Find Your Joy Here at Waterford at Wisconsin Rapids, a Sonida Senior Living community! We provide all training for applicants who are looking to start a career as a nursing assistant in Senior Housing. The work you do caring for our residents is invaluable, and we are here to support you. If you want to make a difference in the lives of seniors (and enjoy a great working environment!) you’ll love being part of the Sonida Senior Living team.

This position is part time, every other weekend, 16-24 hours per week.

Waterford at Wisconsin Rapids, a premier retirement community in Wisconsin Rapids, WI provides quality care to residents in an Independent Living, Assisted Living and Memory Care community. We strive to enrich lives with a person-directed approach to engaging community life—all at an affordable price.

Experience the BEST in senior living -Smiling faces, personalized care, engaging activities and desirable on-site amenities—our communities have it all. We are honored to receive a Best of Senior Living Top Provider Award, which acknowledges that 20% or more of our communities have won the A Place for Mom 2024 Best of Senior Living Award.

Our Magnolia Trails™ communities offer specialized memory care in a homelike environment for seniors with Alzheimer’s or dementia. Through this person-centered approach, we provide residents with a tailored care plan encompassing daily care, the physical environment, activities, meaningful connections and nutrition.

Caregiver in Training - learn how to:

• Assist with instrumental activities of daily living, assistance with medication, treatments, and other care while encouraging self-care and independence
• Escort residents both within the building and outside, as needed
• Assist with setting up, serving meals and cleaning up afterwards
• Assist with the planning and executing of activities for residents on a regularly scheduled basis
• Treat residents with dignity and respect at all times
• Provide specialized care and services to residents living with Alzheimer's and/or dementia
• Administer medications

Qualifications:

• High school graduate or GED preferred.
• No experience necessary - just a positive can-do attitude and passion for serving others

Education

• High School or better

Behaviors

• Team Player: Works well as a member of a group
• Enthusiastic: Shows intense and eager enjoyment and interest
• Detail Oriented: Capable of carrying out a given task with all details necessary to get the task done well
• Dedicated: Devoted to a task or purpose with loyalty or integrity

Motivations

• Work-Life Balance: Inspired to perform well by having ample time to pursue work and interests outside of work
• Peer Recognition: Inspired to perform well by the praise of coworkers
• Job Security: Inspired to perform well by the knowledge that your job is safe
• Growth Opportunities: Inspired to perform well by the chance to take on more responsibility
• Financial: Inspired to perform well by monetary reimbursement
• Ability to Make an Impact: Inspired to perform well by the ability to contribute to the success of a project or the organization