Personal Care Attendant ICenter for Elders' Independence · San Leandro, CA

Personal Care Attendant I

🗓️ Posted 2026-10-20 San Leandro, CA Hybrid Healthcare Medical
💰 Salary Not shared 📊 Market NA

About the Company

Personal Care Attendant I The Center for Elders' Independence is a PACE (Program of All-Inclusive Care for the elderly) organization that uses an interdisciplinary team approach to care planning and care implementation for the purpose of providing high quality, affordable, integrated health care services to the elderly, including an Adult Day Health Center, and promoting autonomy, quality of life and the ability of individuals to live in their communities. The Position: The Personal Care Attendant I provides assistance to CEI participants in the participant's home or day center. The Personal Care Attendant I demonstrates knowledge and skills necessary to provide personal care and ADL/IADL care to frail elderly who need help to continue living safely in the community. The Personal Care Attendant (PCA) I provides care and services as determined by the participant's care plan in accordance with PACE Regulations. The hourly pay range for the Personal Care Attendant I position at Center for Elders' Independence is 25.00 to 35.00. Placement within the range is determined based on job-related factors such as relevant experience, skills, abilities, internal equity, and market data, consistent with CEI's annual compensation review and established compensation practices. General Duties and Responsibilities: Provides Activities of Daily Living (ADL)and Independent Activities of Daily Living (IADL) to support participants such as: toileting, sho

Requirements

  • ● High School Diploma or equivalent is preferred
  • ● A valid California driver's license, current vehicle insurance, and access to a reliable vehicle is required if working in the Home Care Department
  • ● Current Basic Life Support CPR card and First Aid Card is required
  • ● Proficient with oral and written English is required
  • ● Basic proficiency in computer skills required
  • ● Minimum 1 (one) year of experience working with frail, low income elderly is preferred
  • ● Ability to work independently with minimal supervision and as part of a multidisciplinary team is required
  • ● Bilingual is preferred but not required
  • ● Physical Demands:
  • ● The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand; talk and hear, as well as demonstrate manual and finger dexterity and eye-hand coordination.
  • ● This position is very active and requires the employee to frequently stoop, kneel, crouch, and reach with hands and arms. Employees are frequently required to walk and sit. The employee must regularly lift, carry, and move up to 50 pounds and push or pull objects exceeding 150 pounds, using appropriate body mechanics. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, color vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.
  • ● Work Environment
  • ● While carrying out the responsibilities of this role, the employee regularly encounters a diverse range of health conditions, environmental elements, and other factors inherent to providing care for vulnerable seniors both in healthcare settings and within their residences.
  • ● Placement within the compensation range listed here is determined by job-related qualifications, experience, internal equity, and market factors, consistent with CEI compensation practices.
  • ● Salary Range
  • ● 25 - 35 USD
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