Weekend Caregiver
Listed on 2026-10-08
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Healthcare
Caregiver, Home Care
Weekend Private Duty Caregiver – Dickson, TN
Helping Hearts USA LLC is hiring a dependable and experienced caregiver for an ongoing weekend private-duty home care position in the Dickson, TN area. This position requires a caregiver who can work every Saturday and Sunday from 7:00 AM to 7:00 PM. Strong attendance is required. This position is not a fit for anyone with limited weekend availability, transportation concerns, frequent call-outs, or ongoing attendance issues.
The caregiver will provide care in a private home setting. The caregiver must be:
- Comfortable working in a home with multiple pets, including dogs and cats
- Calm, respectful, and patient
- Dependable and punctual
- Able to follow the care plan closely
- Comfortable working independently in a private home
- Able to provide consistent weekend care
- Able to provide personal care support
- Able to provide companionship and emotional support
- Able to assist with light housekeeping related to the client's care area
- Able to assist with meals, snacks, hydration reminders, and daily routines
- Able to observe and report any changes in the client's condition
- Assist with personal care as directed by the care plan
- Provide companionship and emotional support
- Assist with daily routines
- Support client safety and supervision throughout the shift
- Prepare or assist with meals and snacks
- Encourage hydration as directed
- Complete light housekeeping related to the client's care area
- Observe and report changes in the client's physical or emotional condition
- Provide medication reminders only as directed by the care plan and company policy
- Complete required documentation before the end of each shift
- Communicate concerns, changes, or incidents to the office immediately
- Follow all Helping Hearts policies and client care instructions
- Maintain HIPAA compliance and client confidentiality at all times
- Allergic to dogs or cats
- Afraid of dogs or cats
- Uncomfortable working around multiple pets
- Unable to safely work in a pet-friendly home
- Minimum age of 18
- Prior caregiving experience preferred
- Experience with personal care preferred
- Experience working in private-duty home care preferred
- Compassionate, professional, and detail-oriented
- Reliable transportation
- Valid current driver's license
- Current car insurance
- Good driving record
- Ability to work independently in a private home setting
- Ability to follow a care plan
- Ability to document accurately
- Ability to communicate professionally with the office
- Ability to maintain client privacy and confidentiality
- Ability to meet attendance expectations for every scheduled shift
- Proof of identity and work authorization as required under Form I-9
- Valid current driver's license
- Social security card or other acceptable employment verification document
- Birth certificate or other acceptable identity document, if applicable
- Proof of high school completion or equivalent
- Current car insurance
- Any additional onboarding documents required by Helping Hearts USA LLC
- All documents must be current, valid, and submitted as part of the onboarding process.
- Comprehensive background check
- 15-year background check, if required by company or state standards
- Drug screening, if applicable
- Reference checks
- Verification of required documents
- Compliance with company onboarding requirements
- Compliance with state and federal employment requirements
- Five professional references preferred
- References may not be friends or family
- References should be able to speak to reliability, attendance, work ethic, professionalism, and caregiving experience
- Reliable transportation
- Valid driver's license
- Current car insurance
- Good driving record
- Ability to arrive on time for every scheduled shift
- Ability to travel to the client's private home in the Dickson, TN area
Reliability, communication, and consistency are extremely important for this position.
Caregivers must be able to work both days every weekend.
Caregiver responsibilities include:
This home includes multiple pets, including dogs and cats. Applicants must be comfortable around pets and able to work safely and professionally in a pet-friendly home. Please do not apply for this specific position if you are:
Applicants must meet the following requirements:
Applicants must be able to provide required employment and onboarding documents, including:
Employment is contingent upon successful completion of all required screenings.
Requirements include:
Applicants must be able to provide professional references.
Reference requirements include:
Because this is a private-duty home care position, caregivers must have:
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