Care Professional

Choice in Aging • Antioch, CA

6h

About The Position

Under the supervision of the Activity Coordinator and the direction of the Program Director, the Care Professional leads and assists with program activities, supports fellow staff in attending to clients’ physical and social needs, and documents participants’ daily interactions and physical well-being. As a member of Choice in Aging’s team, the Care Professional helps provide services that enable frail elderly and disabled adults to remain independent, retain their dignity, and engage in an active life.

The role involves building respectful one-on-one relationships with participants, learning about their preferences and backgrounds, and providing companionship and care that supports personal worth, agency, social confidence, and hope. The Care Professional assists with activities of daily living, provides safety supervision and emotional support, helps prepare and serve food, maintains a clean program area, and completes assigned client documentation while protecting confidentiality. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions. Duties and responsibilities may change with or without notice.

Final candidates must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 by their first day of employment, defined as being at least two weeks past the final dose of an authorized vaccine regimen.

Requirements

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Clear TB test.
• Must pass a LiveScan fingerprint background check.
• Ability to communicate clearly in spoken and written English.
• Ability to project the voice loudly and articulate clearly when necessary for hearing-impaired clients.
• Ability to work as a team member.
• Ability to safely and physically assist participants with toileting.
• Ability to respond physically and quickly to participant needs.
• Ability to hear and respond to bathroom assistance buzzer sounds.
• Ability to see participants in the program to observe and respond to assistance needs.
• Ability to speak clearly and with sufficient volume for hearing-impaired participants.
• Ability to push, pull, move, and assist with transferring adult participants.
• Ability to transfer a maximum of 50 pounds.
• Must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 by the first day of employment.

Responsibilities

• Lead, engage in, and assist with program activities, encouraging client participation through recognition, respect, and trust.
• Provide care that respects and values each individual’s uniqueness.
• Help maintain an environment that supports participants’ personal worth, agency, social confidence, and hope.
• Build respectful one-on-one relationships with participants and learn their likes, interests, backgrounds, family histories, and dislikes.
• Engage participants in constructive conversation and companionship.
• Assist clients with non-instrumental activities of daily living, including toileting, feeding, ambulating, transferring, clothing, grooming, and personal hygiene.
• Provide safety supervision and emotional support, and manage participant behavior when necessary.
• Help maintain a clean program area and complete assigned cleaning duties.
• Assist with food preparation, including cutting, pureeing, thickening, and plating; serve meals and refreshments; and clean up.
• Complete assigned client documentation, including progress narratives, flow sheets, toileting logs, and staff communication logs.
• Maintain confidentiality in all matters of client care.
• Work as a team member to support the organization’s mission.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance for staff working 30 or more hours per week.
• Dental and vision insurance at no cost if medical insurance is waived.
• Medical insurance costs $150 per month for employees.
• 20% off tuition at the on-site Choice in Learning Montessori preschool, if space is available.
• Voluntary illness and accident protection through Aflac.
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP).
• 403(b) retirement plan.
• Floating holiday.
• Birthday holiday.
• Generous paid time off policy; staff working 40 hours per week can earn 17 days of PTO per year.
• PTO on most national holidays.
• Life insurance and accidental death and dismemberment insurance for full-time employees.
• Long-term disability coverage for full-time employees.

What This Job Offers

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