Job Description
GREAT OPPORTUNITY FOR STUDENTS!
This position is critical to the comfort and satisfaction of our residents. Responsibilities include assisting the caregivers in providing prompt, friendly, and professional service which meets the needs of our residents. Services should be delivered in a caring manner, which maximizes the resident’s independence, choices, dignity, privacy, and individuality.
- Supports residents with completions of activities of daily living such as: wake up calls, dog walking, etc.
- Supports resident activity participation by assisting residents to/from activities, encouraging participation, and assisting activities when asked.
- Social engagement and activities with residents in the common area of Footsteps (This helps provide interaction and basic supervision with residents while caregivers are providing care in resident apartments.)
- Check-ins with residents
- Performs housekeeping duties such as; bedmaking, taking out resident garbage, laundry, and other light cleaning tasks
- Performs food service responsibilities, including but not limited to serving meals, delivering meals trays to apartments, bussing tables, cleaning the dining room after meals, and setting tables.
- Escorting residents to the dining room ad to activities.
Due to the limited training and age requirements a Caregiver Assistant will not be asked to do any of the following:
- Assisting residents with dressing
- Assisting residents with toileting, showering, shaving, or oral care
- Medication management
- Transferring or Lifting
IN ADDITION TO COMPLETE ON-THE-JOB PAID TRAINING, THE SPRINGS OFFERS (AT NO CHARGE TO EMPLOYEE):
- FREE access to HEALTH EXPRESS for employees and their household: live, on-demand doctor visits via your smartphone, tablet or computer. Safe, secure and confidential at no cost to you!
- Accredited Trainings: CPR, AED, First Aid and Foodhandler’s
- State Approved Dementia Care Curriculum
- Perkspot Discount Program
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
- Leadership Training and Coaching
- Career Growth
- Discounted Healthy Meals and Free Beverages
- Access to Gym and Pool (before and after shifts)
- Scholarship Opportunities
- Set Schedules
COVID-19 PRECAUTIONS:
- Daily Screenings
- Face masks provided
- Access to COVID-19 testing
- Surface testing
- Sanitizing procedures in place