In Home Chore Aide/Housekeeping (Palatine, IL)

Assisting older adults and persons with disabilities with light housekeeping in their homes; yard work; grocery shopping; light meal preparation, etc.

Specific tasks consist of:

• Vacuuming

• Mopping

• Cleaning surface areas in kitchens, bathrooms

• Wiping windows

• Changing linens

• Washing, drying, and folding clothes

• Shopping

Center of Concern will provide you with clients, however, as an In-Home Chore Aide, you will be responsible for:

• Scheduling and keeping your chore appointments with clients

• Call the client as early as possible if you are unable to make the appointment or need to reschedule. You must also notify the Life Enrichment Operations Manager of any changes to your schedule

• Remain committed to your scheduled hours and chore duties

• Arrive at appointments on time, be courteous

• Dress neatly, be clean and well-groomed

• Speak respectfully to clients at all times

• Complete a timesheet at the end of each service appointment

• Maintain confidentiality with client’s personal information

• This includes any other clients who may know each other, live in the same building, etc.

• Immediately report any injuries or accidents sustained on the job to the Life Enrichment Operations Manager

• Call 911 if an emergency occurs while you are in the client’s home, and then notify the Life Enrichment Operations Manager

• This position does not permit personal use of your cell phone or the phone of the client you are servicing

• When performing any shopping for the client, you may not use the client’s car or take them with you. You must obtain a form of payment beforehand, or be reimbursed directly afterward

• Always keep, maintain receipts regardless of method
• Attend agency training meetings
• Submit timesheets and all related paperwork in a timely manner
• Display professionalism throughout the performance of your job
• Pass a criminal background check
• Reliable and effective means of communication

Center of Concern is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status.

Center of Concern strongly encourages those with the following identities to apply: Black and indigenous people, Latinx people, other people of color, LGBTQIA , women and non-binary people, persons with disabilities, and others with lived experience of homelessness and/or as being part of marginalized communities.

Note: This description is based on management’s assessment of the requirements and functions of this job as of the date this description was prepared. It is a general guideline for managers and associates but it does not purport to be an exhaustive list of all of the elements of the job. Management reserves the right on a temporary or indefinite basis to meet contractual needs through the assignment or reassignment of job duties or any other appropriate means.

Job Type: Part-time

Pay: $16.00 per hour

Benefits:

• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance

COVID-19 considerations:
The Center of Concern (COC) strives to provide a safe and healthy work environment for its employees. The Center of Concern must call on its employees to: wear a mask, maintain social distancing requirements, perform good hand hygiene.

Application Question(s):

• Do you have a reliable and consistent form of transportation?
• Are you willing to commute to the North Chicago suburbs to provide housekeeping services to clients that live in Niles, Skokie, Des Plaines, Evanston, Rogers Park, Glenview, and/or Northbrook neighborhoods?

Education:

• High school or equivalent (Preferred)

License/Certification:

• State ID or Driver's License (Preferred)

Willingness to travel:

• 100% (Preferred)

Work Location:

• Multiple locations

Work Remotely:

• No

Work Location: Multiple Locations