Why You Should Work As A Professional Caregiver
By 2029, every person from the Baby Boom generation will be 65 or older. That means more than 76 million American seniors will be considering their care options if they have not already. From a numbers standpoint, professional caregiving is an in-demand career. Yet, it’s also a job that offers rewarding work, competitive pay, and the ability to master transferable skills and qualities.
Caregiving Makes a Difference
Many aspects of caregiving attract people to the career. Yet, one of the most significant reasons people fall in love with working as a professional caregiver is that they see how their work matters to their clients.
As a caregiver, you spend your shift helping your clients with daily living activities, like housekeeping, cooking, medication reminders, grooming, and mobility. These tasks may seem small, but many clients cannot live safely and comfortably in their homes without your assistance. It’s because of the work of caregivers that seniors throughout Flagstaff can live a quality life in the comfort of their homes.
Earn Competitive Pay
At-home caregiving is a physically and mentally demanding job. We want our caregivers to understand how much we and our clients appreciate them. We know we’d be nowhere without our caregivers at Visiting Angels, so we’re dedicated to providing competitive hourly wages, reimbursable mileage, bonus opportunities, and paid training.
We also have part-time and full-time positions with flexible scheduling so you can fit work into your life. Plus, we do our best to match you with nearby clients so you won’t spend hours commuting each week.
Learn Transferable Skills and Qualities
Like any job, there are technical skills you’ll be required to master for a successful caregiving career. Still, there are also plenty of transferable skills and qualities that you’ll develop and can use for other aspects of your life.
- Communication: You can’t be a successful caregiver without strong communication skills. Good communication helps you relay information to your clients and coworkers, and an open and honest line of communication helps you build trusting relationships.
- Critical thinking: Most of your work as a caregiver involves interacting one-on-one with your clients. You have to be comfortable thinking critically about situations and developing effective solutions without too much guidance from others.
- Empathy: Aging is not easy and graceful for everyone all the time. There will be challenging moments for your clients; you must remain empathetic and see situations from their perspective.
- Time management: Clients need you to help with various tasks during your shift, and you must complete them efficiently and effectively. Time management is also about being dependable, showing up to work on time, and helping clients to their appointments on time.
Start Your Caregiving Career With Visiting Angels
Professional caregiving is not for everyone, but if you think you have the skills and qualities for a successful caregiving career, the team at Visiting Angels Flagstaff would love to connect. As a locally owned and operated home care agency, we’re looking to build our team of caregivers with compassionate, kind, and hardworking individuals dedicated to assisting seniors throughout Flagstaff, Arizona, and the surrounding communities.
We have full-time and part-time positions offering competitive pay, flexible schedules, and paid training. Please send us your application if you’re ready to start your professional caregiving career.