Assisted Living Aide/ Certified Nurse Aide 1

Holland America-Princess (Holland America Dawson City Inn); Fairbanks (AK); On-site; USD 40,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

Holland America-Princess (Holland America Dawson City Inn) in Fairbanks, Alaska seeks compassionate nursing and direct care staff to provide person-centered support in a safe environment for up to 91 elders. The role involves assisting with lifting, turning and mobility, and participating in programs to enhance residents' physical well-being and relationships.

The position is at the Fairbanks Pioneer Home, a 24-hour Eden Alternative facility with gentle environmental touches, and employees are

Qualifications

• Conscientiousness: displays effort and dependability.
• Integrity/honesty: upholds ethical standards and trust.
• Interpersonal skills: friendly, tactful, culturally aware.
• Physical strength: ability to lift up to 50 pounds and assist mobility.
• Stress tolerance: maintains composure in demanding situations.

Responsibilities

• Provide high-quality personal care to assisted living residents.
• Assist residents with lifting, turning, moving and positioning.
• Support transportation in/ out of bed, wheelchairs, lifts and walkers.
• Engage residents in activities to promote well-being and social interaction.

Skills

Conscientiousness

Integrity/Honesty

Interpersonal Skills

Physical Strength & Agility

Stress Tolerance

Job description

Effective July 1, 2026 the wage for this position increased by 3%. The wage listed in this job posting reflects the increase.

This position is open to Alaska Residents only.

The mission of the Division of the Alaska Pioneer Homes is:

Providing elder Alaskans a home and community, celebrating life through its final breath."

This position is a member of and outstanding nursing and direct care staff at the Fairbanks Pioneer Home and plays a vital role in providing person-centered support in a safe environment for up to ninety-one (91) elders. This multi-class position will be filled, based on the qualifications of the successful candidate, and may be used to fill multiple positions.

Our division values:

• Positive Attitude: "We enjoy what we do." Optimism inspires open-mindedness and creativity.
• Love: "We love who we serve." Out of love and respect for our residents, we put their needs before staff convenience.
• Accountability: "We do what we say." We are accountable to our residents, to their families and to each other. Accepting responsibility is essential as we plan and deliver care.
• Trust: "We say what we mean." Open and honest communication is crucial to earning the trust of our residents, their families, and our coworkers.
• Excellence: "We provide excellent care, every resident, every day every time." Our own excellence inspires excellence in others, including residents, families, and our coworkers.

What you will be doing:

Provide high quality personal care to assisted living home residents in a warm, supportive, and caring manner. Following the resident's Assisted Living Plan, this position assists residents with lifting, turning, moving, positioning, and with transporting into and out of bed, wheelchairs, bathtubs, lifts, and using walkers and canes, etc. This position is also part of a team providing programs that promote physical well-being and relationships by involving residents in activities where they engage in meaningful person to person social interchange with other residents, family, friends, and staff.

The benefits to joining our team:

Joining our team will provide opportunities to make a positive impact on the quality of life for our Alaskan elders by providing excellent person-centered loving care and services. This position is surrounded by elder residents with many years of life experiences and wisdom who are in varying stages of their life journey.

The working environment you can expect:

This job is located at the Fairbanks Pioneer Home, an assisted living home at 2221 Eagan Ave, Fairbanks, Alaska. It is nestled in 16 beautiful acres of birch and spruce trees, convenient to the local senior center next door.

Who we are looking for:

Position-specific knowledge, skills and abilities that are desired or contribute to the success in this position:

• Conscientiousness: Displays a high level of effort and commitment towards performing work; demonstrates responsible behavior.
• Integrity/Honesty: Contributes to maintaining the integrity of the organization; displays high standards of ethical conduct and understands the impact of violating these standards on an organization, self, and others; is trustworthy
• Interpersonal Skills: Shows understanding, friendliness, courtesy, tact, empathy, concern, and politeness to others; develops and maintains effective relationships with others; may include effectively dealing with individuals who are difficult, hostile, or distressed; relates well to people from varied backgrounds and different situations; is sensitive to cultural diversity, race, gender, disabilities, and other individual differences
• Physical Strength and Agility: Ability to bend, lift, climb, stand, and walk for long periods of time; ability to perform moderately heavy laboring work; including the ability to lift 50 pounds, and transfer, position, and assist in ambulation of individuals with varying levels of cognitive or mobility abilities.
• Stress Tolerance: Deals calmly and effectively with high stress situations (for example, tight deadlines, hostile individuals, emergency situations, dangerous situations).

Other Job information:

This position is in support of the Pioneer Home, which is a 24-hour facility.

This Pioneer Home is an Eden Alternative facility, where the environment includes contact with plants, flowers, and pets including cats, dogs, fish and birds.

Employees of the Pioneer Home receive continual screening for tuberculosis, criminal history and for COVID-19 as required by the facility.