Care Attendant - Day Shift- Full Time

Covenant Retirement Communities & Covenant Care; Carol Stream (IL); On-site; USD 22,000 - 30,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental and vision insurance

403(b) with employer match

PTO & six paid holidays

Life and disability coverage

Job summary

Covenant Living is seeking a Care Attendant Non Certified to support residents in activities of daily living, dining, and comfort across assisted living, skilled nursing, and memory care settings.

You will assist with daily tasks, meals, and housekeeping while maintaining a respectful, compassionate approach with residents and staff in a faith-based, team-oriented environment.

Join Covenant Living to grow your health care career within a supportive community that values service and teamwork.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent required.
• Ability to communicate effectively (verbal and written, English) with residents and staff.
• Genuine compassion and patience when caring for senior adults.

Responsibilities

• Assist residents with activities of daily living and dining.
• Provide help with laundry, bed making, and light housekeeping.

Skills

Effective communication

Compassion and patience

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Job description

We Are Inspired to Serve. Join us!Making a difference in the lives of others – that’s what working at Covenant Living is all about. Our healthcare professionals have the opportunity each and every day to make a difference in the lives of older adults. From improving our residents’ quality of life, to creating peace of mind for them and their families, our team members know that as a part of our community, they are changing lives. Covenant Living, the nation’s sixth-largest nonprofit senior living provider, is seeking qualified candidates for Care Attendants to help in fulfilling our common purpose: to create joy and peace of mind for our residents and their families by creating a better way of life. Join our organization, where teamwork, respect, and service is part of our everyday environment and build your health care career in a supportive, faith-based community. Positions are available in assisted living, skilled nursing and memory care.In this role the Care Attendant Non Certified will:Give assistance to residents in areas of activities, dining services, light housekeeping, and routine activities of daily living.Assist residents with daily activities.Assist with laundry, bed making, light housekeeping and maintains residents’ room in a clean and orderly manner.Assist dietary staff with serving meals in the dining room, ensuring residents’ attendance in dining room, and observes residents while eating.Arrange for and deliver meal trays for room service as needed, returns trays to kitchen when meal is over.Serve supplemental nourishment and snacks as needed.Be cross trained to work in all levels of care so assistance can be given to residents in AL, SNF, or memory care.The ideal candidate will have:High school graduate or equivalent.Ability to communicate effectively (verbal and written, English) with residents and staff.Genuine compassion and patience to senior adults.#NursingSupportCompensation Pay Range:$16.30 - $21.58 per hourReasonable Pay EstimateA reasonable estimate of the pay range for this position is $16.30 - $21.58 per hour. There are numerous factors taken into consideration in determining the actual offered rate of pay, including but not limited to: job-related qualifications, experience, skills, education, geographic location, and consideration of internal and external equity.For full time employees, we offer a generous benefits package that includes:Medical, dental and vision insuranceEmployer paid group term life and disabilityPaid Time Off (PTO) & six paid holidays403(b) with a 3% employer matchFitness center use at most facilities.Various voluntary benefits:Life, AD&DTuition assistance and scholarshipsEmployee assistance programLegal services, home/auto insurance, discount purchasing programPet InsuranceFor more information about Covenant Living and CovenantCare at Home, please visit www.covliving.org or www.covenantcareathome.org.Covenant Living and CovenantCare Home Health and Hospice are equal opportunity employers. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, religion, national origin or ancestry, age, disability, marital status, pregnancy, protected veteran status, protected genetic information, or any other characteristics protected by local laws, regulations, or ordinances.