12/29/2018
In need of 2 caregivers for weekend shifts and fill in. Saturdays and Sundays 6am-11pm (or later if we're going out). $14.65/hr with PTO and health insurance. Read below for full job description!
Strong, LGBTQ-Friendly Caregivers needed
Looking for the right person(s) to join our team of bad-ass PCAs (Personal Care Assistants).
This is a physically demanding job, that requires regular lifting of a human being (70lb). Must also be able to squat, reach, bend, and walk for long distances. This would be a fantastic job for anyone with a regular physical/body practice, someone who knows how to organize their body to be able to safely lift another. Dancers, contact improvisers, yoga and Pilates students/teachers, swimmers, runners, acrobats, retired gymnasts are all encouraged to apply!
Besides lifting for transfers, you will also be providing personal care that includes dressing, showering, toileting and grooming. Other duties include house chores, cooking, and accompanying us everywhere we go. We do have a dog and a cat so you have to be comfortable around pets.
Other Requirements:
Driver’s License and safe driving record
Pass a Background Check
Ability to follow directions
Clear communicator
Loves details
Can think and plan several steps ahead
Loves to organize
Takes pride in work
Understands that this is a serious job with serious life/health consequences if you don’t come to work
Willing to travel/work in the St. Johns neighborhood
$14.65 an hour with health insurance and vacation time. Right now we are looking for 1-2 people with a flexible weekly schedule. We particularly need someone that can work weekend. Shifts range in hours and are between 6am-11pm 7 days a week, 365 days a year. Although we hire and train ourselves, the payroll is through the state. Great job for self-employed individuals needing extra income or for students whose classes are almost all online.
About us:
We are 2 artists, dancers, performers, filmmakers, disability activists. We are married and have a small house in St. Johns with a garden and a dog and a cat. We are disabled and use powerchairs full time. We make strange and wonderful art. We have a performance and film company. We have busy and active lives. We travel. We cook...a lot. We like to laugh. We are pretty chill people and don’t like drama.
If you would like to be considered for this job, please respond with an introduction email telling us about yourself, why you are interested in this position and what you would bring to our team, along with your resume. Email: [email protected]
