Activity Aide

Chicago Commons’ mission is to empower individuals, families, and communities to overcome poverty and systemic barriers, embrace opportunities, and thrive across generations. To fulfill that mission, we provide high-quality early childhood education, family-centered adult education, and community based senior services.

• 3 Medical Plan Options provided by Blue Cross Blue Shield IL.
• Employer-Paid Life, STD, and LTD Insurance.
• Critical Illness Insurance.
• Generous Paid Time Off, Flexible Spending Accounts and support for the entire family through our Family Hub Division.
• Two years’ experience in Geriatrics care
• CNA certification preferred.

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee must be able to read and write English proficiently.
• Computer knowledge.
• Thirty-hours of Adult Day Services training preferred.
• Basic knowledge of food safety and sanitation practices
• First Aid CPR certification preferred.
• At least one year of recreational experience for seniors.

• Pass a pre-employment drug screening.
• Successfully complete and pass fingerprinting.
• Successfully complete and pass any required local, state, and federal background checks.
• Provide proof of required education or credentials.
• Verify previous employment and work history.
• At least 80% of participants engaged/participating in activities facilitated by the Activity Aide.
• Regularly observe processes for areas of improvement.
• Understand participant needs and deliver expected outcomes.
• High energy of employee engagement.
• Consistently complete documentation of Activities of Daily Living, complete a min of a 15% of the files per week, semester, quarter.
• Compliance with food and safety standards
• Nutritionally balanced meals provided

The Activity Aide will be responsible for the direct personal care of the clients attending the Adult Day Services Program. This role will be under the direction of the Program Manager, working along with the Senior Services Coordinator and the Lead Activity Aide. The Activity Aide is responsible for providing help with the physical, educational, or social activities of the clients.

The Activity Aide will monitor, support, assist, and ensure the safety, well-being, and inclusion of clients. The Activity Aide tasks contribute to the clients' emotional, daily function, and cognitive needs.

(These include but are not limited to the following. The company reserves the right to add to, delete, change or modify the essential duties and responsibilities at any time).

• Program Aide assists with providing personal care such as toileting, bathing, eating, transfers, and grooming to Adult Day Service clients.
• Assist bus drivers with loading and unloading clients.
• Assist clients with removing coats upon arrival and properly identifying coats (with tags), hats, gloves, and other personal items before hanging them up.
• Assist the lead staff in carrying out daily activity programs.
• Attending assigned field trips with the participants, supporting and always monitoring them.
• Always follow the daily calendar of activities.
• Work and communicate with the Lead Activity Aide and Senior Services Coordinator to ensure coverage and ratio with clients are met at all times.
• Gathers, prepares, and maintains all equipment, materials, and supplies for activities.
• Keep the program area in an organized and clean manner.
• Assist with serving breakfast, lunch, and snacks.
• Assist in kitchen duties and menu planning. Assist in food inventory control and food preparation.
• Assist with food temperatures upondeliveryfrom the caterer.
• Assist in taking daily attendance and recording the BLS for participants,
• Conduct inventory of all participants lockers to ensure first-needed items are always available for them (2nd set of clothes, diapers, etc.).
• Always follow the Locker inventory schedule. Report any first need items that need to be restocked immediately.
• Assist in kitchen duties and menu planning. Assist in food inventory control and food preparation.
• Assist with food temperatures upon delivery from the caterer.
• Assist with observing clients and reporting activities to appropriate staff.
• Complete client forms and document information in files.
• Participate in team meetings and in-service educational training.
• Other duties as assigned.

The physical demands outlined here reflect the requirements necessary for an employee to perform…