Position: CCP Home Care Aide (HCA)

Reports to: CCP Manager

Hourly: $15.00/hr

Shift: Part-Time

Location: North, West and South Side of Chicago

Rincon Family Services (RFS) is a not-for-profit community organization, established in 1972 to combat the epidemic use of heroin and violence that were dismantling communities throughout Chicago. RFS is dedicated to rendering compassionate and effective programs that promote the quality of life by serving as a catalyst to advocate, educate, and empower individuals and their families.

POSITION SUMMARY: Home Care Aides ease the burden of care from family and friends of the elderly or disabled who need extra support in daily functioning. Common duties include assisting with basic household chores, personal hygiene services, cooking meals and providing emotional support and companionship, and other related support services essential to the participant’s health. Observes, records/documents, and reports all changes to the home care supervisor. All HCA’s must demonstrate competence in the performance of necessary skills and perform only those tasks as described in the plan of care.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES: As evidenced by previous work experience, academic background, and in-service or other training, the HCA shall demonstrate a strong understanding of how-to, and will be expected to perform the following activities:

• Adherence to a participant’s written Plan of Care, the performance of duties as assigned by Homecare Supervisor, to include observation, reporting, and documentation of client status and of the service provided.
• Maintenance of a clean, safe and healthy environment. Home management tasks include housekeeping, laundry (may be required to iron a piece of clothing or sew a button), shopping, and errands.
• In the performance of essential shopping and running, errands must provide the necessary receipts and money transaction documentation to participant and agency.
• Prepare and serve meals and/or simple modified diets according to instruction and assist with feeding as necessary.
• Personal care tasks for participants that are not medical in nature, such as personal grooming, shaving, hair shampooing, and combing, bathing to include sponge bath, shower bath or tub bath, toileting/use of bedpan, commode or toilet, assistance with getting dressed, nail care (filing), respiratory services according to policy, brushing and cleaning teeth or dentures.
• Assist with lifting participant out of bed, positioning/transferring participant, and ambulation including use of cane, walker, and wheelchair or other use of specific adaptive equipment.
• Assist self-directing participants with medication reminders or refilling of prescription at a local pharmacy as specified in the plan of care
• Provide routine skincare that includes ensuring skin is properly clean and dried after bathing and/or incontinence circumstances. Assist with the change of disposable diapers.
• Assist self-directing participants in reminding them of their home maintenance exercise/range of motion programs.
• Adherence to the Electronic Verification Visit policy. Maintenance and documentation of records of daily activities, observations, and direct hours of service are submitted to Homecare Supervisor on a biweekly basis.
• Attendance to pre-service training, ongoing in-service training sessions, and staff conferences/meetings as required.

OTHER REQUIRED ABILITIES:

• Desire to learn new skills.
• Knowledge of community and social service agencies.
• Ability to maintain accurate records and necessary paperwork.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS AND WORKING CONDITIONS:

Mental Demands: The job involves performing tasks in a participant’s home. Work requires adherence to precise procedures and standards involving a high degree of accuracy in observing, recording, and reporting data.

Physical Demands: Appreciable physical effort or strain. Moderately heavy activity. May include lifting, constant stooping, and walking. Employees are responsible for informing the homecare supervisors of any invisible disability or medical restriction that limits physical capability.

Work Environment: The work environment characteristics are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Continuous exposure to various disagreeable physical conditions.

Annual Trainings: As part of the organization's commitment to quality service, in addition to the initial pre-employment training all homecare staff must complete mandated ongoing in-trainings each year throughout their employment tenure.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

• Must be at least 18 years of age

• Must have a phone or a way to communicate to the office daily

• Physical ability to bend, stoop, kneel, squat, twist, reach, pull and lift heavy objects.

• Must be able to climb stairs several times a day.

• Work Hours are based on shifts Sundays through Saturdays

• Must adhere to the agency’s non-discrimination policies.

• Must have a clear background check which includes fingerprinting through the IDPH Health Care Worker Registry and HFS OIG. Must adhere to the agency’s non-discrimination policies.

• High School diploma or general education diploma; or one year of employment in a comparable human service capacity, or experience in care for a dependent child or adult family member; or demonstration of continued progress towards meeting the educational requirement of a general education diploma by current registration and evidence of successful completion (C grade or better) of course work

• New employees shall receive and successfully complete 24 hours of initial pre-service training, including agency orientation of not more than 2 hours, prior to assignment to provide services to a CCP participant. HCA must pass competency evaluation conducted by RFS which includes all in-home services topics as mandated by the State of Illinois Joint Committee on Administrative Rules.

• Thereafter there is a minimum of 12 hours per calendar year of in-service mandatory training for all homecare aides. Ongoing trainings include topics listed in the Illinois Joint Committee on Administrative Rules in addition to other topics as management deems necessary.

Job Type: Part-time

Pay: $15.00 per hour

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday

COVID-19 considerations:
COVID-19 Vaccination requirement

Education:

• High school or equivalent (Preferred)

Experience:

• Caregiving: 1 year (Preferred)

Work Location: In person

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