Caregiver Assistant Assisted Living

Frontier Senior Living • Garland, TX

7d • Onsite

About The Position

Frontier Senior Living is seeking an outstanding Caregiver Assistant for The Preserve at Spring Creek community located in Garland TX . Frontier Senior Living's portfolio of communities spans throughout the United States with each community sharing a commitment to superior service and quality lifestyle for our residents within their own unique setting. Frontier's mission is to provide an enriched and meaningful experience for our residents, team members, and community partners. If you are as committed and passionate about serving the needs of our senior residents as we are, we encourage you to apply and experience the Frontier Difference. The Caregiver Assistant (Uncertified) is responsible for assisting a Caregiver with duties in relation to safely providing for the resident’s care and well-being. It requires a responsible demeanor in order for the resident population to have confidence in your ability to provide for their care needs.

Requirements

• High school graduate preferred
• Proficiency in English required
• Has familiarity and willingness to work with the elderly population.
• Attend and participate in the scheduled mandatory in-services and other scheduled meetings
• Receives and maintains CPR/First Aid certification

Nice To Haves

• Previous experience preferred, but not necessary. We are willing to train!

Responsibilities

• Assists the Caregivers with the care needs a resident might require including, but not limited to, toileting, ambulation, bathing, dressing, personal hygiene, escorting, and transferring from place to place.
• Understands the resident alert status and what to be aware of where the resident is concerned and reports any changes immediately.
• Understands and agrees to follow the resident’s interim service plan as care needs change.
• Maintains awareness of the changing needs of the resident based on their service plan.
• Notifies Resident Care Coordinator/Executive Director/Health Services Director (HSD) of resident changes of condition.
• Assists the Caregivers in the dining room during mealtimes including, but not limited to, set up, take meal/beverage orders, serve, bus tables.
• Assists the Life Enrichment staff with activities when required and/or be responsible for getting the residents to scheduled activities.
• Assists the Caregivers with getting the resident ready and to the lobby for scheduled appointments.
• Appropriately reports changes of resident conditions.
• Assists the Caregivers and Housekeeping staff with assigned housekeeping duties.
• Performs other duties as assigned by supervisor or any other management staff.

Benefits

• Frontier Senior Living offers medical, dental, vision, life/AD&D, Flexible Spending Account, Short Term Disability, Accident Insurance, Critical Illness Insurance, and Hospital Indemnity Insurance.
• We also offer a 401(k) plan with a competitive Match program.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED
• Number of Employees: 501-1,000 employees