We've brought together a team of educators and home care experts to answer the burning questions that you and every home care owner will ask at some point.
Brett Ringold Vice President of A Long-Term Companion & HCAOA board member
Becki Harrington-Davis Senior Content Marketing Manager at CareAcademy
Brett Ringold Vice President of A Long-Term Companion & HCAOA board member
Adam Corcoran Director of Business Development at Golden Care, owner of Home Care Flyers, helped build a multimillion dollar agency from the ground up
Greg Coopman President at SeniorCareCX
Miriam Allred Head of Partnerships @Careswitch, former host of Vision: The Home Care Leaders Podcast
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There are a couple common mistakes home care agencies make when they're writing their caregiver job ads: they make it too much about the agency's needs instead of speaking to what the applicant wants, and they often use long bulleted lists of qualifications and responsibilities that no one actually reads. This description is shorter, to the point, and makes sure to focus on what's in it for the caregivers.
You'll notice it also doesn't require experience. In today's day and age, you're shooting yourself in the foot if you force your caregivers to have prior experience or arbitrarily require certifications that you could help them get in a few nights of training. There aren't enough caregivers out there for you to require a set level of experience across the board; instead, find the right people with the right attitude and focus on giving them what they need to succeed.
You'll also notice it says Start Immediately, which sounds tricky since it requires no experience; the advantage of providing a little more training up front is that you can start them getting paid immediately for training time, even if you don't have a shift ready for a few days. It costs money to do this, but often less money that it would take to hire a replacement if you take too long and the candidate goes to work somewhere else.
You're welcome to use this template in any way; I certainly recommend that you take it with a grain of salt and adapt it to the individual needs and circumstances of your agency. You can copy and paste the text below or click here to download it as a Word document.
As you know if you’ve already worked as a caregiver, caregiving can be a demanding job that requires compassion, patience, and sometimes the willingness to work nights or weekends. However, it’s one of the most important jobs in society, and here at [AGENCY NAME] we treat our caregivers accordingly. We take care of our caregivers the way we want them to take care of our clients.
If you work with [AGENCY NAME], we’ll make sure you have fair pay, all the training you need, a supervisor who will always have your back, and the best schedule/hours we can.