Lead Caregiver

Lead Caregiver

Home Instead East Portland | $20.75/hr + $1–$4/hr Shift Differentials | 36–40 Guaranteed Paid Hours Per Week

Are you an experienced caregiver who can walk into a new client’s home, build trust quickly, and help families feel confident in their care? Home Instead is looking for Lead Care Professionals to join our team!

In this role, you’ll be one of the first caregivers our new clients meet. You’ll make their first experience with Home Instead a great one. Then you’ll orient and train the ongoing Care Professionals who take over their care, so every transition is smooth. You’ll also be someone we count on to step in when clients need coverage. That means picking up emergency shifts when caregivers call out, and covering while they’re on vacation or leave.

Guaranteed Pay, Every Week
You’re paid for a minimum of 36–40 hours every week, even if you’re scheduled for fewer. The exact number depends on your assigned position, and you need to meet the position’s scheduling and availability requirements.

Shift Differentials

Earn more than the $20.75 base rate on these shifts:

• Couples care: +$4.00/hr
• Overnights: +$2.00/hr
• Community shifts: +$2.00/hr
• Weekends: +$1.50/hr
• Transportation/medication shifts: +$1.00/hr

What We Offer

• $20.75 per hour plus shift differentials
• 36–40 guaranteed paid hours per week
• Day and overnight positions
• Set workweek: Wednesday–Saturday or Sunday–Wednesday
• Paid training: 3 days of orientation, including an on-the-job shadow shift
• Paid time off and sick leave
• Medical, dental, vision, and life insurance (eligibility applies)
• 401(k) retirement plan (eligibility applies)
• Daily pay option with Tapcheck
• 24/7 office support
• Referral bonuses and recognition programs
• Financial assistance grants for unexpected life events
• Ongoing training and career growth
• Caregiver closet
• Mentorship and support program

What You’ll Do

Start care for new clients:

• Give new clients and their families a warm, professional first experience
• Provide hands-on personal care, including bathing, dressing, toileting, transfers, and mobility help
• Care for clients with a wide range of needs, including high-acuity and bedbound clients, within your training and scope
• Follow each client’s care plan and report important observations to the office
• Adapt quickly to different homes, personalities, and schedules

Train and support Care Professionals:

• Orient ongoing Care Professionals to each new client’s routines, preferences, and care plan
• Show client-specific techniques hands-on, and give encouragement and constructive feedback
• Keep the office updated on how ready each caregiver is and on any training needs or concerns
• Be a role model for Home Instead’s standards of professional, compassionate care

Cover open shifts:

• Step in for emergency shifts when Care Professionals call out
• Cover shifts while caregivers are on vacation or leave
• Help keep care consistent so clients are never left without support

Who We’re Looking For

This is a role for experienced caregivers. You’ll do well here if you:

• Have solid hands-on professional caregiving experience, including with clients who have complex needs
• Make a strong first impression and communicate well with clients, families, and the office
• Are dependable, punctual, and flexible when assignments change
• Enjoy mentoring others and can guide caregivers with patience and confidence
• Can work independently and use good judgment

Requirements (please read before applying)

• Valid driver’s license and your own reliable vehicle
• Willing to travel throughout our service area: North and Northeast Portland, SE Portland, Gresham, and Clackamas County
• Available for one of our set schedules: Wednesday–Saturday or Sunday–Wednesday (day or overnight)
• Flexible about assignments, including new clients, changing care needs, and emergency coverage for call-outs, vacations, and leave
• Willing to care for male and female clients, bedbound clients, and clients with higher-acuity needs
• Comfortable providing personal care, including bathing, dressing, toileting, and mobility help
• Comfortable working in homes where smoking occurs
• Willing to orient, train, and support other Care Professionals
• Able to communicate effectively in English to follow care plans, report on client needs, and train caregivers
• Able to pass a background check and drug screening, as required by law

Ready to take your caregiving career to the next level?
If you want guaranteed pay, meaningful work, and the chance to help both clients and fellow caregivers succeed, we’d love to meet you. Apply today!

Please note: Home Instead never asks for financial or sensitive personal information outside of a verified, in-person interview process.

Home Instead Senior Care provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, or genetics. In addition to federal law requirements, Home Instead Senior Care complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location in which the company conducts business. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment.