Care Professional - Choice in Aging
Pleasant Hill, CA 94523
About the Job
- Lead, engage and assist with program activities, encouraging client participation by implying recognition, respect and trust;
- Provide care which respects and values the uniqueness of the individual;
- Seek to maintain and restore the personhood of individuals through the creation of an environment that promotes personal worth, agency, social confidence and hope;
- Build relationships with each individual participant, resulting in a one on one relationship based on respect;
- Take an active role to understand each participant’s likes, interests, background, family history and dislikes;
- Interact with participants involving good, constructive, beneficial conversation and companionship;
- Assist clients with (non-instrumental) activities of daily living including toileting, feeding, ambulating, transferring, clothing, grooming, and personal hygiene;
- Provide safety supervision, emotional support, and when necessary, behavior management for participants;
- Participate in maintaining a clean program area in general and specific cleaning duties as assigned;
- Assist with preparation of food (cutting/pureeing/thickening/plating), serving meals, refreshments and clean-up;
- Complete client documentation as assigned including progress narratives, flow sheets, toileting logs, and staff communication logs;
- Ensure confidentiality in all matters of client care.
- Have a high school diploma or equivalent;
- Clear TB test, must pass the Livescan fingerprint background check.
- Must be able to communicate clearly both verbally and in written English;
- Must be able to loudly project voice and articulate clearly when necessary for hearing impaired clients;
- Must be able to work as a team member.
- Safely and physically assist with toileting participants;
- Have the ability to physically respond quickly to participant needs;
- Hear and respond to buzzer sounds for assistance in the bathroom;
- See participants in the program in order to observe and respond to needed assistance;
- Speak clearly and with volume for hearing impaired participants;
- Be able to push, pull, move, and assist with transferring adult participants;
- Have the ability to transfer a maximum of 50 pounds.
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance. Dental and vision insurance free if medical is waived. Medical cost of only $150 per month for employees
- 20% off tuition at our on-site Montessori preschool, Choice in Learning, if space available
- Voluntary Illness and Accident Protection (Aflac)
- EAP & 403b Retirement Plan
- Floating holiday
- Birthday holiday
- Generous Paid Time Off (PTO) policy. Staff working 40 hours per week can earn 17 days of PTO per year
- PTO on most national holidays
Additional Benefits for Full-Time Employees:
- Life Insurance and Accidental Death & Dismemberment Insurance
- Long Term Disability
Please Note:
Being fully vaccinated means that an individual is at least two weeks past their final dose of an authorized COVID-19 vaccine regimen. Final candidates must be fully vaccinated as of their first day of employment.
About Choice in Aging:
Choice in Aging (CiA) has been providing services to the community’s frailest people since 1949, when it was created by volunteers to serve children severely disabled by Polio. Over the years, the organization has provided a wide variety of programs, with the goal of promoting dignity and independence of people with disabilities and special needs. Our mission is to create opportunities where people can learn, grow, and age independently with dignity in community.Program HistoryAdult Day Health Care (ADHC) is a program that was created in California in 1978 in response to a need to have an alternate solution to institutionalization. The program mirrors the skilled nursing staffing model, but is based in the community and typically operates during the day on weekdays. It is akin to a senior center for those who can no longer attend a senior center independently. It is especially beneficial for those who need additional support to do things like ambulate, eat, toilet, participate in activities and more. Staff provides therapeutic activities disguised as fun throughout the day, making socializing and exercising meaningful and pleasurable. This makes folks want to come back each day!