Compassionate Personal Support Specialist - Part-Time Days

Benchmark Senior Living; Yarmouth (ME); Hybrid; USD 28,000 - 30,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

8 holidays & 3 floating holidays

Discounted Meal Program

Paid Training

401k Retirement Plan with CompanyMatch

Medical, Vision & Dental Benefits

Tuition Reimbursement Program

Vacation and Health & Wellness Paid If

Paid Time Off

Job summary

Benchmark Senior Living’s Bay Square at Yarmouth is seeking a compassionate Personal Support Specialist to deliver care in a warm, home-like environment. Part Time Days 6am-2pm are available, with additional Full Time, Part Time and Per Diem opportunities.

The CNA/HHA/LNA/PSS license is preferred; dementia experience is helpful. Duties include assisting with ADLs, documenting care, engaging residents, and providing compassionate support.

Qualifications

• Valid CNA/HHA/LNA/PSS license preferred.
• Prior experience in a skilled nursing or assisted living community is preferred but not required.
• Previous experience working with people with dementia is desired.

Responsibilities

• Assisting residents with activities of daily living, such as bathing, dressing, grooming, and toileting
• Documenting care provided and reporting changes in resident health or behavior to appropriate staff.
• Engaging residents in meaningful activities and providing emotional support.
• Utilizing customer service skills to ensure that residents receive exceptional and meaningful care.
• Other duties as needed.

Skills

Compassionate care

Customer service

Communication

Education

CNA/HHA/LNA/PSS license

Job description

Connect with your calling! Join, stay, and grow with Benchmark.

Bay Square at Yarmouth is looking for a compassionate PSS to join our team! As a Personal Support Specialist your main role will be to deliver care to our residents within a warm, comfortable, and home-like environment.

Part Time Days 6am-2pm

Additional Full Time, Part Time and Per Diem Opportunities!

$20.50-22.75/HR

Duties & Responsibilities:

• Assisting residents with activities of daily living, such as bathing, dressing, grooming, and toileting
• Documenting care provided and reporting any changes in resident health or behavior to appropriate staff.
• Engaging residents in meaningful activities and providing emotional support.
• Utilizing customer service skills to ensure that residents receive exceptional and meaningful care.
• Other duties as needed.

Requirements:

• Valid CNA/HHA/LNA/PSS license preferred
• Prior experience in a skilled nursing or assisted living community is preferred but not required
• Previous experience working with people with dementia is desired

As a community associate at Benchmark, you will have access to a variety of benefits including, but not limited to, the following:

• 8 holidays & 3 floating holidays
• Discounted Meal Program
• Paid Training & Company-provided Uniforms
• Associate Referral Bonus Program
• Physical & Mental Health Wellness Programs
• 401k Retirement Plan with Company Match*
• Medical, Vision & Dental Benefits*
• Tuition Reimbursement Program*
• Vacation and Health & Wellness Paid Time Off*

*Eligibility may vary by employment status

Benchmark Senior Living is committed to fostering, cultivating, and preserving a culture of diversity, equity, and inclusion.

We embrace and encourage our associates’ differences in age, color, disability, ethnicity, family or marital status, gender identity or expression, language, national origin, physical and mental ability, political affiliation, race, religion, sexual orientation, socio-economic status, veteran status, and other characteristics that make our associates unique.