Memory Care Wellness Assistant

Atria Senior Living; San Francisco, Northern (CA, KY); Hybrid; USD 42,000 - 62,000; Full time

Job summary

Atria Senior Living is seeking a Memory Care Assistant in San Francisco to provide personal care and support for residents with memory-related needs. Responsibilities include meal service, activity facilitation, and daily ADL assistance under the guidance of the Wellness Director.

The role emphasizes compassionate care, safety, and dignity, with opportunities to engage residents in calendar activities and programing.

Qualifications

• Minimum high school diploma or GED.
• Experience caring for residents with dementia or cognitive impairment.
• Ability to read and follow written instructions and memos.
• Ability to communicate effectively with residents and team members.

Responsibilities

• Attend to all care needs of Memory Care residents.
• Set up tables and assist with meal service.
• Serve meals and snacks to Memory Care residents.
• Assist with daily housekeeping and laundry tasks.
• Participate in program activities and resident engagement as directed.
• Support residents to preserve independence in their ADLs.
• Assist with trash removal and basic safety duties.

Skills

Reading comprehension

Written communication

Customer interaction

Scheduling & multitasking

Education

High school diploma or GED

Job description

Responsibilities

The Memory Care Assistant performs the personal care and other related services as assigned by the Wellness Director. Focusing on the wholistic needs of the resident, this individual also assists with facilitating programming and resident engagement as assigned by the Memory Care Director.

• Responsible for attending to all care needs of the residents in Memory Care neighborhood.
• Set-up tables in preparation for all meals.
• Serve meals and drinks to Memory Care residents in the dining room.
• Serve the residents 3 snacks and beverages each day including those who are in their rooms during snack time.
• Assist with clean-up following all meals, including clearing dishes off the tables and taking to the kitchen, wipe down tables, chair seats, arms and backs, and pick up food from the floor by vacuuming or sweeping.
• Take an active part daily in its implementation of Sharing the Way Moment by
• Moment program. This includes the structured activities noted on the calendar as well as unstructured moments during the day which allow time for additional programming and interaction between all Resident Assistants and the LG residents.
• Find opportunities to give the resident choices throughout the day and allow them to be as independent as possible with their personal ADL's.
• Pick up laundry from resident apartments, rinse out soiled laundry and dispose of dirty laundry in appropriately.
• Collect garbage from assigned resident apartments daily. Immediately remove incontinent supplies that are wet or soiled.
• Perform Housekeeping duties for common areas including, but not limited to, vacuuming, dusting, straightening up, wiping down tables and chairs, clean bathrooms, replace paper towels and toilet tissue, clean activity room, med room and utility by straightening up, vacuum or mop floor and dust.
• Responsible for light clean up of resident apartments as necessary on a daily basis. Light clean up is to include making beds not changed by housekeeper, spot check room, use extractor on incontinent accidents immediately and any other clean up as necessary.
• Provide other activities of daily living assistance to the residents as directed from each Resident's Service Plan.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or general education degree (GED);
• At least one (1) year experience providing care to individuals with a diagnosis of dementia or other cognitive impairment
• Must successfully complete all Atria specified training programs.
• Able to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos.
• Able to write simple correspondence.
• Able to effectively present information in one-on-one and small group situations to customers, clients, and other employees of the organization.
• Able to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
• Able to apply common sense understanding to carry out detailed but uninvolved written or oral instructions.
• Ability to deal with problems involving a few concrete variables in standardized situations.
• Able to work various schedules and shifts as needed.
• Must be fully vaccinated and provide vaccination record card at time of hire.