Lead Caregiver Needed
Full Time • Midlothian
Benefits:
- 401(k) matching
- Competitive salary
- Training & development
Schedule: Monday–Friday | 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Hours: 40 hours guaranteed weekly
Hours: 40 hours guaranteed weekly
Do you enjoy helping others and taking the lead in providing exceptional care? Senior Helpers is seeking a professional, experienced, and dependable Lead Caregiver to support our senior clients while guiding quality care during daytime shifts.
Position Overview
As a Lead Caregiver, you will provide hands-on care and companionship to senior clients while ensuring care plans are followed with consistency and dignity. Clients may require assistance with daily activities while families are at work or school.
Lead Caregiver Responsibilities
- Provide hands-on personal care per Plan of Care
- Serve as primary contact for clients and families
- Monitor and report changes in client condition
- Assist with ADLs (bathing, dressing, toileting, feeding)
- Support mobility, transfers, and Hoyer lifts
- Provide medication reminders
- Prepare meals and perform light housekeeping
- Provide companionship and engagement
- Assist with transportation and errands
- Maintain documentation and safety standards
- Comfortable working in homes with pets
Required Qualifications (ALL REQUIRED TO MOVE FORWARD)
- Active PCA or CNA certification
- Ability to treat clients with dignity, respect, and professionalism
- Ability to read, write, and speak English at an average adult level
- Ability to understand and follow a Plan of Care document
- Reliable and reachable by phone and email for schedules, updates, or emergencies
- Valid U.S.-issued driver’s license with no serious driving violations
- Reliable transportation (ability to drive or use public transportation)
- Ability to adapt, multitask, and handle new situations calmly
- Pass a criminal background check before employment
- Willingness to complete and pass a pre-employment drug screening
- Experience with dementia care and senior care strongly preferred
- Spanish-speaking candidates welcome (Se habla Español)
What We Offer
- Competitive pay
- 40 hours guaranteed per week
- Consistent daytime schedule (8 AM–5 PM)
- Supportive team environment
- Meaningful, rewarding work making a difference every day
Important Notice
Employment is contingent upon successful completion of a pre-employment drug screening. Testing includes, but is not limited to, amphetamines, methamphetamines, cocaine, opiates (including morphine), and benzodiazepines. Applicants with valid prescriptions may disclose them to the testing provider.
Compensation: $20.00 per hour
Our mission is to ensure a better quality of life, for both our clients and their families, by providing dependable and affordable care at a moment’s notice. We are a trusted and respected organization that takes a responsible role in supporting our clients and their families, our employees, and our community. That’s why we are Senior Care Only Better.
Would you like a rewarding and gratifying job as a caregiver where you can make a difference in someone's life? We are currently looking for caring, kind, dependable and personable individuals who desire to provide non-medical, in-home care to the elderly.
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Flexible work schedule
In 2014, there were nearly 1.8 million caregivers working in the U.S., with the potential to create 500,000 more jobs by 2024. (Source: Value of Home Care Report)
Being part of the family
Over the last five years, the home care industry has grown by more than 50%, and is projected to increase as demand grows. (Source: Value of Home Care Report)
Career advancement in a growing field
Job growth for caregivers is projected to increase by 26% through 2024, compared to just 6.5% on average for all occupations. (Source: Value of Home Care Report)
Opportunity to help seniors and people with disabilities stay at home
In a recent survey of more than 72,000 caregivers, the overall job satisfaction rating was 9.03 out of 10 – higher than previous years. (Source: Home Care Pulse)