Float Program Assistant
1 week ago
Job Type
Part-time
Description
Position Summary:
- This is a PRN position and will float to support operations across multiple locations. The Float Program Assistant will rotate based on staffing needs, be flexible with scheduling, and be able to travel between sites as required. The Float Program Assistant will provide personal care for participants in the program, lead activities, assist the Adult Day Services Supervisor with activities, and help serve meals and snacks. Float Program Assistant must be able to carry out the daily routine at the program site without constant supervision and is under the supervision of the Adult Day Services Manager and/or Director of Adult Day Services.
Duties And Responsibilities:
- Sets up room for daily program.
- Maintains neatness and order in rooms.
- Assist clients in arriving and leaving program site. Including removal of coats, assisting with walkers and wheelchairs.
- Organizes, prepares, and helps distribute lunch and snacks.
- Leads daily activities on a regular basis, including exercise, AM and PM groups.
- Assists Activity Coordinator with special events and parties.
- Takes clients for walks, and outings.
- Keeps Activity Coordinator informed on needed supplies.
- Socializes with clients.
- Reports unusual behavior of clients (disposition, wandering) to Activity Coordinator or Nurse
- Toilets Clients per client's individual care plan.
- May open and close the premises.
- Informs Supervisor of all schedule changes within an appropriate amount of time, i.e., calls in sick as soon as possible.
- Communicates in an appropriate manner with clients, caregivers, and volunteers.
- Cleans up after activities, returning items to the proper location in supplies closet.
- Daily documentation of activities, behaviors and toileting schedule.
- Monitoring of clients' safety and whereabouts at all time.
- Operating a Wheelchair equipped van or Passenger Van
- Assisting clients on and off of the van.
- Maintain cooperative work relationships.
- Able to work with a minimum of supervision.
- Ability to exercise sound judgment in emergencies
- Assisting confused clients to and from the vehicle.
- Ability to successfully complete a certified first aid and CPR class and to correctly apply training to clients as required.
- Provide support to multiple locations and adapt quickly to varying workflows and environments.
- Other duties as assigned.
- Have a high school diploma and demonstrable aptitude in working with individuals affected by Alzheimer's disease and related dementias.
- Travel between sites is required. Reliable transportation is necessary.
- Must be responsible and work well with others.
- Must be available to work flexible shifts, including varying hours and days based on business needs.
- Experienced in working with the elderly, handicapped, or dementia patients is preferred
- TB Test upon hire and retest every three years.
- Undergo a LIEN check with no felony convictions and no abuse/neglect convictions.
- High school diploma required
- Prior experience working with clients with special need preferred
- Valid Driver's License, a working motor vehicle, and proof of current vehicle insurance.
- Undergo and successfully pass a State of Michigan LIEN Check and Central Registry Clearance.
- Pre-Employment Drug and Alcohol Screen.
- Negative TB Test upon hire with follow-up TB tests as required by The Avenue policy.
- Undergo a background check with no recent felony convictions and no abuse/neglect convictions.
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