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Discover rewarding career opportunities at Kavod, where our employees are the heartbeat of our organization. We celebrate diversity, foster a supportive team culture, and actively encourage professional growth. As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we value the unique contributions each individual brings to our community.

Remarkably, 40% of our team members have dedicated over 5 years to Kavod, with an impressive 21% surpassing the decade mark. Join us in making a difference and building a fulfilling career with Kavod.

Open Positions at Kavod

Hiring Range: $21.00/hr – $23.50/hr DOE

Benefits:  Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, Vacation, Sick, Personal time, Floating Holidays, Observed Holidays, 403(b) Thrift Plan, Health, Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts, Credit Union, Bereavement Leave, Referral Bonus, Insurance Benefits, Commuter Benefits, Volunteer Initiative Program, Employee Free Loan Program, Tuition Reimbursement, Employee Meals, Employee Discounts and Complimentary Yoga Classes.

Schedule: Sunday 7:30am-4:00pm, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday & Thursday 9:30am-6:00pm

SUMMARY:  Prepares and cooks meals for residents, guests and Kavod staff. Preparing meals includes: soup, main entree, preparing / baking desserts if needed. Preparing the correct amount of food necessary to complete each meal as required for the daily menu. Ensure meals are plated in a visually pleasing way and helps with the serving on the line.  Plans lunch for staff each day, utilizing leftovers to maintain cost basis for operations and following Health Department Guidelines. Supports other cooking staff when questions arise, models proper cooking techniques and health and safety standards. Involves Kitchen Manager in cooking operations, as needed. Maintains the kosher integrity of Kavod’s food program.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

  • Assists the Kitchen Manager / providing hands on support and some limited training for kitchen staff
  • Prepares meals: soup, main entrée and occasionally desserts
  • Ensures that food prepared meets kosher guidelines
  • Assists with serving
  • Assists with food plating and presentation planning
  • Assures food is served at correct temperatures during service, taking and recording temps prior to serving.
  • Makes sure that all plates that leave the kitchen meet taste and design standards
  • In conjunction with the Kitchen Manager maintain compliance with all sanitation and health and safety standards
    • Monitoring and recording food temperatures
    • Monitoring coolers/freezers for proper storage, temps, labels and dates
  • Engages in regular communications with Kitchen Manager to provide information about food amounts and shortages
  • Monitors resident feedback for product/process improvements
  • Reviews cleaning lists and ensure all tasks are completed daily
  • Other duties as assigned.

 

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE: Three to five years “quantity cooking from scratch” experience with a kosher background preferred. Should be 18 years of age or over to be able to operate slicer and chopping equipment.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS: While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand. The employee frequently is required to walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls; and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; and taste or smell.  Sight is important to insure eye appeal of food and safety in the kitchen when working with heat or sharp objects.

The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 25 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

We require employees to be vaccinated against influenza with certain limited exceptions.

Position open until filled.

Hiring Hourly Range: $19.41/hr – $22.00/hr DOE

Benefit Level FT: Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, Vacation, Sick, Personal time, Floating Holidays, Observed Holidays, 403(b) Thrift Plan, Health, Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts, Credit Union, Bereavement Leave, Referral Bonus, Commuter Benefits, Volunteer Initiative Program, Employee Free Loan Program, Tuition Reimbursement, Employee Meals and Employee Discounts.

SUMMARY:  The Lead Assisted Living Care Partner will be responsible for providing a lead role for providing the instrumental activities of daily living (IADL’s) and activities of daily living (ADL’s) services to Assisted Living residents.  The primary objective of the Lead Care Partner is to assist the Program Director with ensuring the program while enabling residents’ to maintain a dignified lifestyle in a non-medical home setting within the specified boundaries of the program.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following (other duties may be assigned):

