Direct Care Worker (DCW)

Discover rewarding work as a Direct Care Worker (DCW) at BAYADA Home Care - Ready for a meaningful career where you make a difference and enrich your own life in the process?

We are currently offeringFREE TRAINING for individuals to provide one-to-one personal care for ourADULT CLIENTS in READING, PA.

At Bayada, we seek people who share our passion for caring and are committed to helping people live their best lives at home. As aa member of our personal care and companionship team, you will do truly meaningful work in return you will be valued, respected, and hard. While you support clients one-on-one with activities of daily living, we’ll support you with training, flexibility, and a team dedicated to creating a great employee experience.

How You'll Make an Impact

Following a written plan of care by a registered nurse, you’ll provide personal care services, household support, and companion care (homemaker) services to help adults stay safe and independent at home.

As a BAYADA DCW, you will have the opportunity to develop close relationships with your clients while you help them with:

• Activities of daily living: bathing, grooming, toileting, nail care, etc.
• Household support: Light housekeeping, laundry, bed making, etc.
• Meal preparation and feeding
• Range of motion exercises
• Assisting with ambulation (transfers/use of mechanical lifting devices)
• Medication reminders
• Client interaction to improve quality of life

What You Will Learn

• Basic regulatory compliance
• Personal care skills: hygiene, dressing, toileting, and feeding
• Range of motion exercises
• Ambulation and transfers (mechanical lifting devices and transfer boards)
• Medication reminders, and much more!

What Makes You a Great Candidate

• Previous home health care or patient care were welcomed but not required. We will train you.
• A passion for caregiving and a desire to help others
• A commitment to being present and providing quality care
• Empathy, patience, kindness, and respect
• Ability to travel to client’s homes assigned
• The commitment to deliver patient care as you would want those you love to be treated with compassion, excellence, can reliability – The Bayda Way

• Strong people skills, organization skills, attention to detail, and basic computer skills are highly desired

Training Qualifications

• Minimum one (1) year of verifiable work experience (does not have to be in the HHA field)
• Two (2) professional references
• Successful completion of our 2-day virtual training
• Pass a Competency Examination
• Submit to a criminal background check in accordance with federal and state laws and regulations
• Be at least 18 years of age

***Upon successful completion of our training program, an offer of employment may be extended***

Why You'll Love What You Do at BAYADA

As a mission driven, not-for-profit organization, we are committed to providing patients with the highest quality care, enabling them to live safely at home with comfort, independence, and dignity. And we are just as dedicated to your satisfaction and success. 89% of employees say that they are proud to work for BAYADA!

If you have a calling to be a personal caregiver, Bayada is a great place to start your career! Please contact us today to learn more about what BAYADA can offer you.