Are you interested in working directly with our residents? Episcopal SeniorLife Communities is holding a Home Health Aide class to become certified in providing direct care to our residents living at our Assisted Living locations: Ashley Woods, Brentland Woods, and Seabury Woods!
Rate of pay while attending training class - $16.00/hour
Once the course ends and you've successfully passed and received certification, you will enter a HHA role with us. Varied shifts Monday-Friday, & every other weekend. Various shifts will be available. The rate of pay will change to reflect the HHA/RCA rate. Pay range: $17.55 - $18.55. Differential is offered for evenings and nights: $2.50 during the week and $4.00 on weekends.
TRAINING CLASS DETAILS
- Classes start on June 17, 2024 and last 3 weeks. Training 30.0 hours/week.
- Training locations: Week One: 1530 East Avenue, the next 2 weeks at your respected location: Ashley Woods, Brentland Woods, or Seabury Woods.
- Full attendance is mandatory
- Once the course starts, the trainee will attend classes only, receiving hourly wages while attending the course.
ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS
- Assist residents with daily grooming, bathing, dressing as needed.
- Assist in the development and updating of each resident’s care plan.
- Provide ADL assistance to residents via Optimus system.
- Straighten residents’ apartment daily and make bed.
- Respond to all PERS alerts via the company pager in a timely manner. Make sure pagers remain on site and are turned over to a responsible person on each shift.
- Strip and remake residents’ bed weekly.
- Do personal laundry for residents weekly or as required.
- Assist residents with picking up trash and disposing of expired food in the apt.
- Monitor changes in residents’ appetite.
- Serve residents’ meals from kitchen as needed.
- Assist in the dining room during meals as needed.
- Assist with the activity program, conduct activities as directed by the activity coordinator or assigned by supervisor.
- Assure residents get to appointments, activities, and meals.
- Provide one-on-one support/visitation to assigned residents as needed.
- Encourage and/or remind residents to participate in activities.
- Encourage socialization among residents.
- Communicate all pertinent information to other staff in a timely manner.
QUALIFICATIONS:
TRAINING QUALIFICATIONS
- Must have strong desire to care for our residents.
- Must be a t least 18 years old to apply.
- Must be available for 3 weeks of training (Training locations: Week One: 1530 East Avenue, the next 2 weeks at your respected location).
- Must be willing to provide residents with daily living activities such as grooming, bathing, cleaning, etc.
- Must be willing to assist in serving residents daily meals.
JOB QUALIFICATIONS:
- Certification as a Home Health Aide (HHA) , Personal Care Aide (PCA) or Certified Nursing Assistant (C.N.A) is required.
- Basic First Aid is also required.
- Must possess high school diploma or equivalent with reading, comprehension and writing ability at 12th grade level or higher.
- Experience or interest in working with older adults.
- Strong team approach to working with other staff.
- Ability to interact courteously and tactfully with staff, residents, family members, visitors, vendors and the general public.