Caregiver

Summary: As a Resident Assistant for our community, you are a key member of an amazing team, enhancing the lives of our residents.

By providing consistent and quality care, our caregiving team ensures our residents live meaningful life.

Essential Functions: * Assists residents with activities of daily living, including bathing, dressing, grooming, toileting, eating, transferring, and mobility * Engages residents in meaningful conversation, socialization, and activity while providing personal care assistance * Responds to all resident needs and/or requests for care promptly, and provides or obtains assistance with care as necessary * Assists in the dining room during resident meal times * Encourages residents to participate in scheduled activities and outings, and assists with those activities as needed * Assists in the cleanliness of the community, including straightening resident beds, emptying resident garbage, and tidies resident rooms daily and as needed * Assists with resident laundry per shift guidelines Minimum Eligibility Requirements: * High school diploma or equivalent preferred.

* Previous experience working with the elderly in a residential or long-term care setting is preferred.

* Must be able to read, write and speak English to communicate effectively with residents, families, visitors, and other staff members.

* Must be able to perform job duties and responsibilities with or without reasonable accommodation.

* Able to pass the necessary tests (i.e., CPR, First Aid, Food Handlers, etc.) if required by state regulations.