Social Services Assistant

Saba Health Care; Lyons Township (IL); On-site; USD 28,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

Saba Health Care is seeking staff to manage resident inventory, run psychosocial groups, and monitor resident safety within the facility. Responsibilities include documenting activities, coordinating with nursing and management, and ensuring comfort and compliance with house rules.

The role requires attention to detail, strong communication, and the ability to respond to behavioral triggers during shifts. Daily tasks cover documentation, scheduling, and family communications in a clinical

Responsibilities

• Inventory all resident’s items; document inventoried items on inventory sheet and in PCC.
• Conduct psychosocial groups and document participation.
• Monitor, de-escalate, and redirect all behaviors during smoke breaks; report to PRSCs and PRSD.
• Conduct room searches for contraband items; educate and have residents sign facility handbook and house rules.
• Schedule dental appointments for residents through Senior Dental; notify PRSD of refusals of care.
• Document wander guard checks daily; report changes to PRSD.
• Coordinate room changes with PRSCs and CNA staff; notify families.
• Maintain token store; update token cards, points, and changes as needed.
• Ensure all mail and packages are passed out daily.
• Monitor dining; ensure all trays are passed during meal times.
• Communicate changes in resident condition, functioning, and behavior to PRSD.
• Any other duties as assigned by department managers.

Job description

SSA Job Duties

Inventory all resident’s items, this include admissions, discharges, room changes, and current residents. SSA’s are responsible for documenting inventoried items of inventory sheet and in PCC.

SSA’s are responsible for conducting psychosocial groups and documenting participation in the groups.

SSA’s are responsible for smoke breaks. SSA’s are to monitor, observes, de-escalate, and redirect all behaviors during smoke breaks and report to PRSC’s and PRSD. SSA’s and PRSC’s are responsible for having resident sign and complete the smoking contract.

SSA’s are responsible for conducting room searches for contraband items. SSA’s and PRSC’s are responsible for educating and having resident’s sign facility handbook’s and house rules.

SSA’s are responsible for scheduling dental appointments for residents through Senior Dental and notifying PRSD regarding all behaviors of refusal of care.

SSA’s are responsible for documenting time and date for wander guard checks daily and reporting any changes to PRSD.

SSA’s, PRSC’s, and CNA staff are responsible for room changes and notifying the families.

SSA’s are responsible for token store maintenance. Updating token cards, points, and changes as needed.

Ensure all mail and packages are pass out daily.

Monitoring dining ensuring all trays are passed during meal times.

Communicate all changes in resident condition, functioning, and behavior to PRSD.

Any other job duties as assigned by department managers.