PCA: Personal Care Aide - Brethren Care Village

PCA: Personal Care Aide

Part Time

*** Base Rate $15/hr to $16.80/hr Based on Experience ***

$.75/hr Evening Shift Differential, $.50/hr Night Shift Differential, $1/hr Weekend Shift Differential

Department: Bradford House - Memory Care

Staffing Ratio: 1 Homemaker to 5 Residents

We seek caring team members willing and able to commit to Our Values: Compassion, Attitude of Excellence, Respect, Integrity, Nurturing and Giving.

The PCA: Personal Care Aide supports our mission and values by performing various activities to meet the care needs of 5 memory care residents (with dementia) in an Adult Family Home, The Bradford House.

The PCA: Personal Care Aide's primary responsibilities include:

• Prepares specific food items following appropriate standards for food preparation, handling, and services for an Adult Family Home.
• Serve residents meals ensuring the temperature, portions, and timeliness of the service.
• Performs a variety of general cleaning duties for the entire house which includes but is not limited to: dusting, sweeping, mopping, vacuuming, cleaning windows, cleaning carpets, and laundry services.
• Maintain, clean, and organize all rooms and closets in the Adult Family Home.
• Collects and disposes of recyclables, garbage, and trash.
• Empties waste containers as specified.
• Change bed linens and make beds.
• Collects soiled laundry: washes, dries, folds, irons, performs minor clothing repairs and distributes laundry.
• Delivers mail and packages to residents.
• Transport residents within and outside of the facility.
• Assists with all resident needs for ADL's (activities of daily living).
• Assist with nursing related services under the direction of a physician or licensed nurse.
• Inform supervisor of resident needs and concerns.
• Responds to procedures for alarms and alerts including notifying appropriate staff.
• Provides assistance with activities of daily living (ADL's):
  • Dressing/undressing: ensures that clothes are clean, appropriate in season, and presentable.
  • Bathing: provides assistance with personal hygiene (i.e. shaving, dental hygiene, nail care, hair care, etc.)
  • Mobility: uses various devices that enable resident to ambulate independently (i.e. cane, walker, wheelchair, crutch, etc.)
  • Dining: meal time reminders, sets up and cleans tables as needed, transports food from buffet to table, waits tables as needed, room service as needed.
  • Toileting: assists in transfer and dressing, assists in applying incontinence devices.
• Maintains current CPR and First Aid skills.
• Other duties as assigned.

What do I need for this role?

• High School Diploma or equivalent.
• Training in geriatrics (nursing, social work, rehabilitation or therapeutic recreation) or sufficient related prior work experience is preferred but not required.

What makes Brethren Care Village unique?

Our Mission here at Brethren Care Village, as a Christian based senior living community, is to provide exceptional individualized care and services. Our employees are committed to exceeding the expectations of our residents and their family members.

Brethren Care Village has served our community since 1972. We consistently offer first-class care through a wide range of services from apartment living, home care, cutting edge physical and aquatic therapy, memory care, assisted living and long-term nursing care.

Why work here?

Our Values at Brethren Care Village impact not only our residents but also our employees. We recognize the success of our Mission relies on the hard work and dedication of our team members. Our inviting atmosphere overflows from mutual respect, a shared purpose, teamwork and opportunities for professional & personal growth. We provide compassionate team members much more than a career!

Brethren Care Village puts our employee appreciation into action by offering:

• Excellent benefit options for part time & full-time employees including PTO and Retirement Savings plans
• Comprehensive benefits for full time employees including Medical, Dental, Vision, FSA, company paid Life Insurance and more
• 7 paid holidays
• Scholarship opportunities for high school & college students
• Tuition Reimbursement for LPN and RN advancement
• Employee promotions (We celebrate employee growth!)
• FREE use of our Pool & Fitness Center
• 401K with Company Match
• Discounted meals
• Family-like, fun and supportive team

Brethren Care Village is an Equal Opportunity Employer that recruits and hires qualified candidates without regard to race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, disability or veteran status.

This position description contains the major responsibilities required to perform this job. These responsibilities may change at any time to better meet the needs of our clients, residents, or agency.