Adult Day Service - Program Aide

Clermont Senior Services, Inc.; Batavia Township (OH); On-site; USD 26,000 - 34,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employee Assistance Program

Retirement

Paid Holidays

Paid Vacation, Personal Holiday and Sick Time

Job summary

A community-focused service organization in Batavia Township, Ohio is seeking a Program Aide to assist older adults with daily living skills and planned activities. Ideal candidates should have relevant healthcare qualifications such as a High School diploma or S.T.N.A. Certification. This role emphasizes teamwork and flexibility in a supportive environment.

Qualifications

• Comfortable working in a team setting and flexible to changes.
• Must have a High School diploma or GED.
• S.T.N.A. credential or equivalent qualification is preferred.
• One year of supervised direct service healthcare experience within the last three years, or nursing students with Fundamentals of Nursing Care.
• Nursing students who can verify completion of Fundamentals of Nursing Care.

Responsibilities

• Provide assistance with daily living skills to customers.
• Assist with planned activities and crafts for customers.
• Ensure a warm and hospitable atmosphere.
• Help customers board and alight from the bus and maintain a warm, hospitable atmosphere.
• Serve as liaison between customers and the RN Manager and follow funding guidelines for meal preparation and service.
• Complete required agency documentation within set timeframes.
• Ensure ADS area is prepared for the next day.

Skills

Comfortable in a team setting

Able to be flexible

Healthcare interaction

Education

High School diploma or GED

Certified State Tested Nurse Aide (S.T.N.A.)

Graduate of an approved Home Care Aide Program

One year of direct service delivery in healthcare

Successful completion of the Fundamentals of Nursing Care

Job description

Our mission is to improve the quality of life for older adults by providing a broad range of home and community-based services, enabling them to remain as active and independent as possible.

ADULT DAY SERVICES (ADS) - PROGRAM AIDE

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Exemplify the “Service with Heart” attitude that is expected of all employees.
• Ensure no confidential information is discussed or shared unless it is in the course of conducting valid Agency business.
• Help with Activities of Daily Living Skills (ADL’s) to including eating, bath rooming, transferring, ambulating, etc., as appropriate.
• Assist the ADS Activity Specialist with planned activities and crafts.
• Responsible for providing appropriate and safe respite services including personal care and companionship as assigned by the appropriate professional.
• Assist customers to and from the bus.
• Provide warm, hospitable atmosphere for customers.
• Act as a liaison between the customer and the RN Manager.
• Follow the CACFP and other funding source guidelines to prepare, heat and serve food and beverages and wash dishes.
• Complete and submit all required Agency documentation within the required time frames.
• Responsible for seeing that the ADS area is prepared for the next day.

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS:

• Comfortable in a team setting and ability to be flexible when things change.
• High School diploma or GED OR
• Certified State Tested Nurse Aide (S.T.N.A.) as verified by Ohio Nurse Aide Registry. OR
• Graduate of an approved Home Care Aide Program, without a 24-month lapse in employment since completing program. OR
• One year of supervised institutional or community based direct service delivery in healthcare within the last three years. OR
• Nursing students who can verify the successful completion of the Fundamentals of Nursing Care

BENEFITS:

• Employee Assistance Program
• Retirement
• Paid Holidays
• Paid Vacation, Personal Holiday and Sick Time