CCP Home Care Aide

Job Title: CCP Home Care Aide (HCA)

Department: Community Care Program

Reports to: CCP Manager

Job Type: Hourly, Part-Time, Non-Exempt

Job Location: Chicago IL

Hourly Rate: $18.00

Rincon - Building Spaces, Restoring Communities- Who we are:

What began as a small clinic established by young community leaders on the West Side of Chicago in 1972 has grown into one of the largest providers of high-quality and culturally competent services focusing on counseling and crisis intervention services, substance use prevention and treatment, violence prevention, education, case management, community and family services. We are dedicated to rendering compassionate and effective programs to promote the quality of life by catalyzing to advocate, educate and empower individuals and their families.

Position Description – What the Role Entails:

Home Care Aides (HCA) 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. The HCA observes documents and reports all changes to the homecare supervisor.

Company Culture - Do Our Values Speak to You?

At Rincon, our commitment to mutual respect, inclusivity, and diversity is woven into the structure of all that we do. We value:

• Dedication – Embodying effective and transparent leadership and quality client care.
• Education – Preventative programming and clinical services based on industry standards, competence and outreach.
• Accountability – Consistent service delivery, measurable success, and sensible financial management.
• Advocacy – Empowerment, reduction of treatment stigma, and relationship building with partners.
• Compassion – Embracing culturally diverse communities and equality through sensitivity to individual needs.

With these values in mind, we promote a culture that fosters professional development and agency success. Many of our employees span an extended tenure, and we pride ourselves on developing dedicated and supported team members.

Areas of Accountability - What you will be doing:

• Adherence to a participant’s written Plan of Care, 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 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 participant with medication reminders or refilling of prescription at local pharmacy as specified in plan of care.
• Provide routine skin care 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.

Rincon Rewards & Benefits- How we value you:

• Paid Time Off
• Sick Time Off
• 403(b) Retirement Plan
• Professional Development Opportunities
• Certain employees may qualify for City of Chicago commuter transit benefits