Caregiver

SRM MANAGEMENT GROUP LLC•Gainesville, VA

16d•$19 - $20•Onsite

About The Position

The Caregiver enhances and improves the SRIM experience by providing heartfelt care to residents and their families and demonstrating SRIM’s golden-rule core value. The role supports residents’ daily living needs, including assistance with activities of daily living (ADLs), meal service, light housekeeping, and laundry, while encouraging residents’ independence. Caregivers provide respectful, compassionate support to residents, communicate observations and safety concerns to supervisors, participate in resident activities, and help maintain a clean, safe, and dignified community environment. The position also involves teamwork, supporting and mentoring new employees, following established policies and procedures, and serving as essential personnel during emergencies or inclement weather. The listed pay range is $19.00–$20.00 per hour.

Requirements

High school diploma or GED, or one to two years of related experience and/or training, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos.
Ability to write simple correspondence.
Ability to present information effectively in one-on-one and small-group situations to customers, clients, and other employees.
Ability to use common-sense understanding to follow detailed but uncomplicated written or oral instructions.
Ability to address problems involving a few concrete variables in standardized situations.
Ability to meet the position’s physical demands, including regularly standing, walking, using hands, reaching, and talking or hearing; frequently stooping, kneeling, crouching or crawling, and tasting or smelling; occasionally sitting and climbing or balancing; and occasionally lifting or moving up to 50 pounds.

Responsibilities

Assist residents with activities of daily living, including dressing, grooming, peri-care, toileting, and hygiene, while encouraging independence.
Interact with residents at all levels of care with empathy, kindness, compassion, and respect.
Observe residents and report changes in their health and emotional well-being to a supervisor daily.
Serve and assist residents in the dining room at breakfast, lunch, and dinner.
Initiate and participate in leisure activities listed on the activity calendar.
Maintain a clean, safe, orderly, and dignified environment for residents, families, visitors, and associates.
Perform general housekeeping duties according to established cleaning schedules and provide housekeeping or laundry support to maintain a clean and sanitary community.
Respond promptly and courteously to requests for assistance, including phone calls and requests from family members and visitors.
Communicate in a language each resident can understand.
Ensure residents or their responsible parties sign residents out when they leave the community.
Identify and help prevent hazards or situations that could cause harm or falls; report safety hazards promptly to a supervisor.
Use good body mechanics and safe work habits.
Follow established policies and procedures during emergencies and remain at the community until released by a supervisor when required as essential personnel during emergencies or inclement weather.
Work collaboratively with associates and management to complete assignments and maintain a positive, respectful attitude.
Follow attendance and call-off policies; participate in training, in-service sessions, and mandatory meetings; and follow the dress code.
Refer inquiries about resident care from families and visitors to the immediate supervisor rather than discussing those issues directly.
Comply with HIPAA regulations.
Assist with training and mentoring new employees.
Take initiative, seek additional information, offer solutions and suggestions, and willingly take on special projects or assignments outside regular duties.
Perform other reasonable duties as assigned or requested.