Shifts Available: all shifts

Clara’s Garden at The Gary Residence is seeking a Resident Services Assistant to provide care to residents living in our Memory Care Neighborhood. This position entails providing support to residents with activities of daily living including personal hygiene, socialization, cognition and physical health. The ideal candidate for this position will exemplify The Best Friends™ approach to dementia care by utilizing the essential elements of friendship (respect, empathy, support, trust, and humor) to care for residents and adapt to their remaining strengths and abilities.

Responsibilities:

• Assist residents with activities of daily living, including: toileting, bathing, dressing, grooming, mobility, or transport.
• Taking and documenting vital signs
• Light housekeeping, including: making resident beds, removing trash from resident apartments, folding resident laundry, keeping common areas clean and tidy, etc.
• Encourage residents to attend and participate in a variety of Activities
• Observes for and informs Medication & Resident Services Assistant promptly about any changes in resident health/condition, behavior or needs.
• Practices patience, compassion, and empathy in all interactions with residents. Focuses on residents’ abilities and provides social/emotional support and encourages the resident to be as independent as possible.

Qualifications:

• Experience interacting with elderly with memory care needs.
• Willingness to learn and complete on-the-job training and utilize The Best Friends™ approach to dementia care.
• A desire and commitment to teamwork and effective communication.
• Must pass appropriate background checks and be fully vaccinated against COVID-19.

Pay: $17.00 – $19.00 per hour