Employment

Home Care Jobs in Chicago and the North Shore Suburbs

Home care jobs are available for those compassionate individuals looking to make a profound difference in the lives of our clients. Our professionally developed training platform through Homewatch CareGivers University provides the knowledge and skills required to deliver the premier quality of home care services that has become the Homewatch CareGivers standard.

CNA / Certified Nurse Assistant

Description: Homewatch CareGivers is currently accepting applications in our Northbrook office for Certified Nursing Assistances (CNA’s) to join our team. We are currently hiring CNAs for hourly, live-in and 12 & 24 hour shifts. Homewatch provides top quality in-home care for people of all ages. Duties include assistance with activities of daily living including medication reminders and meal preparation and personal care such as dressing, bathing, grooming and toileting. Our In-Home Care service area includes Chicago, Cook County, Lake County, the North Shore and northern suburbs. WE OFFER:

Competitive hourly wage
Flexible hours
Orientation & paid on-going trainings
Referral & other bonuses
Shared cost for additional career training
Insurance packages available

Requirements:

Must be able to work legally in the U.S.
Have a valid drivers license, transportation and proof of auto insurance
Pass a criminal background check, National, State and Local Department of Motor Vehicles DMV Check and Social Security Verification
Have three years of in-home care experience and a CNA Certificate
Have a current CPR/First Aid certification card
Read & write English (additional languages a plus)

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Caregiver

Description: Homewatch CareGivers is currently accepting applications in our Northbrook office for Caregivers and Home Health Aides (HHA) to join our team. We are currently hiring:

Hourly home care caregivers
Live-in caregivers
12 & 24 hour shifts and both elder care and childcare cases.

Homewatch provides top quality in-home care for people of all ages. Duties include companion care, housekeeping, transportation, meal preparation and personal care. Our service area includes Cook and Lake County and near northern suburbs. WE OFFER:

Competitive hourly wage
Flexible hours (work as much or as little as you’d like)
Orientation & paid on-going trainings
Referral & other bonuses
Shared cost for additional career training
Insurance packages available

Requirements:

Must be able to work legally in the U.S.
Have a valid driver’s license, transportation and proof of auto insurance
Pass a criminal background check, National, State and Local Department of Motor Vehicles DMV Check and Social Security Verification
One to three year of in-home care experience
One to three years elder care / senior care experience
Have a current CPR/First Aid certification card
Read & write English (additional languages a plus)

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Home Health Aide

Description: Homewatch CareGivers is currently accepting applications in our Northbrook office for Caregivers and Home Health Aides to join our team. We are currently hiring for hourly caregivers, live-in caregivers, 12 and 24 hour shifts and childcare cases. Homewatch provides top quality in-home care for people of all ages. Duties include companion care, housekeeping, transportation, meal preparation and personal care. Our home care service area includes Chicago, Cook County, Lake County and the North Shore suburbs. WE OFFER:

Competitive hourly wage
Flexible hours (work as much or as little as you’d like)
Orientation & paid on-going trainings
Referral & other bonuses
Shared cost for additional career training
Insurance packages available

Requirements:

Must be able to work legally in the U.S.
Have a valid driver’s license, transportation and proof of auto insurance
Pass a criminal background check, National, State and Local Department of Motor Vehicles DMV Checkand Social Security Verification
Have three years of in-home care experience
Have a current CPR/First Aid certification card
Read & write English (additional languages a plus)

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Director of Community Relations

Description: Create and maintain professional relationships with referral sources such as physicians, nursing homes, assisted living facilities, independent living communities, hospital personnel, case managers, discharge planners, social workers and other appropriate referral sources.

Generate appropriate patient referrals / admissions from customers and continue to grow the number of referrals / admissions over time.
Prioritize activities to meet monthly and quarterly growth projections.
Serve as pivotal liaison between customers and Homewatch CareGivers staff members.
Meet or exceed all growth and development targets and actively establish and maintain market awareness.

Requirements:

Experience in Home Health sales with physician contacts around the North Shore suburbs and the Chicago metro area is strongly preferred.
Bachelor’s degree, related healthcare experience and industry knowledge preferred.
One or more years of sales experience with proven results desirable. Prior experience in healthcare setting is a plus.
Self motivated, results-oriented person.
Excellent verbal and presentation skills.
Develop a sales plan and territory routing schedule.
Work efficiently and maximize time with decision makers.
Maintain professional image
Produce referrals for the agency.
Contribute to the revenue and income growth of the agency.

