Male Overnight Caregiver

Male Overnight Caregiver Needed

Helping Hearts USA LLC is seeking a professional, dependable, well-groomed, and experienced male caregiver for a client-specific overnight case. This position is ideal for someone who is calm, patient, attentive, and confident supporting clients with dementia or Alzheimer's-related needs during overnight hours.

This is a non-medical in-home caregiving role focused on safety supervision, personal care, companionship, emotional reassurance, and maintaining a calm overnight environment.

Client preferences:

• Musical background strongly preferred
• Singing, choir, band, instrument experience, or comfort using music to create a calm environment is a major plus

Required for this client:

• CPR certification
• First Aid certification
• Dementia or Alzheimer's care experience preferred

Position summary:

As an overnight caregiver, you will help ensure the client remains safe, calm, comfortable, and supported throughout the night. You must remain alert during the full shift, provide respectful hands-on support as needed, use dementia-friendly communication techniques, and report any changes appropriately.

The ideal candidate will be able to manage:

• Nighttime confusion
• Restlessness
• Sun downing behaviors
• Anxiety
• Fall prevention
• Overnight personal care needs

Key responsibilities:

Overnight safety supervision:

• Remain awake, alert, and attentive throughout the entire shift
• Monitor for fall risks, wandering, or unsafe behaviors
• Maintain a safe and organized environment
• Respond promptly to nighttime wake-ups, confusion, or restlessness
• Provide reassurance and redirection as needed

Dementia and Alzheimer's support:

• Use calm, respectful, and simple communication
• Redirect gently during episodes of confusion or anxiety
• Support bedtime and overnight routines
• Help reduce agitation and distress using de-escalation techniques
• Provide a steady, reassuring presence throughout the night

Personal care assistance:

• Assist with toileting and incontinence care as needed
• Support dressing, undressing, grooming, and hygiene routines
• Assist with repositioning, transfers, and mobility
• Protect the client's dignity, privacy, and independence at all times

Companionship and emotional support:

• Offer calm companionship and emotional reassurance
• Engage the client respectfully if awake during the night
• Help reduce fear, agitation, or isolation through patient support

Music-supported care:

• Use soft, familiar, calming music when appropriate
• Support relaxation during bedtime or anxious moments
• Engage in simple music-based interaction if welcomed by the client
• Maintain appropriate volume and timing to promote comfort and rest

Meal, snack, and hydration support:

• Prepare light snacks if appropriate
• Encourage hydration according to the care plan
• Report appetite changes or swallowing concerns

Light housekeeping related to care:

• Keep the client's immediate environment clean, calm, and safe
• Complete light laundry related to the client's care
• Clean up after snacks or personal care tasks

Documentation and communication:

• Document overnight observations clearly and accurately
• Report changes in mood, mobility, sleep, confusion, appetite, or safety risks
• Communicate concerns promptly according to company protocol
• Maintain confidentiality and professional boundaries

Transportation:

• Only if assigned and approved within the care plan
• Must have valid driver's license, auto insurance, and reliable transportation

Required qualifications:

• Minimum 5 years of caregiving experience
• Experience in home care, assisted living, memory care, or a related setting
• Ability to provide personal care confidently and respectfully
• Excellent attendance and punctuality
• Calm demeanor, patience, and sound judgment
• Professional appearance and excellent hygiene
• Reliable transportation
• Ability to follow directions, care plans, and documentation procedures
• Must complete all onboarding requirements

Strongly preferred:

• Dementia and Alzheimer's care experience
• Experience with sun downing, nighttime agitation, and redirection
• Musical background or comfort using music therapeutically
• Experience supporting clients with specialized overnight routines

Onboarding requirements:

• Copy of high school diploma or equivalent
• Valid driver's license
• Copy of birth certificate
• Social Security card
• Proof of auto insurance, if transportation is required

Applicants must also be able to pass:

• Comprehensive background check
• Drug screening
• Reference verification

Background review may include a minimum of the past 15 years of history. Candidates must provide verifiable professional references…