What are the responsibilities and job description for the Transportation Aide – New Pay Rate position at Help At Home?
Help At Home is hiring Transportation Aides – now paying $13 per hour for all Illinois locations!
Join the nation’s leading provider of high-quality support, committed to delivering a gold standard of care to our clients.
We are looking for compassionate and dependable individuals to support our mission to keep seniors and people with disabilities living independently within their homes and communities.
Transportation Aides assist with transporting our DCFS clients, including foster children and intact families, to various department approved appointments and functions along with providing other caregiver support as needed.
Benefits
Help At Home strives to be an employer of choice in your community, and our caregivers are the foundation of our work. Eligible staff have the opportunity to enroll in a wide variety of benefit programs, including paid time off along with lucrative bonuses in certain areas.
We offer a variety of in-depth training opportunities in order to provide our staff with the tools to be successful. Help At Home also offers strong career path possibilities for those caregivers who are committed to growing within the organization.
Responsibilities
- Transportation Assistance – Provide transportation for DCFS clients to appointments and other activities and events within the community such as grocery shopping, medical appointments, and other errands.
- Companionship – Provide companionship and conversation by stimulating, encouraging and assisting an individual.
- Communication/Reporting – Report proactively on client updates and statuses, ensuring a positive environment with healthy communication. Maintain a log book with details on each trip. Alert clinical staff when concerns with client wellness arise.
Qualifications
- High school degree or GED required, or one year of documented home care experience
- Valid driver’s license and access to a reliable vehicle with up to date insurance coverage
- Commitment to serving our clients and their property with dignity, patience, compassion, and respect
- Recognition of the needs and concerns of others, and the ability to build strong client-centered relationships without regard to location, socio-economic environment, medical diagnosis, ethnic origin or religion
- Flexibility and adaptability, with the willingness to work weekends or evenings in order to support clients
- Dedication to professional development, including completion of organizational and state-required training – Help At Home will provide a pre-service program and 16 hours of driver training for this role
In order to be employed as a Transportation Aide, candidates must comply with state background screening requirements. Compensation, benefits, time off and bonuses vary by state and location so please ask for complete details at your interview.
Salary : $13
