Job Title: Live-In Caregiver and House Lead
Organization: The Flower Pot
Employment Type: Live-In Caregiver
Schedule: Five days on and two days off, with a seven-day rotation potentially available
Compensation: $100–$150 per day, based on resident occupancy (1099 Contract Position)
Reports To: Owner/Administrator
Position Summary
The Flower Pot is a high-quality assisted living home serving up to five residents in Baltimore, MD. The Live-In Caregiver and House Lead serves as the primary caregiver during the assigned live-in rotation and helps maintain a safe, respectful, comfortable, and well-organized home environment.
This position requires a mature, dependable, and compassionate professional who can work independently, build trusting relationships with residents, and provide consistent care. The caregiver will support residents with daily living activities, medication administration, meals, documentation, household responsibilities, and meaningful engagement.
The Live-In Caregiver and House Lead will also provide day-to-day guidance to part-time caregivers and communicate resident concerns, staffing issues, and household needs to ownership or the administrator.
Essential Responsibilities Resident Care
- Assist residents with activities of daily living, including bathing, dressing, grooming, toileting, mobility, and personal hygiene.
- Provide respectful, person-centered care that protects each resident’s privacy, dignity, independence, and personal preferences.
- Observe residents for changes in physical condition, behavior, mood, appetite, mobility, or overall well-being.
- Promptly report concerns, incidents, injuries, or significant changes to the appropriate supervisor.
- Provide companionship, emotional support, and structured activities based on residents’ interests and abilities.
- Assist residents with transportation preparation, appointments, or other scheduled activities as directed.
Medication and Health Support
- Administer medications accurately and according to each resident’s medication administration record and care plan.
- Maintain complete and timely medication documentation.
- Monitor medication supplies and notify the appropriate person when refills or follow-up actions are needed.
- Follow all applicable medication administration, infection-control, and resident-safety procedures.
Meals and Household Support
- Plan and prepare nutritious meals and snacks that meet residents’ dietary needs and preferences.
- Assist residents with feeding when necessary.
- Maintain a clean, sanitary, and welcoming home environment.
- Complete light housekeeping duties, including laundry, dishes, kitchen cleanup, resident-room upkeep, and common-area organization.
- Monitor household supplies and communicate purchasing needs.
Documentation and Communication
- Complete daily care logs, shift notes, medication records, incident reports, and other required documentation.
- Communicate clearly and professionally with ownership, staff members, residents, families, and healthcare providers as authorized.
- Maintain confidentiality regarding resident, family, employee, and organizational information.
- Participate in staff meetings, training, care planning, and compliance reviews as required.
House Leadership
- Provide day-to-day direction and support to part-time caregiving staff.
- Help ensure staff members follow resident care plans, household procedures, and documentation requirements.
- Support consistent routines and smooth shift transitions.
- Communicate staffing concerns, performance issues, supply needs, maintenance concerns, and resident-care issues to ownership or the administrator.
- Help maintain compliance with licensing requirements, organizational policies, safety standards, and emergency procedures.
Overnight Responsibilities
- Remain on-site during the assigned live-in rotation.
- Be available overnight to respond to resident emergencies or urgent care needs.
- Complete routine overnight duties only when required by resident care plans or household procedures.
Minimum Qualifications
- At least two years of professional caregiving experience.
- Current Certified Medication Technician, or CMT/Med Tech, certification.
- Current hands-on CPR and First Aid certification.
- Experience working in an assisted living home, residential care setting, group home, or similar environment is strongly preferred.
- Ability to pass all required background checks and employment screenings.
- Ability to safely assist residents with mobility, transfers, personal care, and other physical caregiving responsibilities.
- Ability to read, write, and accurately complete care and medication documentation.
- Reliable transportation and a dependable method of reporting for scheduled rotations.
Core Competencies
The successful candidate will demonstrate:
- Compassion and respect for older adults and individuals requiring daily support.
- Emotional maturity, patience, sound judgment, and professionalism.
- Reliability and consistent attendance.
- Strong observation, documentation, and communication skills.
- The ability to remain calm and respond appropriately during emergencies.
- The ability to work independently while seeking guidance when necessary.
- Respectful conflict resolution and healthy workplace communication.
- Strong organization and household-management skills.
- Commitment to resident safety, confidentiality, and regulatory compliance.
Compensation and Live-In Accommodations
- Daily compensation of $100–$150, based on resident occupancy and the final terms of employment.
- Private furnished bedroom during the live-in rotation.
- Utilities, Wi-Fi, and meals provided while on duty.
- Stable, long-term employment opportunity.
- Supportive ownership and a small-team work environment.
Physical and Work Environment Requirements
This position may require standing, walking, bending, reaching, lifting, repositioning residents, assisting with transfers, and responding promptly to resident needs. Reasonable accommodations may be provided to qualified individuals in accordance with applicable law.
Equal Employment Opportunity
The Flower Pot provides equal employment opportunities to qualified applicants and employees without discrimination based on any status protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.
Pay: $100.00 - $150.00 per day
Work Location: In person
