Assisted Living Aide On Call (06N18007)

State of Alaska•Juneau, AK

3d•Onsite

About The Position

This On-Call position is a member of the outstanding nursing and direct care staff at the Juneau Pioneer Home. It plays a vital role in providing person-centered support in a safe environment for up to forty-nine (49) elder residents. This is a part-time on-call position who will be asked to fill in as needed. The mission of the Division of the Alaska Pioneer Homes is: "Providing elder Alaskans a home and community, celebrating life through its final breath." The division values are: Positive Attitude, Love, Accountability, Trust, and Excellence.

Requirements

Physically capable of performing work that requires standing, walking, lifting, bending, and pushing.
Teamwork: Encourages and facilitates cooperation, pride, trust, and group identity; fosters commitment and team spirit; works with others to achieve goals.
Flexibility: Is open to change and new information; adapts behavior or work methods in response to new information, changing conditions, or unexpected obstacles; effectively deals with ambiguity.
Physical Strength and Agility: Ability to bend, lift, climb, stand, and walk for long periods of time; ability to perform moderately heavy laboring work.
Listening: Receives, attends to, interprets, and responds to verbal messages and other cues such as body language in ways that are appropriate to listeners and situations.
Interpersonal Skills: Treats others with courtesy, sensitivity, and respect. Considers and responds appropriately to the needs and feelings of different people in different situations.
Employees of the Pioneer Home receive continual or regular screening for tuberculosis, criminal history and for COVID-19 as required by the facility.
Must provide current evidence to be free from active pulmonary tuberculosis (TB) with test results dated within the last 12 months prior to start date.
Must provide current evidence of negative results to COVID-19 testing performed within 1 week prior to start date.
Must submit to regular COVID testing as required by the facility.
Must answer the Supplemental Questions. Be specific in your answers and tell us how you acquired the relevant experience. Please use complete sentences and proof-read your submissions when answering the supplemental questions.
To verify education being used to meet the required minimum qualifications, you must fill in the Education section of the application. If you have not obtained a degree, please indicate the number of units completed.
Copies of transcripts are required to verify educational credentials being used to meet the minimum qualifications for a position and are required with each application. (Unofficial are okay, please ensure that the institution/URL name is listed on the transcripts).
When using work experience not already documented in your application, please provide the employer’s name, your job title, dates of employment, and whether full-or part-time.

Nice To Haves

Some positions may require the successful applicant to pass a background investigation and fingerprinting as a prerequisite to employment.
Some positions require the successful applicant to operate State vehicles for the transportation of residents. Such positions require the applicant possess Alaska Driver’s License and the ability to obtain passes to military bases and hospitals.
Provide current copy of current CPR and First Aid certificate(s), if available.

Responsibilities

Provide high quality personal care to assisted living home residents in a warm, supportive, and caring manner.
Following the resident's Assisted Living Plan, this position assists residents with lifting, turning, moving, positioning, and with transporting into and out of bed, wheelchairs, bathtubs, lifts, and using walkers and canes, etc.
This position is also part of a team providing programs that promote physical well-being and relationships by involving residents in activities where they engage in meaningful person to person social interchange with other residents, family, friends, and staff.