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Aide - Personal Care
Provide personalized assistance to individuals with disabilities or illness who require help with personal care and activities of daily living support (e.g., feeding, bathing, dressing, grooming, toileting, and ambulation). May also provide help with tasks such as preparing meals, doing light housekeeping, and doing laundry. Work is performed in various settings depending on the needs of the care recipient and may include locations such as their home, place of work, out in the community, or at a daytime nonresidential facility.
Top activities and tasks for this job:
- Assisting and Caring for Others
- Administer bedside or personal care, such as ambulation or personal hygiene assistance.
- Documenting/Recording Information
- Prepare and maintain records of client progress and services performed, reporting changes in client condition to manager or supervisor.
- Perform healthcare-related tasks, such as monitoring vital signs and medication, under the direction of registered nurses or physiotherapists.
- Participate in case reviews, consulting with the team caring for the client, to evaluate the client's needs and plan for continuing services.
- Care for individuals or families during periods of incapacitation, family disruption, or convalescence, providing companionship, personal care, or help in adjusting to new lifestyles.
- Plan, shop for, or prepare nutritious meals or assist families in planning, shopping for, or preparing nutritious meals.
About the test (Full Version)
The HR Avatar Aide - Personal Care Pre-Employment Assessment was designed to help you hire staff in this role. The test provides a whole-person evaluation by measuring job-relevant cognitive ability, personality, knowledge, skills, and relevant behavioral history.
Each component provides important data for hiring decisions. Cognitive ability has been linked to overall job performance in most jobs and correlates with a candidate's
ability to learn new skills and to solve complex problems. Personality characteristics determine how well the candidate will fit-in with a corporate culture. Knowledge and skills indicate how much training will be needed before a new employee becomes productive. Finally, relevant behavioral history detects counter-productive behaviors that can impact job performance.
The Aide - Personal Care test includes an animated work simulation in which candidates meet customers, colleagues and supervisors in a job-related context. Post-test surveys indicate the majority of candidates react favorably to these simulations.
The specific attributes measured include:
Cognitive Ability
- Analytical Thinking and Attention to Detail
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Behavioral History
- History Survey - Performance
- History Survey - Tenure
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Personality
- Adaptability
- Customer Service Mindset
- Drive
- Integrity
- Teamwork
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Emotional Intelligence
- Empathy and Emotional Self-Control
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Following completion, the test produces a Candidate Selection Report that includes an overall score and detailed scores for each attribute. The overall score weighs each of the factors based on research and analysis from the U.S. Government's Occupational Information Network (O*Net). O*Net represents over a decade of dedicated research evaluating the relative importance of various factors that lead to success in almost 1,000 different job roles.
The Candidate Selection Report also provides expert interview questions that help you probe critical or low-scoring areas, along with a guide for noting your evaluation of the candidate's responses. Consistent use of an interview guide is an important part of gaining better candidate insights and making better hiring decisions.
More information about this Job
Annual US Wages (2020) |
Bottom 10%: | | $20,130 or less |
Bottom 25%: | | $23,560 or less |
Median: | | $27,080 (Average) |
Top 25%: | | $31,280 or more |
Top 10%: | | $36,990 or more |
Hourly US Wages (2020) |
Bottom 10%: | | $9.68 or less |
Bottom 25%: | | $11.33 or less |
Median: | | $13.02 (Average) |
Top 25%: | | $15.04 or more |
Top 10%: | | $17.79 or more |
US Employment Statistics |
2020: | | 3,470,700 |
2030 (projected): | | 4,600,600 |
Annual U.S. Job Openings: | 599,800 |
Top Knowledge Requirements
- Customer and Personal Service
- English Language
- Psychology
- Administration and Management
- Transportation
- Education and Training
- Public Safety and Security
- Medicine and Dentistry
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Top Skills
- Service Orientation
- Social Perceptiveness
- Active Listening
- Speaking
- Monitoring
- Coordination
- Judgment and Decision Making
- Instructing
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Top Abilities
- Oral Comprehension
- Oral Expression
- Problem Sensitivity
- Written Comprehension
- Speech Clarity
- Near Vision
- Deductive Reasoning
- Inductive Reasoning
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Education Requirements |
No High School Diploma: | | 17% |
High School Diploma: | | 54% |
Post-Secondary Certificate: | | 5% |
Some College: | | 17% |
Master's Degree: | | 6% |
This graphic shows the percentage of people in this role who have their highest education in each category. |
Related Work Experience Requirements |
None: | | 49% |
1 - 3 Months: | | 15% |
3 - 6 Months: | | 8% |
6 Months - 1 Year: | | 14% |
1 - 2 Years: | | 6% |
2 - 4 Years: | | 7% |
This graphic shows the percentage of people in this role whose related work experience before they entered this position falls into each category. |
Alternate Titles for this Role: Aide, Blind Aide, Blind Escort, Care Provider, Care Taker, Caregiver, Companion, Convalescent Sitter, Direct Care Staffer, Direct Care Worker, Direct Support Professional (DSP), Direct Support Staff Member, Elderly Companion, Family Member Caretaker, Geriatric Aide, Geriatric Personal Care Aide, Guardian Family Member, Health Service Worker, Home Care Aide, Home Care Attendant, Home Care Giver, Home Care Provider, Home Help Aide, Independent Living Specialist, Live in Caregiver, Live-In Caregiver, Medication Aide, Nutrition Aide, Patient Care Assistant (PCA), Patient Sitter, Personal Attendant, Personal Care Aid, Personal Care Aide, Personal Care Assistant (PCA), Personal Care Attendant (PCA), Personal Support Worker, Resident Assistant, Resident Care Assistant (RCA), Sitter
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Activities performed during the Test |
- Respond to customer inquiries about a rewards program.
- Calculate customer discounts.
- Answer customer questions about purchasing options.
- Resolve a customer concern.
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