  • Assist the Program Director with ensuring adequate staffing requirements are met.
  • Assist the Wellness Coordinator (AL nurse) with aspects of the medication program at the facility, which includes: maintenance of medication supply, weekly medication cart audits, and maintaining the overstock medication cabinet.
  • Assist the Program Director with ensuring proper training of new staff members, including completion of required paperwork and on-the-job training as needed.
  • Monitors daily status of residents and execute individualized resident care plans. Keeps Wellness Coordinator (AL nurse) of Assisted Living informed of progress, problems, and changes in resident behavior and/or functioning.
  • Provides non-scheduled cleaning of residents’ apartments on a PRN basis during times housekeeper is not available.
  • Provides assistance with residents’ linens, and laundry.
  • Provides assistance with residents’ bathing, grooming and hair care. This assistance is unique to each resident and determined through the Individual Resident Care Plan.
  • Provides monitoring of residents’ medication routine as specified by State regulations and Kavod Assisted Living medication policies and procedures.
  • Provides assistance for residents with dressing and undressing as determined through the Individual Resident Care Plan.
  • Provides encouragement and guidance for residents’ development of self‑care capabilities and personal hygiene, as needed. Assists with AL meals to assure a pleasurable dining experience for residents; i.e. assist residents to make food choices, help serve, cut up food.
  • Escorts residents to meals and building activities, as needed. Personal and physical assistance such as lifting, transferring, or carrying will not be done by staff.
  • Provides regular contact checks and reassurance for residents and document anything out of the ordinary.
  • Maintains a positive attitude with residents, families and community members to ensure the agency standards for good service are achieved.
  • Provides other non‑medical services as deemed appropriate to assist residents in regaining and retaining independence from a physical setback.
  • Works with the Assisted Living team and agency staff to assist with special projects.
  • Responds to resident emergencies by following Kavod’s Resident Emergency Procedures & Guidelines.
  • Performs additional agency custodial services as designated by the Director of Assisted Living.
  • Attends monthly staff meetings as scheduled by the Director of Assisted Living and/or Kavod’s Management team.
  • Assists and/or facilitates AL activities as assigned by the Director of Assisted Living.
  • Encourages residents to attend activities.
  • Completes necessary training for Assisted Living staff required by the various regulating agencies on a timely basis.
  • Avails him/herself to work back‑up for fellow workers.
  • Complies with all HIIPA and CDPHE regulations regarding the rights of the residents and the organization to confidentiality. Information of the agency and the residents should never be given out except through normal channels and with appropriate authorization.

 

QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS: 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.

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE: Must be 18 years of age or older with a high school diploma or general education degree (GED) and he/she must read, write and speak English. Fulfillment of all training and other regulatory requirements (i.e. QMAP certification, First Aid/CPR training).  Experience providing personal care and housekeeping for elderly and/or certified nurse’s aide training is helpful, but not required.

Position open until filled.

Hiring Range: $24.20/hr to $29.00/hr DOE

Benefits: Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, Vacation, Sick, Personal time, Floating Holidays, Observed Holidays, 403(b) Thrift Plan, Health, Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts, Credit Union, Bereavement Leave, Referral Bonus, Insurance Benefits, Commuter Benefits, Volunteer Initiative Program, Employee Free Loan Program, Tuition Reimbursement, Employee Meals, Employee Discounts and Complimentary Fitness Classes. We can help with your student loans! As a 501(c)(3) Kavod Senior Life is a qualified employer for the Public Student Loan Forgiveness Program. Your work at Kavod not only supports older adults in the community, but also puts you on the path to student loan relief.

SUMMARY: Provides case management services to enhance residents’ ability to manage Senior Living and/or Assisted Living.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following. Other duties may be assigned:

  • Provides assessment, consultation, and information and referral services with Kavod Senior Life residents and families to better enhance residents’ ability to manage Independent Living and/or Assisted Living.
  • Provides short-term counseling and supportive intervention for psychosocial needs, grief and loss issues, and adjustment problems.
  • Provides coverage, intervention, documentation, and follow-up for resident emergencies.
  • Assists residents and families with finding appropriate housing when the resident no longer meets the requirements of the program they reside in.
  • Provides assessment, consultation, and follow-up services for management, staff, and other involved parties when resident psychosocial issues are involved in housing management problems.
  • In the absence of other resources, may work with residents to complete and submit applications for SSDI/AND/HCBS/PTC and more.
  • Monitors hospitalizations, temporary placements, and returns through resident notification, memos and incident reports.
  • Leads direct service group(s), as needed.
  • Assists the H&W Department with programming and staff needs
  • H&W Department Welcome Committee; delivers welcome packet, bag and reintroduces self to new residents to ensure a connection between resident and care coordinator.
  • Establishes and continues communication with outside partners and providers on behalf of residents (when needed).
  • Educate, schedule and meet with residents to complete initial intakes interviews and annual health and wellness discussions.
  • Ability to read and interpret documents. Ability to write routine reports and correspondence. Ability to speak effectively one-on-one or to groups. Bilingual skills preferred (Russian/English) (Spanish/English)

 

QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS: 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, ability and/or physical demands required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE: Bachelor’s degree in Human Behavioral Science which includes 30 semester hours of intervention techniques, diagnostic measures, or therapeutic techniques, such as social work, psychology, sociology, guidance and counseling, and gerontology, plus two years’ experience working with seniors.

