Weekend Personal Care Worker for UW Counselor w/ Disability

CounselorIncludes weekendsPart-Time

Listed compensation

$15.75-$19.34/hr

The week · per this posting

Ask the employer about the work setting, call expectations, nights and shift pattern and time off.

Posted 7mo ago

Job Description

Anticipated Hours Per Week

12

Schedule: Start and end times flexible. Additional hours often available.

  • Two half weekends (e. g., Friday 5 pm - Saturday 5 pm*) per month

*Starting the week of spring break (March 28 - April 5). Extra shifts available that week midweek as well. Please only apply if you're available that week.

Salary/Wage Range

Hourly $15.75 to $19.34

Number Of Positions

1

Position Summary/Job Duties

Hi there! I am looking for a hard-working and reliable person to assist me, a male quadriplegic due to spinal cord injury, with my personal cares and other daily activities. You will be joining my team of excellent caregivers. No previous experience necessary. This is a great resume builder for individuals going into healthcare professions, such as OT, PT, nursing, and medicine.

Located downtown Madison - close to State Street and the Capitol.

Duties

  • Provide assistance with personal cares, such as dressing, showering, toileting, transfer to and from wheelchair, meal prep, laundry, housekeeping, etc.
  • Some lifting is required.

Other

  • Each shift will usually present you with a fair amount of downtime/personal time.
  • I travel frequently, so you may have opportunities to do so with me.
  • $15.75 - 19.34 /hr for active hours. $10.50/hr for overnight/sleep time

Qualifications

  • You must have a valid driver's license--but you do not need a vehicle.
  • You must pass a criminal background check.
  • CNA/Caregiving experience NOT REQUIRED.
  • I require a one-year commitment at least. Multiple years preferred.

Application Instructions

Text me at 608-417-0007 [tel:608-417-0007], or E-mail me at mikemohr@charter.net with a short note about yourself and why interested. Resumes are welcome but not necessary.

Contact

  • Org: Mike Mohr
  • Contact: Mike Mohr
  • Email: mikemohr@charter.net [mikemohr@charter.net]

Key Responsibilities

The primary duties involve assisting a male quadriplegic with personal cares such as dressing, showering, toileting, transfers, meal preparation, laundry, and housekeeping. Some lifting is required, and the role offers downtime and potential travel opportunities.

Key Skills

Personal CareTransferringReliabilityDriving

Personal Care — Counselor Career Context

Of the 40 active Counselor listings this role was benchmarked against, 65% are remote, 13% have no call, 73% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for Wisconsin is 94.1 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 60.7% of Wisconsin clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Counselor pay on WeekdayDoc is up 2.5% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).

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Salary Distribution16 jobs

7
<$70k
1
$73k
1
$111k
3
$120k-145k
4
$146k

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks20 jobs

401k / retirement match
85%
CME allowance
40%
Sign-on bonus
15%
PSLF eligible
10%
Loan repayment
5%

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Work-life snapshot

median 6.1this job 2.8
Better work-life than 20% of Counseling listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 13,794 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • Includes weekends

Living in Madison

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$433k
Typical market rent
$1,616/mo
Residents’ average commute
19 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
97.3
State income tax
Up to 7.7%
Sources & methodology

Sources: Zillow home values (Aug 2026), Zillow market rents (Aug 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.

BEA 2024 · Madison, WI metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.

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About University of Wisconsin–Madison

Higher Education
11-50 employees

Benefits & Perks

Flexible schedule
Travel opportunities