Home Care Worker

A Home Care Worker is a person who is hired by a client of Senior & Disabled Services. Not everyone can be a Home Care Worker. The requirements to be a Home Care Workers, as established by Oregon’s Home Care Commission, include:

• 18+ years of age (applicants 16-17 years of age may be considered on a case-by-case basis);
• Submission of a completed Home Care Worker application to S&DS;
• Passage of a criminal history clearance;
• Completion of a Home Care Worker orientation provided by S&DS; and
• Capability of providing or learning to provide necessary care.

A person interested in becoming a Home Care Worker may obtain an application packet from one of Senior & Disabled Services three full-service offices (Cottage Grove, Eugene, and Florence). Completed application forms must be submitted to S&DS in person, along with two pieces of identification (photo identification and Social Security Card or passport). After you have cleared the criminal history check and attended the mandatory orientation session, you will receive a “provider number.” Once you have your provider number, you can receive payment for the care you provide to S&DS clients.

There are two categories of Home Care Workers, “exclusive” workers and “career” workers. An exclusive Home Care Worker is someone who helps one person (family member, neighbor, or friend) and does not plan to help other S&DS clients. In contrast, a career Home Care Worker is someone who wants to provide care to a number of S&DS clients and/or to receive referrals to clients seeking a Home Care Worker. Occasionally, S&DS has too many Home Care Workers seeking work, when this occurs, S&Ds stops accepting some types of Home Care Worker Applications. Check with the local office to determine whether applications are being accepted. To be added to S&DS’ referral registry, a person must complete a “Career Home Care Worker” application form and submit two acceptable personal or employment reference letters (included in the application packet).

For more information on the opportunities for employment as a Home Care Worker, please contact the S&DS full-service office nearest you:

Home Care Workers are paid by the State of Oregon . Currently, hourly rates are between $9.53 per hour and $9.76 per hour and are based on the care needs of the client as assessed by the S&DS case manager. The pay for live-in Home Care Workers does not include sleep time and is calculated using a combination of the hourly rate and the companionship rate (currently $3.76 per hour). Live-in Home Care Workers accrue 24 hour respite time for every full month of employment. The Home Care Worker providing the twenty-four hour respite care is currently paid at a lower rate due to sleep time, and room and board.

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