Caregiver

Autumn Leaves (J&M Family Management, LLC.); Aurora (IL); On-site; USD 17,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

Autumn Leaves (J&M Family Management, LLC.) in Aurora, IL is seeking a compassionate Caregiver to provide professional resident care and support daily living activities. You will assist with ADLs, follow care plans, and help maintain a safe, clean, and respectful environment.

You should be fluent in English, able to read and interpret safety rules and policies, and capable of reporting changes in residents' condition to the leadership team.

Qualifications

• Fluent English required and ability to read safety rules, procedures, and manuals.
• Ability to write reports and correspondence.
• Read and interpret documents such as safety rules and operating procedures.

Responsibilities

• Assist residents with activities of daily living (ADLs).
• Implement and support resident care plans.
• Provide physical care including lifting, bathing, toileting, and meals assistance.

Skills

Fluent English

Read & interpret documents

Write reports

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

12 hours continuing education

Job description

We are thrilled to see your interest in joining our team. To ensure a safe and trustworthy application process, please be aware of the following guidelines:· We do not send unsolicited job offers. All job offers are made only after a formal interview process.· We will never ask for personal information such as your Social Security number, bank account details, or payment of any kind through email or a recruitment platform.· There may be virtual interviews however we do not use Skype and all positions are in-person.We are committed to maintaining a transparent and secure recruitment process. Thank you for taking the time to read this notice, and we look forward to your application.The Caregiver is responsible for providing professional, compassionate, and quality care for all residentsESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIESAssists residents with activities of daily living (ADL’s)Implements and supports resident care plan.Provides for the residents’ physical care including lifting, bathing, performing hygiene tasks, toileting, assisting with meals, and other tasks.Transfers residents in and out of beds, baths, wheelchairs, and/or automobiles.Changes bed linens, washes and irons resident’s laundry, and assists to maintain tidiness of residents’ bedrooms, closets, and dresser drawers.Facilitates and/or participates in resident group activities and resident care conferences.Engages residents in meaningful conversation and activities related to their individual interests.Assists with resident room, bathroom, and common area cleanliness, overall facility, and other housekeeping duties as needed.Maintains professional approach to responsibilities (uniform, start times, absenteeism, confidentiality, communication with residents, family members, other staff members and vendors, and daily work responsibilities.Promptly responds to all resident care needsSupports new resident welcome and assimilation process. Monitors residents for changes in condition and reports changes to leadership, if delegated to do so by licensed nurseCompletes incident reports for any incidents occurred on assigned shift. Responds to all emergency situationsPerforms other duties as assignedQUALIFICATIONS AND SKILLS - To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability requiredHigh school diploma or equivalent.Must complete 12 hours of continuing education – provided through community in-services.Must be fluent in English and have the ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating procedures, policies and employee manuals.Ability to write reports and correspondence.Must work with other staff towards overall resident care.Ability to report to work at least 15 minutes early to conduct a “walk-though” with previous shift personnel.Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of variables in situations.PHYSICAL DEMANDS: The physical demands are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.Required to stand, stoop, bend, lift, and walk regularly, occasionally sit, lift and/or move up to 100 pounds.The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.