About the Position
Performs human support work providing in-home services to senior citizens and the disabled, and related work as apparent or assigned. Work is performed under the moderate supervision of the assigned supervisor.
Job Duties
- Provides clients with all needed home management tasks.
- Ensures clients' safety and well-being.
- Transports clients to appointments and essential errands.
- Communicates changes to supervisor, social workers, and nurses.
- Completes timesheets, day sheets, and vehicle logs.
- Performs other assigned duties.
Position Qualifications
- Ability to read and carry out detailed instructions.
- Ability to work with older adults.
- Ability to work with people from all socio-economic levels.
- Ability to work in the home of a client and perform homemaker duties.
- Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with clients and associates.
Education, Experience and Supplemental Information
- High school diploma or equivalent.
- Moderate experience providing services to clients and working with the elderly and/or disabled or any equivalent combination of education, training, and experience which provides the requisite knowledge, skills, and abilities for this job.
- Valid driver's license.
Benefits
A competitive benefits package is provided:
- 12 - 30 paid vacation days per year, based on length of service
- 12 paid sick days per year
- 12 paid holidays per year
- 3 paid personal leave days
- Employer-paid medical insurance for employee
- Life Insurance
- Local Government Retirement System
- Automatic 3% contribution into NC Total Retirement 401K Plan
- Longevity Pay Plan
- Employee Assistance Counseling Program
- Transfer of sick leave from another North Carolina state or local government agency will be considered within 2 months of hire
- Elective supplemental insurance including short-term disability, vision, dental, term life
Employees have the option to cover their dependents on the County's group policy at their own expense through payroll deduction. Note: Part-time positions do not include benefits. If this is a part-time position, it will not include benefits.
Job Number: 2025-00735
Department: DSS Personal Care Services
Opening Date: 06/10/2025
Location: Manteo, NC
Salary: $34,424.00 Annually
Address: PO Box 1000 954 Marshall C. Collins Drive Manteo, North Carolina, 27954
Phone: 252-###-####