Overview
American Sign Language (ASL) experience required for residents!
PRN/Flex schedule: Sunday and Monday 3:00PM-11:00PM (more hours can become available).
Intermediate ASL Experience: $18.75
Fluent ASL Experience: $19.25
Join a Team That Changes Lives
For more than 170 years, Elwyn has been leading the way in supporting children, teens, and adults with autism, intellectual and developmental disabilities, and behavioral health challenges. As a mission-driven nonprofit, we’re here to create real change – helping people lead meaningful, fulfilling lives.
Now, we’re looking for passionate team members to join us. Here, your work will change lives – including your own. You’ll make an impact every day, find purpose in what you do, and grow in a career that truly matters.
At Elwyn, we take care of you while you care for others. We offer:
- Generous Paid Time Off
- Comprehensive Medical/Dental/Vision Benefit Packages
- Earned Wage Access/On-Demand Pay
- Paid On-the-Job Training
- Tuition Reimbursement
- Career Advancement Opportunities and Growth
- Flexible Schedules
- Retirement Savings Plan
Join us and be a part of something bigger. Apply today.
Responsibilities
Position Summary: Assist elderly individuals who are functionally, physically, and or socially impaired and need 24 hour oversight. The role is to assist residents with those activities of daily living that they are unable to perform without help, fostering at all times residents ' independence and freedom of choice. All responsibilities will be conducted in a manner that is consistent with the philosophy of assisted living.
Education/Experience: High School Diploma or GED required. Certified Nurses Aide or equivalent training preferred. Valid and current driver 's license. Safe driving record required. Sign language fluency as demonstrated by sign communication proficiency interview (or be culturally deaf and utilize ASL as a primary language), Demonstrates knowledge and understanding of deafness and deaf culture/community.
Working Conditions: Exposure to body wastes, discharges and odors.
Hazards: Occasional exposure to hazards which could cause serious illness or injury (body waste, infectious diseases.)
Duties and Responsibilities: (As required by plan of care: Activities of Daily Living/Personal Care: Provide "hands on" assistance for individuals who require assistance in carrying out basic activities of daily living. (May include assistance in bathing, positioning, dressing, personal hygiene, transferring, ambulation and providing for the physical comfort of the recipient.)
- Assist individuals in laundry and light housekeeping, shopping, activities, and socialization experiences.
- Escort residents to and from appointments, program and community experiences.
- Provides non-medical care, supervision and assistance with recreational and social activities.
- Trains and assists residents in constructive use of leisure time.
- Supervises, assists and trains residents in all aspects of self care and independent living skills depending on the capabilities of the client and individual plan of care.
- Assistance with preparation of meals, dining/feeding, dressing, grooming, and housekeeping chores (such as bed making, dusting and vacuuming which are essential to the health and welfare of the individual served).
- Performs and documents routine health care functions.
- Report behavioral, personal or social problems to supervisor.
- Knows the whereabouts of their assigned clients throughout their shift and assists support personnel in locating missing client(s).
- Empties and cleans drainage bags, urinals and bedpans as needed.
- Observes and reports any unusual symptoms or change in clients condition to supervisor.
- Assists in interpreting written and verbal information to residents.
- Observes and makes entries in clients record of any significant or unusual activities. Reports unusual incidences, behavioral problems, etc. to proper supervisory personnel. Completes incident reports as indicated.
- Actively carries out building safety routines, takes initiative to correct safety hazards and reports hazards to proper supervisory personnel. Assists in maintaining an orderly, sanitary and well organized environment.
- Assists residents with self administration of medications i