Caregivers
Information for Employers
GateWay is Building a Direct Care Workforce, supporting:
- Direct Care Professionals
- Caregivers
- Direct Support Professionals
- Personal Care Assistants/Attendants
Program Highlights
This program is designed to place and retain workers in the caregiver
industry through working partnerships with local employers
We are putting compassion in action through:
- Career assessment and planning
- Orientation with industry employers
- Core Training
- Focus
- Principles of Caregiving
- First Aid
- CPR
- Specialized Training/Continuing education
- Focus
- Physical Disabilities
- Elderly
- Dementia
- Developmentally Disabled
- Job Placement
- Offering Need-based scholarships
Outcomes, Advantages and Benefits
- Raise the image and professional status of the Direct Care Worker
- Impact the recruitment and retention of the Direct Care Worker
- Design career paths in areas of specialization
- Streamline access to qualified workers
- Expand the workforce to meet the industry demand
- Additional benefit of the program
