Job Description

Job Location: United Ability - Birmingham, AL 35211
Position Type: Full TimeMonday-Friday; 8AM-3PM
United Ability, located in the Oxmoor area of Birmingham, is an organization that provides a variety of services to adults with disabilities.  We are currently seeking candidates to join our team as a Personal Care Assistant providing adults with disabilities the opportunity to learn and enjoy various activities to enrich their lives.   If you are someone who has a passion for helping people, someone who is energetic, and someone who is career-oriented and looking for more than just a “job”, then you have found your calling.  Each day teaching and caring for these individuals will allow you to see how much your work matters!
A career at United Ability also includes:
- Medical, dental and vision insurance
- 3 weeks paid vacation with additional paid sick time
- Subsidized childcare for eligible employees
- Life insurance, disability benefits, health and wellness programs
- Retirement savings plan with employer match.
- Immediate app that allows you to draw your earned pay when you need it
Collaborating with other team members, you will:
- Assist individuals in eating, toileting and dressing
- Keep supervisor informed regarding individual’s health or behavioral changes
- Assist individuals while entering and exiting the building
- Assemble needed supplies and maintain inventory
Applicant general qualifications include:
- High school diploma or GED preferred
- Ability to push wheelchairs
- Ability to lift 50 pounds independently or 100 pounds with a co-worker
- Ability to stoop and kneel throughout the day
Please note that this job description is not designed to provide a comprehensive list of all activities, duties, or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this position.  Job duties may change at any time and without prior notice.  New job duties may be added as needed.
Reasonable Accommodations:
Please also note that reasonable accommodations may be made to enable employees with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the position.