LANGUAGE SKILLS: Ability to read, analyze, and interpret agency memorandums, policies and procedures, human service journals, and related documents. Ability to respond to common inquiries or complaints from residents, families, community agencies, or staff. Ability to write reports for resident files that conform to prescribed style and format. Ability to write and effectively present information to top management, public groups, and/or Board of Directors.

We require employees to be vaccinated influenza with certain limited exceptions.

Schedule: Monday-Friday 8:00am – 4:30pm

Position open until filled.

Hiring Range: $20.00/hr to $23.00/hr DOE

Benefits: Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, Vacation, Sick, Personal time, Floating Holidays, Observed Holidays, 403(b) Thrift Plan, Health, Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts, Credit Union, Bereavement Leave, Referral Bonus, Insurance Benefits, Commuter Benefits, Volunteer Initiative Program, Employee Free Loan Program, Tuition Reimbursement, Employee Meals, Employee Discounts and Complimentary Fitness Classes. We can help with your student loans! As a 501(c)(3) Kavod Senior Life is a qualified employer for the Public Student Loan Forgiveness Program. Your work at Kavod not only supports older adults in the community, but also puts you on the path to student loan relief.

Job Summary: Performs routine maintenance that is essential to the appearance and continued upkeep of the property and assigned areas under the direction of the Director of Facilities.

Job Requirements: Two years of hands on experience in building maintenance preferred, painting, grounds work, plumbing, electric, HVAC and apartment make-ready. Use of hand tools required for job assignments. Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.

Physical Demands:  While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand; walk; use hands/fingers to feel objects, tools, or controls; and reach with hands and arms. Frequent stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. Occasional sit, climb or balance, talk or hear, and taste or smell. Must regularly lift and/or move up to 50 pounds, frequently lift and/or move up to 100 pounds, and occasionally lift and/or move more than 100 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

We require employees to be vaccinated for influenza with certain limited exceptions.

Schedule: Monday-Friday 8:30am-5:00pm, rotating on-call Saturdays, overtime as needed.

Position open until filled.

Hiring Range:  $19.11/hr to $20.50/hr DOE

Benefits: Sick, Credit Union, Bereavement Leave, Referral Bonus, Commuter Benefits, Tuition Reimbursement, Employee Meals, Employee Discounts and Complimentary Fitness Classes.

SUMMARY:  Kavod seeks a Care Partner to join our assisted living team. QMAP certification is preferred. Reliability is a must. We are currently seeking a compassionate and attentive Part-Time Care Partner to join our team. This position is key in supporting our residents with the care they need to accomplish their activities of daily living. Assistance with dressing, personal grooming, bathing and/or assistance during meal times are essential functions of the role. English language skills required.

On-Call mornings/days/evenings

On-Call QMAP overnight shifts will receive $1.00/hr for shift differential.

We require employees to be vaccinated against influenza with certain limited exceptions.

Position opened until filled.

Ways to Apply:

Download, print, fill out & email application to HR@KavodSeniorLife.org

Apply online & send a cover letter to HR@KavodSeniorLife.org

If you are interested in working at Kavod, but there is not a current opening that fits your qualifications you are welcome to submit a letter of interest and resume by email or to Human Resources, Kavod Senior Life, 22 S. Adams St., Denver, CO 80209.

Highlights Include:

  • 100% employer paid medical premium
  • Shared dental and vision premium
  • Up to 240 hours of vacation plus separate accrued hours for sick leave, personal time and floating holidays to support team diversity
  • 403(b) match plus nonelective deferral
  • Paid volunteer hours
  • Free daily meal
  • Interest-free employee loans
  • Educational opportunities and tuition reimbursement
  • Staff parties, contests and opportunities to engage with our residents in creative ways, including the occasional Wii Bowling Tournament!

Kavod Senior Life is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workforce. We believe the contribution of our employees to organizational success is enhanced, and not limited by, their age. We celebrate the differences and believe that together we are a stronger, more united organization. Kavod wants our employees, regardless of age, to feel valued. We are proud to be part of the AARP Employee Pledge Program — a nationwide group of employers committed to developing diverse, high-performing organizations by leveraging workers of all ages.