Caregiver FT 7AM-7PM
About The Position
The Caregiver enhances residents’ and families’ experience by providing heartfelt care and demonstrating the company’s golden-rule value. The role supports residents’ daily living needs, including assistance with activities of daily living, meal service, light housekeeping, and laundry, while encouraging independence. Caregivers interact with residents with empathy, kindness, compassion, and respect, and help maintain a safe, clean, orderly, and dignified community environment. The position is located at Seagrass Village of Fleming Island in Fleming Island, Florida, and is listed as a full-time 7 a.m.–7 p.m. role paying $15.00 per hour. The role also includes communicating resident health or emotional changes and safety hazards to a supervisor, responding courteously to requests, following emergency procedures, protecting resident privacy, and working collaboratively with associates and management. Caregivers participate in training and meetings, may assist with onboarding and mentoring new employees, and perform other reasonable duties as assigned. Candidates should be able to read and understand simple instructions and correspondence, write simple correspondence, communicate effectively with individuals and small groups, and use common-sense reasoning to follow detailed but straightforward instructions and address routine problems. A high school diploma or GED, one to two years of related experience or training, or an equivalent combination is listed. The job involves standing, walking, reaching, using hands, communicating, bending and other movement, and occasionally lifting or moving up to 50 pounds. Occasional exposure to bloodborne pathogens is noted.
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.
- Ability to apply common-sense understanding to follow detailed but straightforward written or oral instructions.
- Ability to address problems involving a few concrete variables in standardized situations.
- Ability to meet the role’s physical demands, including occasionally lifting or moving up to 50 pounds.
Responsibilities
- Assist residents with activities of daily living, including dressing, grooming, peri-care, toileting, and hygiene.
- Interact with residents at all levels of care with empathy, kindness, compassion, and respect.
- Observe residents and report changes in their health or emotional wellbeing to a supervisor daily.
- Serve and assist residents in the dining room at breakfast, lunch, and dinner.
- Initiate and participate in resident leisure activities described on the activity calendar.
- Maintain a clean, safe, and orderly environment and perform daily housekeeping according to established schedules.
- Provide housekeeping and laundry duties to keep the community orderly, clean, and sanitary.
- Respond promptly and courteously to resident requests, phone calls, and requests from family members and visitors.
- Communicate in a language each resident can understand.
- Ensure residents or responsible parties sign residents out when they leave the community.
- Identify and help prevent objects or situations that could cause harm or falls; report safety hazards promptly to a supervisor.
- Use good body mechanics and safe working habits.
- Follow established policies and procedures during emergencies and serve as essential personnel during emergencies or inclement weather, remaining at the community until released by a supervisor when required.
- Work as a team with associates and management to complete assignments and maintain a positive, respectful attitude.
- Comply with attendance and call-off policies, participate in training, in-service sessions, and mandatory meetings, and follow the dress code.
- Refer family and visitor inquiries about resident care to the immediate supervisor and 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.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
High school or GED
