Description

Looking for Full Time PM Shift

2pm-10:30pm

Every Other Weekend

Base Pay + Shift Differentials

Cantata Adult Life Services, formerly known as The British Home, is a nonprofit, mission-driven community with over 100 years of experience, offering a full continuum of care on a beautiful 10-acre campus in Brookfield, Illinois. We are seeking strong, compassionate leaders to join our team and help us continue enriching the lives of older adults through exceptional care and a vibrant community.

General Summary:

To provide a clean and safe environment through non-medical tasks/duties for residents based on their service plan and in accordance with policies and procedures, current federal, state and facility standards, guidelines and regulations governing our facility, and as may be required by the Assisted Living Manager, or Wellness Nurse to ensure that the highest degree of services are offered and provided at all times.     

Principal Duties and Responsibilities: This description is intended only to identify the basic responsibilities and requirements of this job classification and does not prevent the assignment of other job-related duties. Successful job applicants will be able to perform these essential functions with or without requested reasonable accommodation. 

1. Assists new residents in orientation to their assigned apartments and common areas of the Woodlands.
2. Provides support and encouragement in a positive manner to AL residents to remain independent. 
3. Required to provide assistance with ADL’s when needed by residents as determined by service package; tasks may include but are not limited to assistance with dressing, bathing, bed making, laundry, toileting, transferring and light housekeeping.
4. Assists with wheelchair transportation of residents to various areas of the Woodlands and on campus as needed. 
5. May be required to assist the resident with activities that are provided in the Woodlands and on campus which may include but not limited to transporting resident, conducting the activity and the clean-up thereafter.
6. Provides medication reminders to residents whose service package includes medication reminders.
7. Provides and communicates resident information as requested to the AL Manager, Wellness Nurse or Lead Resident Assistant, emergency personnel and other staff members.
8. May be required to assist in the AL dining room with food set-up items, menu selection, and tray delivery. 
9. Maintains daily log of services provided for record keeping system. Ensuring all paper and/or electronic record keeping is maintained.
10. Build positive & supporting relationships and demonstrate ability to respond to changing situations in a flexible manner. 
11. Follows work assignments, and/or work schedules, completing and performing assigned tasks in a timely manner. 
12. Attends in-services, meetings and educational training in accordance with Cantata Adult Life Services’ policies and procedures.
13. Performs tasks/duties and utilize forms in accordance with Cantata Adult Life Services’ policies and procedures. 

Requirements

Knowledge/Skill/Experience

•  High school graduate or equivalent. 
•  Prior care giving experience preferred. 
• Current CPR certification. 
•  Ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in written form with a diverse group of people.
•  Ability and willingness to work harmoniously within a team environment departmentally. 
•  Aptitude for detail work as well as understand and meet job responsibility time frames. 
•  Ability to determine, understand and maintain cleanliness issues. 
•  Must be able to read, write, speak, and understand the English language. 
•  Must be able to relate to and work with ill, disabled, elderly, emotionally upset, and at times hostile people within the facility.

Contact with Others

• Extensive contact with residents on a daily basis. Daily contact with all levels of personnel within the company. Some interaction with resident’s family members.

Delegation of Authority

• As Resident Assistant you are delegated the responsibility, and accountability necessary for carrying out your assigned duties.  

Responsibility for Confidential Data

• Employees are required to safeguard sensitive information. Sensitive information includes, but shall not be limited to, information concerning Cantata Adult Life Services’ former and current residents/clients, medical and health information and Cantata Adult Life Services’ information systems including but not limited to the Internet and E-mail. Information must be safeguarded in accordance with policies and procedures, current federal, state and facility standards, guidelines and regulations governing our facility.

Physical Requirements/Working Conditions

• Must meet general health requirements as set forth by this facility. 
• Must be able to manually push, pull, and/or move, a minimum of 50 pounds frequently for brief periods of time.
• Must be able to manually lift a minimum of 10 pounds frequently for brief periods of time.
• Must be able to walk, stand, sit and bend frequently for moderate periods of time.
• May be requested to work over scheduled hours, weekends and holidays when necessary.
• Individual will be scheduled based on operational need.  
• May be necessary to assist in the evacuation of residents during emergency situations.

Exposure Classification

• Job duties are classified as Category I (routine contact with blood, body fluids or tissues). 
• Routine exposure to chemicals, which are identified for use in the assisted living department.