSA Status: Non-Exempt

Location : Boonsboro Maryland (near Hagerstown)

 

Full Time or Part Time postions available 
$14.50-$18.50
** Must be Covid Vaccinated **

 

SUMMARY

The Companion is a non-licensed member of the home care team who assists the client with

non-medical tasks of daily living as outlined in a written Service Plan that is established by the Director.

 

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

 

Planning and preparing meals and snacks according to specific dietary requirements of the client

Washes dishes and cleans kitchen

Maintains a safe, clean and healthy environment through housekeeping which includes changing bed linens, dusting and vacuuming, cleaning bathroom, and doing laundry

Provides companionship and stimulation for the client including reading, walks, etc.

Grocery shopping or other errands when needed

Transports client to medical appointments

Provides companionship by reading, conversation, and listening

Participates in appropriate recreational activities and hobbies for social and sensory stimulation

Assists client in completing necessary phone calls, letter writing, etc.

Accompanies client on walks, community trips, bank, etc.

Reminds client to take self-administered medications

Provides emotional support and promotes a sense of well-being

Uses equipment and supplies safely and properly

Participates in in-service education programs

Informs Director of any changes noted in Client or environment

 

*These job duties are not intended to be all-inclusive. The employee will be expected to perform other reasonable related duties as assigned by management.

 

 

 

 

Qualifications

Must be at least 18 years of age and have the ability to perform each essential job duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.

 

Education and Experience

Must be at least 18 years of age.

Prior experience is not required but beneficial.

 

Language Skills

Ability to read and comprehend instructions.

Ability to write simple correspondence.

Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one and in small group situations to clients, customers, supervisors, and other employees in the organization.

 

Mathematical Skills

Ability to add and subtract two digit numbers and to multiply and divide with 10’s and 100’s.

Ability to perform these operations using units of American money and weight measurement, volume, and distance.

 

Reasoning Ability

Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form. Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.

 

Autonomy

Must possess the ability to work independently and have sound judgment with limited on-site supervision.

 

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.

 

While performing the duties of the job, the employee is regularly required to stand; walk; and use hands to finger, handle, or feel. The employee frequently is required to reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; stoop; kneel, crouch, or crawl; and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to sit. The employee must regularly lift/move 25 to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to focus.

 

 

 

 

 

Work Environment

 

The work environment characteristics described here are often representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.

 

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently exposed to fumes or airborne particles. The employee is occasionally exposed to wet and/or humid conditions; high, precarious places; toxic or caustic chemicals. The noise level may be of moderate level.

 

At Will Employee Status

 

My employment status with At Your Service! An affiliate of Fahrney Keedy Senior Living Community, is “at will”. I understand that either I or Fahrney Keedy may terminate the employment relationship, for any reason or for no reason, at any time with or without notice, regardless of the length of my employment or the granting of benefits of any kind, including but not limited to benefits which provide for vesting based on length of employment.

 

Confidentiality

 

The employee recognizes that the Employer has and will have information regarding financial, personal and medical affairs and other vital information (collectively, “Information”) which are valuable, special and unique assets of the Employer. The Employee agrees that the employee will not at any time or any manner divulge any Information to any third party without the prior written consent of the Employer. This information is Company property which may not be disclosed outside of the confines of the client’s home or Company facility unless properly released for publication. The Employee will protect the Information and treat it as strictly confidential. Employees should not discuss Fahrney Keedy Senior Living Community affairs or the client’s affairs with others unless the information has been subject to full public disclosure or unless the subject matter is within the Employee’s assignment and then only within the particular transaction. A violation by the Employee of this paragraph shall be a material violation and will justify legal and/or termination of employment.

 

I, ________________________________, HAVE READ THE ABOVE JOB DESCRIPTION. AND FULLY UNDERSTAND THE CONTENTS AND CONDITIONS SET FORTH THEREIN, AND AS THE, IN-HOME COMPANION, I SHALL PERFORM THESES DUTIES TO THE BEST OF MY ABILITY.

 

 

 

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Date Signature of Employee

 

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Date Signature of Director of Home Based Services

 

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Date Signature of Director of Environmental Services

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