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

Benefits: Sick, 403(b) Thrift Plan, Credit Union, Bereavement Leave, Referral Bonus, Volunteer Initiative Program, Commuter Benefits, Employee Free Loan Program, Tuition Reimbursement, Employee Meals, Employee Discounts and Complimentary Wellness Classes.

Schedule: Sunday & Monday, 2:00pm-10:15pm

Job Responsibilities: 

• Monitors daily status of residents and execute individualized resident care plans. Keeps Director 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, laundry and ironing.
• 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.

Job Requirements: 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.

Physical Demands: While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand; sit; walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls; reach with hands and arms; and stoop, kneel, crouch, crawl, or smell. The employee frequently is required to climb or balance.

The employee may regularly lift and/or move up to 30 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 during flu season with certain limited exceptions.

Position opened until filled.