After Hours and Weekend On Call Scheduling & Care Coordinator

Starting at $500 a week.

Description: Are you looking for a position that allows you to study or do other things for part of your time working?  Are you looking for a company that cares about your well-being and professional growth? Then you found us. Please join Cheer Home Care and help us bring some cheer to our clients' days.  As a Cheer Home On-Call Coordinator, you will provide after-hours and weekend support to our caregivers and clients.  Anything from answering phones and clocking someone in/out to scheduling, problem-solving care, and supporting clients and caregivers.  

Cheer provides nonmedical and medical home care services to the elderly and disabled, with a focus on companionship, personal care, homemaking, nursing and transportation services, to enable our clients to continue living comfortably at home.

As a Cheer On Call Coordinator, your personality and skills will bring a better quality of life to seniors and adults with disabilities. Your duties on a typical day may include the following:

  • Answering Phones
  • Reviewing Shift Notes
  • Clocking Caregiver In and Out
  • Scheduling Replacement Caregivers for Call-Outs
  • Support Caregivers During their Shifts
  • Answering Client and Caregiver Questions
  • Bringing Ease and Comfort to Our Clients and Caregivers Day
  • On a Rare Occasion - Visiting a Client or Caregiver

DUTIES

You shall be available to perform your on-call Duties during the following periods:

  1. Beginning at 5:00 p.m. on each Friday and ending at 7:15 a.m. on the ensuing Monday (each period, a “Weekend”); and beginning at 5:00 p.m. on each Wednesdays and Thursdays and ending at 7:15 a.m. the following morning.
  2. Staff meetings beginning at 9:15 am on each Monday, and Friday afternoon at 2:30 pm for a duration of one (1) hour.
  3. To the extent not covered by the preceding subparts (i) and (ii), beginning at 5:00 p.m. on any day preceding a Holiday and ending at 8:00 a.m. on the day immediately following that Holiday.
  4. No on-call responsibilities beginning at 10am Mondays through Wednesday at 5:00pm.

How Compensation Works:

Base Pay: You will be compensated $500.00, less applicable taxes and withholdings, per completed “Work Week” of on-call Duties performed. “Work Week” shall mean the On-Call work week period of Cheer as listed in the DUTIES section, below. This amount is intended to compensate you at the rate of $25.00 per hour for up to twenty (20) hours of work per Work Week. These hours may fluctuate somewhat across the specific days within a work week, but are not expected to exceed 20 hours of actual work within a week.  

  • Friendly Demeanor
  • Comfortable with using Technology

Cheer Offers:

  • Paid weekly
  • Holiday pay: time and a half
  • Training and ongoing support
  • Benefits: health, dental, and 401(k) with 4% company match
  • Management that wants feedback and new ideas 

$500 a week.

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