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Activities Assistant
Kenosha, WI
Job Description
30 hours per week, Monday - Friday, no evenings, holidays, or weekends!
The Activity/Personal Care Assistant is responsible for assisting participants with Activities of Daily Living (ADL’s), including group and individual tasks, while maintaining a safe, supportive and comfortable program environment.
•Interacts with participants in a respectful, age-appropriate, and culturally-appropriate manner by honoring participant preferences and requests, in conjunction with behavior plans and care information.
•Works cooperatively with Activity/Personal Care Supervisor to provide interesting and stimulating program activities that are appropriate for most participants, which include community outings (i.e., planning, accompanying, transporting), sports, recreation, exercise, and educational enrichment.
•Supports participants with ADLs (toileting, bathing, ambulating, transfers, feeding, changing clothes, etc.).
•Cleans up spills/bodily fluids using appropriate infection control procedures.
•Reports all possible cases of illness to Activity/Personal Care Supervisor, and provides assistance to participants that become ill while at the center.
•Ensures the safety of each participant by monitoring activities, maintaining a sanitary, clutter-free environment, and participating in safety training and emergency drills.
•Reports suspected abuse, neglect and exploitation of participants immediately per program and agency policies and procedures.
•Prepares, serves, and oversees feeding activities for daily snacks and lunches.
•Maintains program areas, supplies, and equipment ensuring that they are clean/disinfected stocked/replenished, and in good working order daily.
•Employs assistive equipment and practices throughout the day when transporting, lifting, and working with participants.
•Stays abreast of emergency procedures and/or updates for each program scenario to ensure awareness of protocols in the event of an emergency.
•Engages in assigned professional development and training.
QUALIFICATIONS:
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to carry out each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
•High school diploma, GED, or HSED required.
•A minimum of one (1) year of experience working with individuals with disabilities in a health care or social service setting required.
•Successful physical examination/TB test required.
•Valid driver’s license and reliable transportation with proof of insurance required.
•A Criminal Background Check must meet the requirements of the State of WI licensure for day programming.
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Easterseals Southeast Wisconsin, Inc. believes in equal employment opportunity for all employees and applicants for employment. Our agency's success depends on qualified individuals regardless of their age, race, creed, religion, color, sex, national origin or ancestry, disability or association with a person with a disability, veteran status, arrest record, conviction record, sexual orientation, marital status, pregnancy or childbirth, military participation, genetic testing, submitting to honesty testing, or use or nonuse of lawful products off the employer’s premises during non-working hours. Employees may not be harassed in the workplace based on their protected status nor retaliated against for filing a complaint, for assisting with a complaint, or for opposing discrimination in the workplace. Easterseals Southeast Wisconsin Revised August 1, 2016 Page 20 We will not discriminate or tolerate discrimination on the basis of these characteristics in any personnel action including, but not limited to, hiring, training, promotions, transfers, demotions, benefits, compensation, discipline, termination and any other conditions or privileges of employment.
The Activity/Personal Care Assistant is responsible for assisting participants with Activities of Daily Living (ADL’s), including group and individual tasks, while maintaining a safe, supportive and comfortable program environment.
•Interacts with participants in a respectful, age-appropriate, and culturally-appropriate manner by honoring participant preferences and requests, in conjunction with behavior plans and care information.
•Works cooperatively with Activity/Personal Care Supervisor to provide interesting and stimulating program activities that are appropriate for most participants, which include community outings (i.e., planning, accompanying, transporting), sports, recreation, exercise, and educational enrichment.
•Supports participants with ADLs (toileting, bathing, ambulating, transfers, feeding, changing clothes, etc.).
•Cleans up spills/bodily fluids using appropriate infection control procedures.
•Reports all possible cases of illness to Activity/Personal Care Supervisor, and provides assistance to participants that become ill while at the center.
•Ensures the safety of each participant by monitoring activities, maintaining a sanitary, clutter-free environment, and participating in safety training and emergency drills.
•Reports suspected abuse, neglect and exploitation of participants immediately per program and agency policies and procedures.
•Prepares, serves, and oversees feeding activities for daily snacks and lunches.
•Maintains program areas, supplies, and equipment ensuring that they are clean/disinfected stocked/replenished, and in good working order daily.
•Employs assistive equipment and practices throughout the day when transporting, lifting, and working with participants.
•Stays abreast of emergency procedures and/or updates for each program scenario to ensure awareness of protocols in the event of an emergency.
•Engages in assigned professional development and training.
QUALIFICATIONS:
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to carry out each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
•High school diploma, GED, or HSED required.
•A minimum of one (1) year of experience working with individuals with disabilities in a health care or social service setting required.
•Successful physical examination/TB test required.
•Valid driver’s license and reliable transportation with proof of insurance required.
•A Criminal Background Check must meet the requirements of the State of WI licensure for day programming.
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Easterseals Southeast Wisconsin, Inc. believes in equal employment opportunity for all employees and applicants for employment. Our agency's success depends on qualified individuals regardless of their age, race, creed, religion, color, sex, national origin or ancestry, disability or association with a person with a disability, veteran status, arrest record, conviction record, sexual orientation, marital status, pregnancy or childbirth, military participation, genetic testing, submitting to honesty testing, or use or nonuse of lawful products off the employer’s premises during non-working hours. Employees may not be harassed in the workplace based on their protected status nor retaliated against for filing a complaint, for assisting with a complaint, or for opposing discrimination in the workplace. Easterseals Southeast Wisconsin Revised August 1, 2016 Page 20 We will not discriminate or tolerate discrimination on the basis of these characteristics in any personnel action including, but not limited to, hiring, training, promotions, transfers, demotions, benefits, compensation, discipline, termination and any other conditions or privileges of employment.
Job Summary
Employment Term and Type
Regular, Full Time
Hours per Week
30
Salary and Benefits
12.00
Required Education
High School or Equivalent
Required Experience
1+ years
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