Senior Companion - Activities & Engagement for Seniors
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JFS at Home/JFS Senior Care
FL
Summary
Provide companionship and social engagement for seniors in their homes while assisting with daily routines and personal care. Monitor client well-being and respond appropriately to emergency situations to ensure safety and independence.
Job Description
Senior Companion / Caregiver
JFS at Home is seeking compassionate, dependable, and engaging Senior Companions to join our growing team.
What distinguishes JFS at Home from other home care agencies is the long history of trust and respect established by Ruth & Norman Rales Jewish Family Services (JFS) throughout the community. For more than 35 years, JFS has provided programs and services guided by integrity, compassion, social responsibility, and humanitarian values.
If you enjoy spending time with seniors, creating meaningful connections, participating in activities, and helping older adults remain safe, independent, and happy in their homes, we would love to hear from you.
Responsibilities
- Provide companionship and social engagement for seniors in their homes
- Encourage participation in activities, hobbies, games, walks, and conversations
- Assist with mobility both inside and outside the home
- Accompany clients to appointments, outings, errands, and community activities
- Plan and prepare meals and provide light assistance with daily routines
- Assist with personal care and hygiene as needed
- Complete shopping errands or accompany clients while shopping
- Perform light housekeeping and help maintain a safe living environment
- Observe and report changes in a client's condition or unusual incidents
- Respond appropriately and responsibly in emergency situations
- Help promote independence, dignity, safety, and overall well-being
Qualifications
- Enjoy building meaningful relationships with seniors
- Friendly, patient, compassionate, and dependable
- Passion for helping seniors stay engaged, active, and socially connected
- Ability to work independently in a one-on-one home setting
- Willingness to learn and continuously develop care giving skills
- Ability to perform essential job functions with or without reasonable accommodation
- Valid driver's license and reliable transportation
- Automobile insurance that includes bodily injury liability coverage
- Prior experience as a Companion in a healthcare setting preferred
- High School Diploma or equivalent work experience
- Schedule flexible availability
- Commitment to providing exceptional customer service and quality care
Why Join JFS at Home?
- Rewarding one-on-one client relationships
- Flexible scheduling opportunities
- Supportive and caring team environment
- Opportunity to make a meaningful difference in the lives of seniors
- Be part of a respected nonprofit organization serving the community for more than 35 years
JFS at Home is an Equal Opportunity Employer and is committed to creating an inclusive workplace. We prohibit discrimination and harassment of any kind and make all employment decisions without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability, veteran status, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other protected characteristic in accordance with federal, state, and local laws.
JFS Care at Home, a branch of Jewish Family Services Los Angeles, is a personal home care provider serving seniors and families throughout Los Angeles and its surrounding communities. We also serve clients in many of the beach cities up to Long Beach, and in parts of the Ventura Valley.
Inviting an in home caregiver into your home is an act of trust, which is why, at JFS Care, we treat every individual we serve as if they were a member of our own family. No matter the circumstances, our Los Angeles home care experts provide the support and companionship that are tailored to meet your specific needs.
For 160 years, JFS of Los Angeles has counseled families, fed the hungry, sheltered the homeless and protected the vulnerable. As Los Angeles’ oldest and most dynamic charitable organization, JFS is a trusted source of care and support, meeting the needs of a diverse and changing city and improving the lives of countless men, women and children of all religions, ethnicities and ages.
JFS Care has provided compassionate in home care services Los Angeles CA families need and deserve for over 30 years. In 2011, we opened JFS Care as a fully operational non-profit home care agency to make our home care services more broadly available to families in need. JFS Care is a multi-service personal home care agency whose goal is to strengthen and preserve individual, family, and community life by providing a wide range of needed care services to people in the community.
As a non-profit home care agency, we are motivated by our mission to serve and not by making a profit. As such, our focus is on caring for people of all religions and ethnicities and providing them with highly personalized in-home care services that meet their individual needs, lifestyles, and preferences.
Founded
2011
Company size
201-500 employees
Industry
Individual and Family Services
Org type
Nonprofit
Headquarters
Los Angeles, California
JFS Care at Home, a branch of Jewish Family Services Los Angeles, is a personal home care provider serving seniors and families throughout Los Angeles and its surrounding communities. We also serve clients in many of the beach cities up to Long Beach, and in parts of the Ventura Valley.
Inviting an in home caregiver into your home is an act of trust, which is why, at JFS Care, we treat every individual we serve as if they were a member of our own family. No matter the circumstances, our Los Angeles home care experts provide the support and companionship that are tailored to meet your specific needs.
For 160 years, JFS of Los Angeles has counseled families, fed the hungry, sheltered the homeless and protected the vulnerable. As Los Angeles’ oldest and most dynamic charitable organization, JFS is a trusted source of care and support, meeting the needs of a diverse and changing city and improving the lives of countless men, women and children of all religions, ethnicities and ages.
JFS Care has provided compassionate in home care services Los Angeles CA families need and deserve for over 30 years. In 2011, we opened JFS Care as a fully operational non-profit home care agency to make our home care services more broadly available to families in need. JFS Care is a multi-service personal home care agency whose goal is to strengthen and preserve individual, family, and community life by providing a wide range of needed care services to people in the community.
As a non-profit home care agency, we are motivated by our mission to serve and not by making a profit. As such, our focus is on caring for people of all religions and ethnicities and providing them with highly personalized in-home care services that meet their individual needs, lifestyles, and preferences.
Founded
2011
Company size
201-500 employees
Industry
Individual and Family Services
Org type
Nonprofit
Headquarters
Los Angeles, California
