Job Details
** Supportive Home Care $500 Sign on Bonus**
**Job Category****:** Community Living Assistant **Requisition Number****:** SUPPO01162 Showing 1 location **Job Details**
**Description**
**Socialization/Leisure/Recreation**
Our staff has the advantage of facilitating recreational leisure activities that create opportunities to meet others, engage in social interactions, and develop friendships. Supporting participation in fun social outings and creative activities allows our consumers to pursue their interests, experience new things, and be more involved in their communities.
* Seek out opportunities for community/social integration that enables new and exciting experiences
* Help consumers plan and prepare their choice of fun events and outings
* Create entertaining individual and group activities
**Consumer Advocacy**
* Assist/teach skills that create opportunities for socialization and community engagement
* Utilize consumer strengths to build new skills, achieve goals, and enhance quality of independent living
* Suggest changes to improve consumer lifestyle
* Seek out opportunities for new and exciting experiences
**Medication/Health**
* Accompany consumers to scheduled medical appointments and communicate changes in medications, treatment orders, or therapies
* Provide basic first aid such as controlling bleeding, caring for shock, burns, muscle, bone, and joint injuries, follow poison control procedures, and contact EMS (911) as necessary
* Report changes in consumers medical condition or eating habits immediately to supervisor
* Implement procedures for infection control in compliance with Infection Control Policy and Exposure Control Plan
* Exercise sanitary food service, housekeeping, and laundry practices
* Perform other duties as assigned
**Documentation/Communication**
* Use strict confidentiality practices at all times and comply with Auroras policies/procedures
* Follow consumers service plan and behavioral support plan
* Follow approved programming when assisting with consumer budgeting/spending needs
* Submit payroll timekeeping by designated due dates
* Provide guidance, assistance, or training to others where appropriate
* Interact with others in a positive, cooperative, and effective manner
* Advocate for the consumer by suggesting changes to enhance lifestyle
* Communicate consumer needs, health-status change, or concerns to appropriate management staff immediately
* Perform other duties as assigned
**Site Tasks and Safety Practices**
* Meal planning, grocery shopping, and preparation
* Disinfect surfaces and equipment throughout home
* Maintain cleanliness through mopping, sweeping, vacuuming, washing windows, dusting, cleaning the refrigerator, and consistently sanitizing bathrooms and kitchen
* Dispose of waste promptly
* Move soiled items from residents room to laundry room following proper laundry procedure
* Washing, drying, and replacing bedding, towels, clothing, etc.
* Practice S.A.F.E (stop and focus entirely) strategies. Give your complete attention to the task at hand
* Conduct monthly fire drills and smoke detection checks, and severe weather drills every March and October
* Maintain safe walkways with shoveling and salting/sanding, perform yard care
* Report safety risks, accident/illness procedures, as well as any contact with emergency medical, fire, and law enforcement agencies to on-call staff immediately
* Perform other duties as assigned
**Safe Transportation**
We encourage our consumers to be as active as possible in the community; therefore, safe transportation is a vital part of the services we offer. Only licensed and qualified staff will transport individuals, and are expected to comply with all traffic laws and company policies during operation.
* Conduct a 360 degree walk-around to identify safety concerns prior to operating vehicle
* G.O.A.L. Get Out and Look: Assure there are no hazards in the way
* Motor Vehicle Condition
+ Check brakes, blinkers, tire pressure, fuel level, oil and other fluids
+ Report all vehicle incidents and problems with company vehicles immediately
* Use a spotter when backing vehicle when possible
* Utilize back up cameras to ensure safety
Benefits: Health/Life/Dental Insurance, Vacation/Personal Hours, Employee Stock Ownership, 401-K, Employee Achievement Program, Longevity Bonus
If you are looking to make a difference, join the Aurora team! Aurora Community Services is proud to be an Employee Owned Company! An EOE/AA Employer
**Qualifications**
**Skills**
**Behaviors**
**Preferred**
**Dedicated****:** Devoted to a task or purpose with loyalty or integrity
**Team Player****:** Works well as a member of a group
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**Motivations**
**Preferred**
**Ability to Make an Impact****:** Inspired to perform well by the ability to contribute to the success of a project or the organization
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**Education**
**Experience**
**Licenses & Certifications**