Background

Panion - a Big Leaf project that is in development: It consists of an App-based platform (android/iOS) that matches Care Workers with their Clients.

Nurses, PSWs, physical therapists, phlebotomists, companions, etc. create are matched with clients based on key factors, which are customizable for each party.

Care Workers create online profiles with Key Factors like Education, Experience, Language(s), Specialties, Certifications, Vaccines, Geographical and Temporal Availability, etc. Clients and their families or caregivers fill out a profile with requirements such as times and days, expertise, experience, language, education, vaccinations, etc. The system matches Client to Care Worker, or manual matches can be made by users, and Panion takes only 15% of revenues per transaction; one-half of what many agencies take.

What makes Panion different?

We are focused on Care. Quality Care is something that is a result of a concerted and collaborative effort. We know that Care Workers are often underpaid, underappreciated, mismatched with clients, and required to travel great distances without remuneration. We also know that Care Workers almost never have access to Benefits, Insurance, and Pensions from the agencies to looking which they dedicate their life.

Panion offers Care Workers benefits, insurance, and pension plans, takes less revenue, and makes better matches. Panion also lets users Rate each interaction for both parties, via our sister company KnowQuest (using KnowQuest's API).

How can you help?

We need your help in developing, improving, and optimizing our Panion platform! From design to databasing, security to deployment, this is a new endeavour and you can make a real meaningful impact on the project, the company, and the many many caring people in the industry that we will be able to give better lives and opportunities to!

What is Required / Goals:

Web and App Development

Front and Back End Development

Data Base Development

App Features and Project Goals:

• Profile Setup (care workers, clients, admin, area manager, etc.)
• Additional Information Acquisition (care worker details, education, availability, rates, etc.)
• Requests for Care (initiated by Clients)
• Match Requests/Suggestions (manual - but w automatic suggestions)
• Matching (multi-step process to ensure fit)
• GPS Location of On-Call Care Workers
• Integration with, or In-App Messaging
• Conduct background research to understand how other apps are tackling such issues.
• Conduct user research to understand what the potential target users would expect from such an app.
• Design a persona, a context scenario, and a set of design requirements to understand better what the target UI should look like and what experience it should deliver.
• Develop an initial screen-by-screen app prototype (using tools like Figma and Adobe XD) to visualise the intended interaction process.
• Use the above prototype to conduct user testing.
• Collect and analyse the user testing data to draw conclusions on what can be improved and how.
• Implement some of the app's functionality (as per the original project brief).

You will be provided with one or more of our members (typically myself) to act as guide, mentor, and supervisor.