Our mission is to improve the quality of life for older adults providing a broad range of home and community-based services, enabling them to remain as active and independent as possible. ADULT DAY SERVICES (ADS) - PROGRAM AIDE RESPONSIBILITIES: - Exemplify the “Service with Heart” attitude that is expected of all employees.
- Ensure no confidential information is discussed or shared unless it is in the course of conducting valid Agency business.
- Help with Activities of Daily Living Skills (ADL’s) to including eating, bath rooming, transferring, ambulating, etc., as appropriate.
- Assist the ADS Activity Specialist with planned activities and crafts.
- Responsible for providing appropriate and safe respite services including personal care and companionship as assigned by the appropriate professional.
- Assist customers to and from the bus.
- Provide warm, hospitable atmosphere for customers.
- Act as a liaison between the customer and the RN Manager.
- Follow the CACFP and other funding source guidelines to prepare, heat and serve food and beverages and wash dishes.
- Complete and submit all required Agency documentation within the required time frames.
- Responsible for seeing that the ADS area is prepared for the next day.
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS: - Comfortable in a team setting and ability to be flexible when things change.
- High School diploma or GED OR
- Certified State Tested Nurse Aide (S.T.N.A.) as verified by Ohio Nurse Aide Registry. OR
- Graduate of an approved Home Care Aide Program, without a 24-month lapse in employment since completing program. OR
- One year of supervised institutional or community based direct service delivery in healthcare within the last three years. OR
- Nursing students who can verify the successful completion of the Fundamentals of Nursing Care
BENEFITS: - Health, Dental, Vision, Group Life Insurance
- Employee Assistance Program
- Retirement
- Paid Holidays
- Paid Vacation, Personal Holiday and Sick Time
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