Independent Living Assistant

Bay Human Services is seeking employees to assist those individuals living in independent living situations with daily needs

Job Title: Independent Living Assistant

• Reports To: Independent Living Program Manager
• FLSA Classification: Non Exempt
• Hourly Rate: To Be Based on Qualifications

Summary of Qualifications:

• No experience necessary
• State ID required
• Able to pass criminal background check

Jobs/Shifts:

• Part Time (hours vary per week)
• 1st & 2nd Shift needed, no hours after 8PM.

Summary of Benefits:

• Dental
• Vision
• Voluntary Life, Accident, and Critical Illness
• 403(b) retirement with employer match
• Earned time off

Job Summary/Objective:

The Independent Living Assistant provides persons served with the assistance needed for them to live as independently as possible and have a meaningful life in their local community.

Essential Duties and Functions:

• Assist with activities that promote a deep community connection.
• Assist individuals with getting in/out of a bed or wheelchair.
• Assist with personal grooming such as dressing/undressing, bathing, toileting and the grooming of hair and skin.
• Assist with medications.
• Assist with getting to medical appointments, shopping and social activities.
• Perform general household duties such as cleaning, cooking, changing bed linens, light gardening, laundry and ironing.
• Report all unusual incidents/emergency/crisis situations to Program Manager.
• Adhere to all policies and procedures.
• Perform other duties as required.

Qualifications:

• Must be at least 18 years old.
• Possess genuine concern for and ability to work with individuals with developmental disabilities and mental illness.
• Ability to communicate with empathy and establish and maintain supportive relationships which promote freedom and choice.
• Excellent organizational, communication, computer, analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Self-directed and resourceful.

Travel:

• Daily travel to and from appointments, activities, and errands may be required in a company vehicle.

Essential Job Functions - Physical Requirements:

• Ability to meet physical demands of the job including stooping, bending, turning, stretching, lifting, assisting residents, making beds, and moving equipment.
• Must accept risk of working in a group setting where employees are exposed to communicable diseases and occasional combativeness.
• Ability to work in an environment that generates ongoing noise from individual(s), audio devices, equipment, etc.
• Onsite work required. Required to work variable hours/ shifts, must be willing and available to work every other weekend or as scheduled.

Bay Human Services provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.