Resident Attendant - Casual

Covenant Care + Covenant Living•Lethbridge, AB

2d•Onsite

About The Position

Covenant Living is a mission-driven organization dedicated to continuing the healing ministry of Jesus by serving with compassion, upholding the sacredness of life, and caring for the whole person. As a non-profit partner in Alberta’s integrated health system, Covenant Living supports seniors of all faiths and backgrounds with innovative approaches in a caring community. The Resident Attendant (RA) plays a crucial role within the care team, providing support to residents, their families, and visitors in a home-like environment. This role emphasizes enabling independence, choice, dignity, privacy, and individuality. The RA assists residents with personal care, social support, and participation in recreation and leisure activities. Effective communication, including reading, writing, clear verbal articulation, and active listening, is essential for implementing recommendations and developing plans in accordance with Covenant Living’s protocols and applicable legislation. Maintaining absolute confidentiality of sensitive information is paramount. The position is responsible for providing resident care that respects choice, dignity, privacy, independence, culture, spirituality, and individuality, ensuring services align with Covenant Living’s standards. A close working relationship with the interdisciplinary team and consistent promotion of teamwork and cooperation are expected. The RA supports residents, their families, and visitors throughout their end-of-life journey, ensuring choice, dignity, privacy, respect, and individuality. This role requires modeling the organization's mission, vision, and values, and collaborating effectively as a professional team player.

Requirements

Minimum Grade 12 required
Completed recognized Health Care Aide Certificate
Proof of enrollment in the Alberta Health Care Aide Directory
Ability to speak, read and write English fluently

Nice To Haves

Dementia education an asset
6 months to 1 year of experience in an Assisted Living/Continuing Care facility preferred
Ability to speak French an asset
Computer skills an asset

Responsibilities

Provides support to residents, their family and visitors in a home-like environment that enables independence, choice, dignity, privacy and individuality.
Assists residents as necessary in areas of personal care, social support, and assisting residents to participate in recreation and leisure activities.
Communicates effectively in all forms (reading, writing, clear verbal articulation and active listening) to implement recommendations and develop plans and procedures in accordance with Covenant Living’s protocol and also with applicable legislation.
Maintains absolute confidentiality of sensitive information.
Provides resident care in a way that acknowledges resident choice, dignity, privacy, independence, culture, spirituality and individuality inclusive of a home-like environment.
Ensures service is provided in a manner reflective of Covenant Living’s standards.
Maintains a close working relationship with the interdisciplinary team.
Consistently promotes teamwork and cooperation within the team.
Ensures that residents receive quality care and service according to Covenant Living policies and procedures.
Provides support to residents, their family and visitors during the resident’s end of life journey that will enable choice, dignity, privacy, respect and individuality.
Models the organization's mission, vision, and values, consistently representing Covenant professionally and positively.
Collaborates effectively as a professional team player, supporting the achievement of Covenant’s Mission, Vision, and Values.