Care Partner

LOVE YOUR WORK. JOIN OUR
TEAM. 

A community, not a facility. As thought leaders in the industry, we take a positive,
holistic approach to senior care and encourage independence, as people are
happiest when they can make their own choices. We provide opportunities for
physical activity, social engagement, intellectual stimulation, spiritual
involvement, and fun. We treat our residents and our team members like family. This opportunity will allow you to positively
impact the quality of life for over 700 seniors and their families.

CARE
PARTNER/CAREGIVER

We
are looking for the right person to partner with our residents to help them
continue to live their lives of purpose and make the most of every day by
providing the best care and support we can give them. We specialize in assisted living and memory
care. Highgate Senior Living's mission is to devote ourselves to help each resident
live a life of purpose and each of us plays a crucial role in doing so. We
operate communities in the western US and are seeking the right Care Partner/Caregiver
to join our team. If you are working on
establishing your career in the growing field of seniors housing, have a love
and passion for serving others, a background in customer service, hospitality,
or healthcare, this may be a good opportunity for you. This position can be full-time or part-time and includes being
responsible for the care of our residents, which can be hands-on and/or
stand-by assistance as needed. At
Highgate, providing care means to provide for the whole person, providing
physical assistance with activities of daily living and emotional, psychological,
and soulful support.

The successful candidate will be an organized and detail-oriented
individual with a positive and self-motivated attitude. You must have strong communication
and critical thinking abilities as interacting with seniors while providing
care requires both abilities. Becoming a caregiver is a great first step toward
building a rewarding career in the healthcare industry. Our industry needs heart driven, passionate
professionals that enjoy working in service to others while gaining the
leadership, clinical, business, and marketing skills necessary for a long term,
deeply satisfying profession.

SKILLS NEEDED:

• Good customer service skills, the
  ability to intuit, and problem solve
• Patience, level headedness, and
  compassion
• Ability to pivot, change direction and
  accomplish tasks with innovative approaches
• Background in working with different
  types of people with different ability levels
• Team player with ability to develop
  strong working relationships
• Ability to take feedback and
  incorporate it into your efforts
• An understanding of what it takes to
  provide care to residents that need physical and/or cognitive support
• Comfortable to adapt quickly to the
  changing needs of an older adult
• An understanding or the willingness to
  gain an understanding of the various forms of dementia and how residents with
  dementia can continue live with purpose

RELATABLE EXPERIENCE:

• Prior experience working in an
  assisted living community or memory care community
• Jobs or volunteer assignments
  that have given you opportunities to provide care for someone
• Other hospitality or healthcare
  related experience
• Experience in customer service
• Roles in which you have been a
  multi-tasker
• Opportunities from your past where
  you have demonstrated kindness, patience, and compassion to varying groups and
  individuals
• Volunteer work involving vulnerable
  groups

1-
At least 18 years of age

2-
Ability to obtain CPR & First Aid
Certification

3-
Ability to obtain required caregiving
license within specified timeframe if necessary

4-
Current negative TB test

5-
Possess the ability to sit, stand, bend,
and move continuously during work hours

6-
Ability to carry or transfer up to
50lbs with assistance

7-
Ability to pass criminal
record/background check

8-
Be efficient and exercise good time
management skills

9-
Must be able to work well
independently with little oversight

10-
Must have a track record of top-notch
organizational abilities and communication skills

11-
Willing to attend and incorporate into
your work efforts different types of training

As an organization we offer our team members a
good benefits package, the ability to be heard, have their opinions count and
the opportunity to innovate. Our
compensation package will be flexible for this role based on the credentialing,
tenure and skill sets each candidate brings for consideration. The hourly wage range for this position is
$19.00 to $21.00 per hour. Prior
experience working with seniors is a plus.
A passion for your work and a commitment to serving others are essential
job qualifications. This is an
opportunity to work in a booming industry that is constantly evolving and is
making a positive impact for seniors every day. We want to help you grow your
career. We are a healthcare company and
being vaccinated against COVID-19 is preferred.
If you want to learn more about this opportunity, please reach out to connect
with us.