What are the responsibilities and job description for the Program Aide position at CJE SeniorLife Brand?
Full-Time No weekends or holidays
Description
CJE SeniorLife Adult Day Services provides socialization programs for seniors/older adults, many with cognitive impairments or physical needs/limitations. This position is responsible for engaging seniors/older adults in a variety of socialization activities and programming in a community setting with direct, compassionate, and person-centered care. This position offers competitive pay, medical, vision, dental, paid time off, 401K and other voluntary benefits.
Position Highlights
- Supports clients with hands-on assistance for daily living and personal care as needed, including but not limited to, assistance at mealtime, toileting assistance, ambulation and mobility, and personal hygiene.
- Assists in coordination, design, and active monitoring of a variety of stimulating and engaging activities to meet the needs of the participants and ensure their safety and well-being.
- Monitors day-to-day progress/changes in client functioning and reports situations/changes to ADS Nurse and Program Manager.
- Engages and monitors clients throughout the day, such as during the unloading of buses, greeting during arrival, transition between activities, etc.
- Provides mealtime assistance, including pre-meal handwashing, kitchen coordination, preparation and distribution of meals and snacks.
- Completes documentation/record keeping of clients and Adult Day Services activity.
- Actively participates in meetings, as required, including care plan meetings, staff meetings and in-services.
- Responds to emergencies and client safety needs and situations appropriately.
- Performs other duties as assigned by Program Manager.
Physical Requirements:
Must be able to push/pull and bend continuously.
Must be able to kneel and squat continuously.
Must be able to safely lift to 50 pounds frequently.
Must be able to stand continuously.
Qualifications: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
- High School Diploma/GED
- Experience working with the older population is preferred
- CNA/Personal care experience preferred
- Basic computer literacy preferred
CUSTOMER SERVICE
Displays behavior that creates a customer service culture at CJE by understanding the needs of our clients and customers and demonstrating a strong bias toward service, quality and customer satisfaction.
CJE SeniorLife is an equal opportunity employer.
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