FT Memory Care Caregiver 6am2pm

Franklin Companies; San Antonio (TX); On-site; USD 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous Paid Time Off

Low Cost Health Insurance

401(k) access after 60 days

Tuition Reimbursement

Job summary

Franklin Companies is hiring caregivers in San Antonio, Texas, to provide individualized person-centered care. Your responsibilities include assisting residents with daily living activities while encouraging their independence. Applicants should have training or experience as a caregiver or Med Tech, be dependable, and possess patience. The role includes physical demands such as lifting and transferring residents, so applicants must be capable. Benefits include generous paid time off, low-cost health, vision, and dental insurance, and 401(k) access after 60 days.

Qualifications

• Experience in providing person-centered care.
• Ability to communicate effectively with senior adults.
• Capacity to lift and transfer residents up to 250 pounds.

Responsibilities

• Assist residents with Activities of Daily Living (ADLs).
• Promote resident engagement in hobbies and community programs.
• Provide laundry services and cleaning during night shifts.

Skills

Dependability

Patience

Teamwork

Education

Training as a Care Giver or Med Tech experience

Job description

Schedule

6am-2pm

WHAT YOU WILL LOVE ABOUT THIS JOB:

• The variety of duties
• The small-scale residential “neighborhoods” of 15 residents
• The person-centered model of care
• The 4 on/2 off work schedule allowing you to know your days off well in advance
• Great benefits

JOB DESCRIPTION:

Our caregivers provide “person-centered” care, which means our residents are provided with Individualized services using a holistic approach

Caregivers working in our memory care setting will receive specialized training in dementia and working effectively with residents with dementia.

Our caregivers assist residents with Activities of Daily Living (ADLs): dining, dressing, grooming, bathing, toileting, and transfers and ambulating. Helping our residents maintain as much independence as possible is important, therefore, our caregivers encourage resident independence and/or participation to the extent of their abilities and offer choice and control. Caregivers also actively promote resident engagement in hobbies and other interests, as well as their participation in community programs and events. Caregivers working the night shift are also involved with providing laundry services and cleaning equipment.

THE SUCCESSFUL CANDIDATE WILL:

• Have training and/or experience as a Care Giver or have experience working as a Med Tech
• Be very dependable
• Have patience and the ability to relate to people with memory challenges
• Want to work as part of a team

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:

The following physical demands are representative of those that must be met to successfully perform the essential functions of this position:

• Able to communicate effectively (speak and hear) with senior adults using professionally acceptable language, tone and terms (no profanity).
• Stand, walk, sit, push, climb and/or balance, stoop, bend or kneel during an eight-hour shift.
• Use hands and fingers to perform fine motor movements including buttoning and zipping clothing
• Lifting and/or transferring residents weighing up to 250 pounds with assistance
• Close vision, distance vision and peripheral vision is required
• Potential exposure to infectious diseases, blood, feces, urine, chemicals, and unpleasant odors throughout the shift.

BENEFITS:

• Generous Paid Time Off
• Low Cost Health Insurance
• Low Cost Vision Insurance
• Low Cost Dental Insurance
• 401(k) access after 60 days
• Holiday Pay
• Bereavement Leave
• Tuition Reimbursement