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Staffing/Scheduler

Description: Scheduler is responsible for scheduling of caregiver engagements, assigning prospective clients with appropriate caregivers, providing prospective clients with information about the agency and our service offerings.

Major Responsibilities: Scheduler & Client Services Support is responsible for the following:

Input of information into computer systems
Support and participate in the caregiver hiring process
Support and assist other office staff as needed
On-call responsibilities
Office and clerical activities as directed
Assuring that the client & caregivers schedules are current, accurate and up-to-date
Work with existing clients to understand their needs and ensure the agency is providing service that exceeds their expectations
Work with prospective clients on the phone, in-person, over the Internet and via e-mail
Match client schedules with compatible caregiver availability
Assure that the clients’ & caregivers’ schedules are current, accurate and up-to-date

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities Required: Must meet the following qualifications:

Able to use and learn scheduling software
Software experience with Word, Excel and other applications
Able to effectively communicate with prospective clients, understand their needs and requirements and walk them through the intake process
Assess caregivers’ skills, personalities, and interests sufficiently to provide input on good client/caregiver matches
Excellent interpersonal and communication skills – oral, conversational, telephone and written
Thorough knowledge of the caregivers’ responsibilities
Able to read and understand large numbers of caregiver reports
Able to read and understand personal care plans for each of their clients and assure their appropriate discharge
Able to communicate effectively with caregivers as well as the Administrator, Director of Client/Caregiver Services and other management personnel as appropriate
Demonstrate professionalism and responsiveness with prospective clients and others who may communicate with the agency

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Please a submit resume and a cover letter including salary history and earnings.

Compensation commensurate with experience.

“Please pass on our happiness with our caregiver, Eloina. She is thoughtful, warm and friendly, helpful, prompt and kind. She’s always willing to help and just a delight. We leave town for the winter and sure hope you can get her back here again when we return.”

Fran and Mel G

“You are a very good agency. Pleased with your continued interest in our loved ones. Our caregiver is most Creative. Takes my husband to different places. Weather permitting, parks, Botanical gardens, Garfield Park conservatory planetarium, etc. on some cold rainy days to the malls to just walk.

J. G. and Family

I am writing you today to tell you how pleased I am with the care my mother is getting from her caregivers Annette and Shirley…I have found them to be conscientious, helpful, and consistent in their work…They both have shown initiative, and have gone above and beyond in caring for my mother…I appreciate all the work everyone at Homewatch has had to go through to get this team in place.

Dave S.

Thank you for your kindness. People like you make the world a nicer place in which to live.

Lenore

Your generosity made a tremendous difference in the quality of our sister’s final months. Thank you from the bottom of our hearts!

Betty, Kathy and Dan

I wanted to say thank you for the wonderful care and support your team showed to my parents, especially Altan, Suzanne and Betty. The attention they paid towards them and our family was such a comfort. We knew that they were in safe and experience hands. While our time with your your group was shor,t I know my parents and our family benefited from all of you. – Best wishes

Barbara C.

Thanks to your entire staff for the care John received over the past 15 months. The caregivers were all attentive, caring, professional, knowledgeable and above all kind

Lynn H.

I wanted to thank you again for your help and kindness during my family’s time of need. My dad’s life is a little more comfortable being able to remain in his house. You really are a friend. I am very grateful.

Wayne N.

I am a veteran of World War II, being most fortunate to have Kent O’Grady fill my needs of a caregiver. He is reliable and responsible. Thank you for your cooperation in for the excellent assistance of Kent.

David K.

“Tamika has been a care-giver for my mother, Yolanda, since 2011…she truly knows the meaning of care-giving, and my mother, my brother, myself and my daughters all consider Tamika to be a gift in our lives. We deeply appreciate her care-giving for Yolanda.”

Christine I.

“I wanted to say thank you for the wonderful care and support your team showed to my parents…we knew they were in safe and experienced hands.”

Barbara C.

“Many thanks for the wonderful services you provided to my mother…I really commend Homewatch on the quality of service, the caring attitude of those I worked with.”

Lucile K.