Direct Care Worker

Job Description

Job Description

Job Summary

Lending Hands 4U is recruiting Direct Care Workers (DCWs) to provide services. It supports people with disabilities who need assistance in continuing to live in their own homes.

General Accountabilities

Here are some of the things that direct care workers might do:

• Be a companion for an elderly person who cannot be left alone because of a physical or cognitive impairment.
• Teach adults with mental disabilities how to manage living by themselves.
• Assist a child who has physical disabilities to participate in everyday school activities.
• Help with bathing, dressing, eating, getting in and out of bed, and getting into wheelchairs.
• Check a person’s temperature, pulse, and blood pressure.
  Help people take their medicine

Job Qualifications

• 18 years of age (minimum)
• May be required to pass a criminal/background check in accordance with A.R.S. § 36-41 and A.R.S. § 36-411. May be required to obtain and maintain a Fingerprint Clearance Card. Some exemptions do apply.
• Must be able to transport oneself to the work sites on a regularly scheduled basis
• Maintain the State of Arizona required level of liability insurance.
• Possess a current Arizona driver’s license.
• DCWs who provide transportation services to people with developmental disabilities through the Arizona Department of Economic Security Division of Developmental
• Disabilities must submit to an annual Motor Vehicle Division records check and meet eligibility requirements.
• Must provide three (3) verifiable references (non-family). One reference must be from a previous employer/ contractor.
• Must have or be able to obtain and maintain CPR and First Aid, Article 9, and other Certifications BEFORE they can work alone.
• DCWs must provide evidence that they have passed the Arizona state-mandated written tests and hands-on skills test (see DCW training/education requirements within 90 days from the date of starting services.
• Bilingual, if providing services in a home where the primary language is a language other than English (based on client desire only)

• Pass the following mandated background checks.

  List of Excluded Individuals and Entities (LEIE)
  SAMs
  Pass Central Registry/ Child Protective Services

  If you are interested in becoming a Direct Care Worker with LH4U and you meet the above specifications please complete the DCW Request for Information form and submit it for consideration.

Skills

Prevention and Support

CPR and First Aid

DCW

The agency was developed to provide a healthy and safe atmosphere, explore individual creative, have fun while learning, and prompt a respectful work environment to encourage the support for members to achieve goals. LH4U business philosophy can be summed up in three words: Dedication, Fairly Compensated, and Respect. Respect is more than just a powerful word yet is displayed by each person actions. From basic hygiene and grooming to everyday assistance, our unbeatable home and community base services aim to improve the quality of life by providing individual with a helping hand.

Company Description

The agency was developed to provide a healthy and safe atmosphere, explore individual creative, have fun while learning, and prompt a respectful work environment to encourage the support for members to achieve goals. LH4U business philosophy can be summed up in three words: Dedication, Fairly Compensated, and Respect. Respect is more than just a powerful word yet is displayed by each person actions. From basic hygiene and grooming to everyday assistance, our unbeatable home and community base services aim to improve the quality of life by providing individual with a helping hand.