Care Partner 11pm-7am

Experience Senior Living • North Port, FL

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About The Position

Experience Senior Living is seeking a Care Partner to support residents with personal care and activities of daily living, housekeeping and laundry, participation in life enrichment programs, and other needs in accordance with residents’ service plans. The role promotes resident choice, independence, spiritual needs, and a positive transition from home to community through thoughtful engagement. Care Partners communicate changes in resident needs, respond promptly to resident calls, maintain infection control and confidentiality, and report incidents to a supervisor. The position requires a warm, helpful, and professional approach when working with residents, families, colleagues, and other contacts. The listed schedule is 11 p.m. to 7 a.m.; employees must also be able to work varied schedules, including weekends, evenings, and holidays.

Requirements

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Must 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 follow detailed written or verbal instructions using common-sense judgment 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.
• Must communicate in a warm, friendly, and caring manner and have a 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.
• Able to deliver a high level of service, address service failures, and prioritize customer needs.
• Able to present information clearly, interpret complex information, speak with residents, family members, and customers, and listen effectively.
• Able to build credibility and rapport through warm and helpful communication.
• Able to work cooperatively with others to achieve goals and objectives.
• Able to be tactful, maintain confidences, foster an ethical work environment, prevent inappropriate coworker behavior, give proper credit, and handle situations honestly.
• Able to remain open to new information, change opinions when warranted, perform varied tasks, shift focus as demands change, manage transitions between tasks, and adapt to varying customer needs.

Nice To Haves

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

Responsibilities

• Assist residents with personal care and activities of daily living as assigned, requested, and specified in service plans.
• Perform assigned daily housekeeping tasks according to established procedures and standards.
• Perform assigned laundry duties.
• 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 ensure residents receive appropriate services as their requests and needs change.
• Communicate changes in residents’ needs to the Director of Health & Wellness.
• Communicate with other departments about residents’ needs that arise during the shift.
• Respond promptly to resident pendant or wearable calls.
• Ensure compliance with new resident care needs.
• Maintain established infection control practices.
• Report all accidents and incidents to a supervisor as soon as possible, regardless of severity.
• Maintain confidentiality of residents’ personal care information and honor their personal and property rights.
• Be knowledgeable and prepared for emergencies, including disasters and fires.
• Help residents transition from home to community through thoughtful engagement.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision coverage.
• Short-term and long-term disability coverage.
• Life and voluntary life insurance.
• 401(k) with employer matching.
• Paid holidays.
• Up to 20 days of paid time off in the first three years.

What This Job Offers

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