Job Description
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- 401(k) matching
- Flexible schedule
- Opportunity for advancement
- Training & development
Start a Meaningful Career with Senior Helpers – No Caregiving Experience Required!
Have a passion for helping others but don't have caregiving experience? We've got you covered.
At Senior Helpers of Richmond, we believe compassionate people can become exceptional caregivers. That's why we provide our own 40-hour Personal Care Assistant (PCA) Training Program to help you start a rewarding healthcare career.
If you're dependable, compassionate, and ready to learn, we'll provide the training—you bring the heart.
What You'll Receive
- FREE 40-Hour Senior Helpers PCA Training Course
- Hands-on Skills Check-Off conducted in our office
- Supervised Field Training Shift with an experienced caregiver
- Ongoing coaching and support
- Flexible schedules (Full-Time & Part-Time)
- Opportunity for career growth
- Competitive pay after successful completion of training
- Work for a Great Place to Work® Certified employer
Our Training Program
Successful candidates will complete:
- 40-hour Senior Helpers PCA Course
- In-office clinical skills competency evaluation
- Supervised field training with an experienced caregiver
- Final competency review before receiving client assignments
Our goal is to prepare you with the confidence and skills needed to provide exceptional care while ensuring the safety and dignity of our clients.
What You'll Do
Once training is complete, you'll help seniors remain safe and independent at home by providing:
- Personal care assistance
- Companionship and conversation
- Meal preparation
- Light housekeeping
- Medication reminders
- Transportation and errands (when applicable)
- Assistance with Activities of Daily Living (ADLs)
Qualifications
No caregiving experience required—we'll train you!
Applicants must:
- Have a valid driver's license
- Have reliable transportation
- Pass a criminal background check
- Pass a drug screening
- Be legally authorized to work in the U.S.
- Be dependable, compassionate, and eager to learn
- Have strong communication and customer service skills
Why Senior Helpers?
At Senior Helpers, you're more than an employee—you become part of a team that changes lives every day. We invest in people who want to build a meaningful career while making a real difference in the lives of seniors and their families.
Your career starts here—even without experience.
Apply today and begin your journey toward becoming a trained Professional Caregiver with Senior Helpers of Richmond!
We are an equal opportunity employer and prohibit discrimination/harassment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state and local laws.
Compensation: $16.00 per hour
Our mission is to ensure a better quality of life, for both our clients and their families, by providing dependable and affordable care at a moment’s notice. We are a trusted and respected organization that takes a responsible role in supporting our clients and their families, our employees, and our community. That’s why we are Senior Care Only Better.
Would you like a rewarding and gratifying job as a caregiver where you can make a difference in someone's life? We are currently looking for caring, kind, dependable and personable individuals who desire to provide non-medical, in-home care to the elderly.
Numbers & Facts
| Location | Mechanicsville, Virginia |
| Industry | Healthcare Services |
| Company Size | 500 to 999 employees |
About Company
Welcome to Senior Helpers, Leading Senior Home Care Providers! Senior Helpers is pleased to be the first in-home care provider to develop and implement a comprehensive training program to instruct our caregivers on how best to help clients and families living with Alzheimer’s and dementia. We are proud to have been the first in the industry to partner with renowned occupational therapist and Alzheimer’s expert Teepa Snow and her Positive Approach™ to Care (PAC) on the development of our Senior Gems program. Teepa has over 30 years of experience as a dementia care and dementia education specialist. Our partnership with Teepa over the years has enabled us to expand our range of care and become one of the nation’s leading senior health care providers.
Skills
- Activities of Daily Living (ADLs)unmatched
- Administrative Skillsunmatched
- Background Investigationunmatched
- Clinical Competencyunmatched
- Coachingunmatched
- Communication Skillsunmatched
- Cook Dishesunmatched
- Customer Support/Serviceunmatched
- Driver's Licenseunmatched
- Federal Laws and Regulationsunmatched
- Geneticsunmatched
- Healthcareunmatched
- Home Careunmatched
- Housekeeping/Cleaningunmatched
- Medicationsunmatched
- Personal Careunmatched
- Safety/Work Safetyunmatched
- State Laws and Regulationsunmatched
- Training Programunmatched
- Training/Teachingunmatched
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