Caregiver/Personal Care Assistant

Caregiver/Personal Attendant Location:

CityHeights, San Diego |

Hours:

Part Time (Fridays 9am-5pm)

ABOUT THE ROLE

Are you looking for a meaningful, part-time role where you can truly connect with someone? Life Works is seeking an empathetic, reliable, and attentive Direct Support Professional to join our care team in City Heights. In this rewarding role, you will provide vital daily support to an incredible individual who experiences Spastic Quadriplegia Cerebral Palsy, helping them live comfortably, safely, and fully both at home and within the community.

MEET THE INDIVIDUAL

The person you will support is a lovely woman living in her own apartment with a paid roommate from our Organization. She has a fantastic, vibrant sense of humor! She is an excellent and clear communicator, and has a solid and supportive team to help with onboarding and on-going training.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

This position beautifully blends dedicated, collaborative personal care with light homemaking to maintain a clean, safe, and comfortable environment. Activities of Daily Living (ADLs): Providing respectful, dignified personal care including assistance with routine meal preparation, brief changes, and hygiene routines.

Mobility & Safe Transfers:

Utilizing a Hoyer lift comfortably for transitions to and from bed and their electric wheelchair.

Household Support:

Helping with light meal preparation, washing dishes, mopping floors, doing laundry, and maintaining a tidy living space.

Community Access:

Accompanying and supporting the individual in their electric wheelchair during occasional doctor appointments, or community events.

WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR

Empathy & Genuine Connection:

Someone who values deep human connection, possesses excellent active listening skills, and appreciates a great sense of humor.

Reliability & Consistency:

Dependability is key to honoring this individual's daily routine, comfort, and peace of mind.

Physical Capability & Safety:

Comfort with (or a strong willingness to be trained on) utilizing a Hoyer lift and assisting with an electric wheelchair safely. Respect for

Autonomy:

An understanding that communication takes many beautiful forms, with a strict commitment to always honoring the individual's voice and self-advocacy.

WHY JOIN LIFE WORKS?

At Life Works, we believe that support is a collaborative partnership built on mutual respect. We provide a highly supportive team environment, comprehensive hands-on training for all specialized equipment (such as the Hoyer lift), and the unique opportunity to make a tangible, beautiful impact on someone's daily life. While this is a part time offering, once you're foot is in the Life Works door, and you wish to work more, we will get you matched with other people needing your support!! How to

Apply:

If you are a compassionate individual looking to make a genuine difference in the Point Loma community, we would love to connect with you. Please submit your resume.

Benefits:

401(k) matching Employee assistance program Mileage reimbursement Paid sick time Professional development assistance

Work Location:

In person

Pay:

$21.35 - $24.00 per hour

Benefits:

401(k) matching Employee assistance program Mileage reimbursement Paid sick time Paid training Professional development assistance Referral program Vision insurance

Work Location:

In person