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| Providing care and support to older adults with dementia in a day |
| program setting. |
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| *QUALIFICATIONS |
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| Required: |
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| Valid Michigan driver's license. |
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| Other: |
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| · Six months related work experience with senior adults who have |
| cognitive, memory, and/or physical impairments preferred. |
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| · Experience providing personal care and/or therapeutic activities |
| preferred. |
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| · Successful completion of Agency dementia training within the |
| probationary period. |
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| · Interpersonal skills sufficient to communicate with participants, |
| public and staff. |
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| · Reading skills sufficient to follow written instructions and |
| writing skills sufficient to maintain logs and schedules. |
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| · Interpersonal skills sufficient to communicate with public and |
| co-workers, which may include older adults and individuals with |
| physical and/or mental impairments. |
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| · Six months to one-year related driving experience; background with |
| 20 foot or larger buses preferred. |
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| · Driving record must meet safe driving standards as established by |
| Agency insurance carrier. |
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| * DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES * |
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| · Develop an effective working relationship with each participant |
| based upon knowledge of each participant's psychosocial and physical |
| health assessment. |
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· Help develop and monitor participants' care plans.
· With input from professional staff, lead activity groups.
· Provide one-to-one support to participants when indicated.
· Assist participants with personal care, including toileting, hygiene, grooming, and bathing when applicable. Provide assistance in transferring individuals with physical impairments.
· Ensure safety of participants by monitoring their health status, behavior, and immediate environment.
· Accompany participants on outings to community sites.
· Assist with cleaning program areas as needed to maintain a sanitary environment, avoid risk to participants and enhance program operation.
· Prepare food f r participants' breakfast, lunch and afternoon snack.
· Transport designated passengers in SMART vehicle according to assigned routes and schedules.
· Ensure that transportation safety requirements are met.
· Ensure that all required vehicle maintenance is carried out on a timely basis, by checking and maintaining minor items and requesting/scheduling more extensive service. Clean the vehicle interior as needed.
· Attend technical/driving-related and program-related seminar(s) as necessary.
· Assist passengers on and off vehicle to ensure their safety, providing door-to-door escort as needed.
· Maintain trip records.
· Serve on Agency committee(s) as appointed.
Supplemental Duties:
· Provide supportive intervention to family caregivers, as requested.
*WORKING CONDITIONS *
Environmental conditions:
· Moderate noise (i.e., business office with computers, phone, and printers, light traffic).
· Ability to work in a confined area.
· Ability to sit at a computer terminal for