Hours: Thursday-Monday, 2:00pm-10:00pm 37.5-hrs/week
Hiring Range: $17.50-$18.00 DOE

Benefit Level FT: Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, Vacation, Sick, Personal time, Floating Holidays, Observed Holidays, 403(b) Thrift Plan, Health, Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts, Credit Union, Bereavement Leave, Referral Bonus, Commuter Benefits, Volunteer Initiative Program, Employee Free Loan Program, Tuition Reimbursement, Employee Meals, Employee Discounts and Complimentary Fitness Classes.

Job Responsibilities:

• Monitors daily status of residents and execute individualized resident care plans. Keeps Director of Assisted Living informed of progress, problems, and changes in resident behavior and/or functioning.
• Provides non-scheduled cleaning of residents’ apartments on a PRN basis during times housekeeper is not available.
• Provides assistance with residents’ linens, laundry and ironing.
• Provides assistance with residents’ bathing, grooming and hair care. This assistance is unique to each resident and determined through the Individual Resident Care Plan.
• Provides monitoring of residents’ medication routine as specified by State regulations and Kavod Assisted Living medication policies and procedures.
• Provides assistance for residents with dressing and undressing as determined through the Individual Resident Care Plan.
• Provides encouragement and guidance for residents’ development of self-care capabilities and personal hygiene, as needed. Assists with AL meals to assure a pleasurable dining experience for residents; i.e. assist residents to make food choices, help serve, cut up food.
• Escorts residents to meals and building activities, as needed. Personal and physical assistance such as lifting, transferring, or carrying will not be done by staff.
• Provides regular contact checks and reassurance for residents and document anything out of the ordinary.
• Maintains a positive attitude with residents, families and community members to ensure the agency standards for good service are achieved.
• Provides other non-medical services as deemed appropriate to assist residents in regaining and retaining independence from a physical setback.
• Works with the Assisted Living team and agency staff to assist with special projects.
• Responds to resident emergencies by following Kavod’s Resident Emergency Procedures & Guidelines.
• Performs additional agency custodial services as designated by the Director of Assisted Living.
• Attends monthly staff meetings as scheduled by the Director of Assisted Living and/or Kavod’s Management team.
• Assists and/or facilitates AL activities as assigned by the Director of Assisted Living.
• Encourages residents to attend activities.
• Completes necessary training for Assisted Living staff required by the various regulating agencies on a timely basis.
• Avails him/herself to work back up for fellow workers.
• Complies with all HIIPA and CDPHE regulations regarding the rights of the residents and the organization to confidentiality. Information of the agency and the residents should never be given out except through normal channels and with appropriate authorization.

Job Requirements: Must be 18 years of age or older with a high school diploma or general education degree (GED) and he/she must read, write and speak English. Fulfillment of all training and other regulatory requirements (i.e. QMAP certification, First Aid/CPR training). Experience providing personal care and housekeeping for elderly and/or certified nurse’s aide training is helpful, but not required.

Physical Demands: While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand; sit; walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls; reach with hands and arms; and stoop, kneel, crouch, crawl, or smell. The employee frequently is required to climb or balance.

The employee may regularly lift and/or move up to 30 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

To apply email a letter of interest and resume with the job title in the subject line to Human Resources.

Kavod is a rewarding place to work. It’s an organization where ability and compassion combine to create unmatched service. We truly value our employees and have built an organization that embraces diversity, supports team members and encourages growth. We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer.

We can help with your student loans! As a 501(c)(3) Kavod Senior Life is a qualified employer for the Public Student Loan Forgiveness Program. Your work at Kavod not only supports older adults in the community, but also puts you on the path to student loan relief.

Through our commitment to hiring well-qualified candidates and maintaining a safe working environment, Kavod conducts pre-employment screening on all prospective employees.

Kavod team members provide quality care, services and support to our residents and the broader community. In turn, it is Kavod’s philosophy to provide a rich compensation and benefits package with flexibility, affordability and ease of use in mind.

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