Smoking Aide Personal Care Assistant

Ascent Healthcare Management; Hendersonville (NC); On-site; USD 27,000 - 36,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Shift flexibility

Engaging employee activities

Positive work environment

Excellent training

Competitive pay and benefits

Job summary

Orchard Valley Health and Rehabilitation in Hendersonville, NC, is seeking a Smoking Aide/Resident Care Assistant to join our team. The role focuses on supervising residents during smoking and maintaining a welcoming, safe environment.

Ideal candidates have a high school diploma or GED, with 6–12 months of related experience and strong English communication. We value empathy, reliability, and teamwork in a resident-centered setting.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED required or equivalent related work experience.
• Six months to one year experience or related duties preferred.
• Knowledge of the aging process and residents preferred.
• Effective verbal and written English communication skills.
• Ability to work with individuals with cognitive, physical or sensory disabilities preferred.
• Outstanding interpersonal skills with high energy and enthusiasm.

Responsibilities

• Assist residents who need supervision while smoking.
• Help maintain a homelike environment for residents.
• Initiate and promote cleanliness of residents' environment.
• Assist with bed making, tidying rooms, passing water/ice, and closet clean outs.
• Verify that residents receive the necessary care.

Skills

Empathy

Communication skills

Interpersonal skills

Energy and enthusiasm

Patient care orientation

Education

High school diploma or GED

Job description

Orchard Valley Health and Rehabilitation is a member of the Ascent Healthcare Management family of skilled nursing facilities and rehabilitation centers. We are resident-centered and quality-focused! Our workplace culture is all about uplifting people. If you are looking for a healthcare organization where you can bring your best "you" to work, where you can make a difference, and where you can team-up with like-minded co-workers, then we are also looking for you. Join us!

Orchard Valley is seeking a Smoking Aide/Resident Care Assistant to join our team.

Working here, you will enjoy:

• Shift Flexibility

• Fun Employee Engagement Activities

• Positive work environment

• Excellent Training

• Competitive Pay and Benefits

What you will do:

The Smoking Aide/Personal Care Assistant must present self in a professional manner, display genuine concern for elderly and act maturely in dealing with others.

• Assist with residents who need supervision while smoking.

• Assist in maintaining a homelike environment for all residents.

• Initiate and promote cleanliness of the residents environment.

• Assist with bed making, tidying of rooms, passing water/ice, and closet clean outs.

• Verify that assistance is provided to residents for necessary care.

What you need:

• High school diploma or GED required or equivalent related work experience.

• Six (6) months to one (1) year experience or related experience performing related duties, preferred.

• Knowledge of the aging process and residents, preferred.

• Effective verbal and written English communication skills.

• Skill at working with individuals who have cognitive, physical or sensory disabilities, preferred.

• Outstanding interpersonal skills with high level of energy and enthusiasm.

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