Care Partner (Part Time)

Experience Senior Living • Akron, OH

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About The Position

Experience Senior Living is seeking a Care Partner to support residents and help them live life to the fullest. The role assists residents with personal care and activities of daily living, housekeeping and laundry, scheduled programs, and changing care needs. The Care Partner promotes residents’ choices, independence, and spiritual needs while providing warm, attentive service and maintaining confidentiality, residents’ rights, infection-control practices, and emergency preparedness.

Requirements

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Complete all state-required and Experience Senior Living-specified training programs.
• Able to read and comprehend simple instructions and short correspondence, write simple correspondence, and present information effectively in one-on-one and small-group situations.
• Able to apply common-sense understanding to detailed written or verbal instructions and deal with difficult situations.
• Able to communicate effectively with management, team members, residents, family members, vendors, referral sources, and outside contacts.
• Able to make independent decisions and communicate in a warm, friendly, and caring manner.
• Passion for working with and around senior citizens.
• Knowledge of customer service principles and practices.
• Able to work varied schedules, including weekends, evenings, and holidays.
• Maintain a neat, clean appearance in accordance with the dress code.
• Demonstrate strong service delivery, address service failures, and prioritize customer needs.
• Able to present information clearly, interpret complex information, and listen effectively.
• Able to build credibility and rapport through warm, helpful communication.
• Able to work cooperatively with others to achieve goals and objectives.
• Able to be tactful, maintain confidences, foster an ethical work environment, and handle situations honestly.
• Able to remain open to new information, change focus as demands change, manage transitions between tasks, and adapt to varying customer needs.

Nice To Haves

• Certified Nursing Assistant or Home Health Aide certification.
• Medication Assistance license or certificate, if applicable under state regulations.
• CPR certification and First Aid certification.

Responsibilities

• Assist residents with personal care and activities of daily living as assigned, requested, and outlined in their service plans.
• Perform assigned daily housekeeping and laundry tasks according to established procedures and standards.
• Review and participate in 24 Hour Reports, shift-change reports, and verbal reports as needed.
• Assist residents to and from scheduled life enrichment programs.
• Promote residents’ personal choices, independence, and spiritual needs, and provide verbal encouragement and support.
• Prioritize tasks to provide appropriate services as residents’ requests and needs change.
• Communicate changes in residents’ needs to the Director of Health & Wellness and coordinate with other departments as needs arise.
• Respond to resident pendant or wearable calls in a timely manner.
• Ensure compliance with new resident care needs and established infection-control practices.
• Report all accidents and incidents to a supervisor as soon as possible, regardless of severity.
• Maintain the confidentiality of residents’ personal care information and honor their personal and property rights.
• Be knowledgeable and prepared for emergencies, including disasters and fires.

Benefits

• Medical insurance
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• Short-term and long-term disability coverage
• Life and voluntary life insurance
• 401(k) with employer matching
• Paid holidays
• Up to 20 days of PTO in the first three years

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED