Adult Day Program Assistant

About Generations Central

Generations Central is an adult day center located on the first floor of Culpeper Baptist Church. We are open Monday-Friday. Our center provides an engaging, lively, and therapeutic daily program for senior adults who are frail, isolated, and living with dementia and other age related conditions. A highlight of our program is our intergenerational activities with children attending the Culpeper Baptist Child Development Center and a variety of other community groups. Our staff team is a small interdisciplinary team that works closely together to provide a positive an nurturing environment for our participants to enjoy their days. We are seeking a new staff member who enjoys working with senior adults and caring for others.

Must have a valid PCA or CNA certification.

Job Description

The Program Assistant:

• Facilitates and supports assigned scheduled daily activities for groups of 12 or more senior adults to support cognitive, social, emotional, spiritual, and physical well-being under the direction of the Floor Leader and Nurse Coordinator.
• Provides hands-on support to participants including personal hygiene, document and manage food intake, and minimal assistance with other activities of daily living.
• Provides input to Activities Coordinator for monthly activity planning.
• Updates participant charts on paper and on the online health system as directed.
• Consistently monitors and supervises participants throughout the day for changes in condition and responds promptly to meet needs.
• Administers medications (if qualified) as needed.
• Supports Center operations including, but not limited to, food service, cleaning, organizing supplies, and ensuring a safe environment for all participants.
• Ensures participants are fully engaged in the program by providing prompting questions, modifications to activities, and hands-on help to succeed in planned activities.

Physical Requirements:

• Ability to lift 25 pounds
• Moving, lifting or transferring of patients may involve lifting of up to 50 pounds
• Ability to exert medium muscle force to lift, push, or pull patients
• Ability to use abdominal and lower back muscles over time without fatigue
• Ability to stand for extended periods
• Ability to bend, stoop, stretch, twist, sit, and reach
• Fine motor skills
• Visual acuity

Required Qualifications

A desire to work with senior adults. Ability to lead and support recreational activities. Timely and professional. Ability to provide personal care in a dignified manner. Positive attitude. Adaptability. Ability to work on an inter-disciplinary team. Strong communication and interpersonal skills. Current certification as a Certified Nursing Assistant or Personal Care Assistant.

Preferred Qualifications

Experience working with older and/or adults with a disability. MedTech Certification. Experience leading group activities for older and/or adults with a disability. CPR/First Aid certified.

Salary Information

Hourly; Based on experience

30 hours/week

Benefits

Paid Holidays

Paid Time Off

Additional Information

Start Date: Beginning of February

Hours: Monday-Friday 10am-4pm

The successful Candidate will be required to have a criminal conviction check.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $ $17.00 per hour

Benefits:

• Paid time off

Work Location: In person