$15.78 – $19.31/hr, depending on experience with a Direct Care Worker Premium through 2025. County benefits package for full-time positions.
Direct care workers support clients in their homes by performing a variety of tasks as indicated in client care plans. Aides communicate regularly with the In-Home Services Director, helping ICCOA to respond to changing client needs, and working to provide excellent care and service. Regular trainings help to grow an aide’s skill set and advance agency goals. On-site work involves supporting clients outside the home, such as at ICCOA’s Memory Café.
Tasks may include a variety of activities such as:
- Housekeeping: cleaning bathrooms/kitchens, vacuuming, laundry
- Respite Care: relieve Caregivers in the home with a range of tasks
- Personal Care: bathing/showering, hair care, skin care, dressing, transferring, toileting
- Onsite work may include leading activities for clients with memory issues and their caregivers along with other support
Aides are responsible for completing and submitting record of service sheets, mileage reimbursement forms, client receipts.
Benefits to working as a COA In-Home Aide include:
- No weekends or evening hours
- Paid travel time (between clients) + mileage reimbursement (for travel between clients)
- Full-time position includes full county benefits
- Satisfaction of helping seniors remain in their home
Minimum Qualifications
High School diploma or GED, supplemented by some previous experience working with the elderly; or any equivalent combination of education, training, and experience which provides the requisite knowledge, skills, and abilities for this job. A valid Michigan driver’s license and reliable transportation are required. Ability to successfully pass a thorough background check and drug screen is required. Applicant must be willing to travel (within Ionia County) and/or to staff onsite programs such as Memory Café. CPR/First Aid certification, or ability to become certified, is also required. Certified Nurse Aide (CNA) training or certification is a big plus but not required.
The Ionia County Application for Employment is available HERE or can be picked up at the Ionia County Commission on Aging – 115 Hudson Street, Ionia MI 48846.
Please submit your application to hr@ioniacounty.org, or by mail to:
Ionia County Administration
Human Resources
101 W. Main Street
Ionia, MI 48846
Applications will be accepted until position is filled. Ionia County is an equal opportunity employer.