Weekend Elder Companion
Company: Seniors Helping Seniors Greater Boston
Location: Medford
Posted on: May 15, 2022
Job Description:
Job DescriptionWe are looking for a weekend elder companion to
help care for senior clients in need.For the 4th year running,
Seniors Helping Seniors of Greater Boston and Metrowest has been
named a top workplace with the happiest employees in Massachusetts
(#3 Medium Company) in The Boston Globe's Top Places to Work
Survey*, and we're looking for exceptional people to join our team
of personal helpers! (*The Boston Globe, December 5, 2021)We're
actively hiring older adults who are compassionate, reliable, and
flexible.We offer:
- Above-average starting wage of $17 per hour
- Paid training for newly hired employees
- Referral bonuses
- Flexible schedules from 12 hours up to 30+ hours per week
- Earned sick time
- Continuing education opportunities and fun networking/social
events
- An interesting and diverse client base
- A friendly group of peers to work with
- The opportunity to work for one of the top employers with the
happiest employees in Massachusetts (The Boston Globe's Top Places
to Work Survey: 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018).NO EXPERIENCE REQUIRED… WE
TRAIN!Under our unique model of peers-helping-peers, our older
adult elder companions work one-on-one with elderly clients in the
community, providing non-medical services that may include:
- Companionship
- Shopping/errands
- Light housekeeping
- Transportation
- Activities
- Meal prep
- and more! Hear it straight from our employees:
https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=2928045503990460 Minimum
requirements:
- Older adult with 45+ years of life experience
- Availability of at least 12- 15 hours per week
- COVID-19 Vaccinated
- Driver's license and insured auto (our clients are not
accessible by public transportation)
- Cell phone
- Personal email account and ability to send/receive emails
- Conversational English fluency
- Weekend availability
- Live centrally in our Greater Boston/Metrowest service area
with accessibility to multiple client locations such as: Arlington,
Brighton, Brookline, Cambridge, Medford, Needham, Newton,
Watertown, WestonWe look forward to hearing from you!We are an
equal opportunity employer and prohibit discrimination/harassment
without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin,
disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual
orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other
characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.
Keywords: Seniors Helping Seniors Greater Boston, Medford , Weekend Elder Companion, Other , Medford, Massachusetts
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