Lead Caregiver

The Lead Caregiver provides crucial support to ensure our clients have the care they need if their regularly scheduled caregiver is sick or unavailable, and also ensures new clients are able to get care started without delay. In addition to providing care to clients, the Lead Caregiver assists with on-the-job training and peer mentoring and development of new members of our care team.

The Lead Caregiver is expected be available to work weekdays and fill in for open shifts during the week created by illness or turnover. Travel up to 45 minutes from residence is required. A valid driver's license, vehicle, and car insurance is a must.

Lead Caregivers are guaranteed pay for x hours a day at minimum even if they are not placed on shifts provided, and we ask that they accept all shifts offered during the agreed upon time frames discussed above. Any refusal to take a shift on agreed upon days can result in loss of guaranteed hours.

Key Responsibilities

Caregiving:

• Fulfill shifts which are open due to a “call-off” from current caregivers
• Fulfill shifts of new cases where a permanent solution has yet been determined
• Start of care with new client where caregivers have yet to be assigned

Field Training:

• Start a new case with the caregiver to make sure they understand the Care Plan
• Train a current caregiver on a case where more support is required
• Quality check in visits on cases recommended by Mama816 LLC

Skills and Qualifications

▫ C.N.A. certification preferred but not required

▫ 3+ years as a Caregiver preferred

▫ Dementia-related caregiving experience preferred

▫ Reliable and efficient

▫ Takes Initiative to improve care

▫ Strong interpersonal and communication skills both orally and written

▫ Strong and efficient problem-solver and multi-tasker

▫ Reliable car and up-to-date auto insurance