30 Sep
Urgent: Caregivers Needed ASAP
Virginia, New river valley , 24060 New river valley USA

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Hello! I’m Claire, a high school teacher with cerebral palsy who uses an electric wheelchair full-time. I urgently need weekday caregivers because my previous helper had an emergency and quit without warning. I am happy to hire one person or more; I’ll be grateful for any help. I’m looking for people to start as soon as possible.

I can pay $15 an hour to start. Here are the shifts (roughly) during which I will need help. I can be a bit flexible about exact times.

Mornings, 5 am to 7 am: help me get up, shower, and drive to work (a fifteen minute commute)

10:30 to 11:30 am: meet me at work to help me use the bathroom

Evenings, 3 pm to 7 pm: pick me up from work, dinner, housekeeping, bedtime routine

My ideal caregiver is cheerful, reliable, and flexible. Women only, please—I’m not comfortable with male caregivers. Previous caregiving experience is not needed; I am more than happy to train you. Since I can’t walk, you must be comfortable lifting me into and out of my shower chair and into and out of bed. (I am a small person and I help with lifting; I’m not dead weight.)

You must be willing to come for an interview, pass a basic background check, have a clean driving record, and be comfortable driving my adapted minivan. I’ll ask you to help me with dressing, hygiene, basic errands (in my van), basic laundry, housekeeping (sweeping, vacuuming, tidying) and very simple meal preparation. Also, you must be comfortable helping me give my small, chatty, extremely friendly pet birds clean food and water. I’ll do that with you, so don’t worry if you haven’t ever been around pet birds. I love animals and will hope that you do too.

Give me a call and let’s chat. My number is 585-775-9933. The best way to reach me is to text first and set up a time to talk.

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