What are the responsibilities and job description for the Senior Living Care Associate position at The Landing of Poughkeepsie?
About DiscoverySenior Living
Discovery Senior Livingis a family of companies that includes Discovery Management Group, IntegralSenior Living, Provincial Senior Living, Morada Senior Living, TerraBellaSenior Living, LakeHouse Senior Living, Arvum Senior Living, DiscoveryDevelopment Group, Discovery Design Concepts, STAT Marketing, and Discovery AtHome. With three decades of experience, the award-winning management team hasbeen developing, building, marketing, and managing diverse senior-livingcommunities across the United States. By leveraging its innovative“Experiential Living” philosophy across a growing portfolio in excess of 350communities and over 35,000 homes in nearly 40 states, and 19,000 dedicatedemployees, Discovery Senior Living is a recognized industry leader for performance,innovation and lifestyle customization and, today, ranks among the 2 largestU.S. senior living operators.
We offer rewarding career opportunities that include:
- Competitive wages
- Access to wages before payday
- Flexible scheduling options with full-time and part-time hours
- Paid time off and Holidays (full-time)
- Comprehensive benefit package including health, dental, vision, life and disability insurances (full-time)
- 401(K) with employer matching
- Paid training
- Opportunities for advancement
- Meals and uniforms
- Employee Assistance Program
Our community is looking for a Care Giver to join our team.
The Care Giver's role includes providing hands on care and physical and emotional support to each resident while maintaining a safe and comfortable home like environment.
Responsibilities:
- Maintaining cleanliness of resident’s room and work areas
- Helping residents maintain independence, promoting dignity and physical safety of each resident
- Participating and assisting residents with activities of daily living (i.e. bathing, dressing, toileting, grooming, ambulation, transferring, eating) as instructed
- Engaging residents in life skills and other life enrichment activities
Qualifications:
- Certified Nurse’s Aid certification preferred
- High School diploma/GED
- Must be 18 years of age
- Previous experience working with seniors preferred
- Ability to communicate effectively with Residents, management and co-workers
- Superior customer service skills
- Ability to handle multiple priorities
- Must demonstrate good judgment, problem solving and decision making skills
If having a direct impact on the lives of others is appealing to you, apply today and join our team!
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