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Walnut Ridge is hiring Care Aides!

Full Time and Part Time Positions Available.

All Shifts.

• The opportunity to work with a great team of professionals to ensure our residents’ needs are met in a quality and safe environment.
• An environment where you can grow, learn and take your skill set to the next level!
• Salary—Competitive wages with a yearly performance merit program. When members of our team go above and beyond, we like to recognize their performance.
• Benefits—We offer a competitive benefits program to include:
• Weekly Pay
• Medical, Dental and Vision plans for you and your family
• Voluntary Benefits including Life Insurance, Short Term Disability Insurance, etc.
• Paid Time Off
• Paid Holidays
• 401(k) with Company Match

Walnut Ridge is hiring Care Aides!

Full Time and Part Time Positions Available.

All Shifts.

Walnut Ridge offers:

• The opportunity to work with a great team of professionals to ensure our residents’ needs are met in a quality and safe environment.
• An environment where you can grow, learn and take your skill set to the next level!

Benefits:

• Salary—Competitive wages with a yearly performance merit program. When members of our team go above and beyond, we like to recognize their performance.
• Benefits—We offer a competitive benefits program to include:
• Weekly Pay
• Medical, Dental and Vision plans for you and your family
• Voluntary Benefits including Life Insurance, Short Term Disability Insurance, etc.
• Paid Time Off
• Paid Holidays
• 401(k) with Company Match

Walnut Ridge is a Cardinal Senior Living facility located at 4352 Breton Rd SE, Kentwood, MI 49512

Purpose of a Care Aide: Provides direct care to residents while adhering to their support plan and assisting with activities of daily living. Provides support in a manner that promotes growth, health, safety, dignity and respect for individuals. Collaborates and communicates with co-workers and supports the team to promote a positive and productive working environment. Contributes to the day-to-day operation of the home, in a safe and cost-efficient manner.

Identifies opportunities for improvement and actively participates in their implementation.

Essential Functions
- Job Duties: The following duties are considered essential to the job. Qualified individuals must have the ability, with or without reasonable accommodation, to perform the following duties:

• Provide support in all areas of daily living as needed by individuals,this may include lifting individuals, assisting in transferring, ormoving wheelchairs
• Support individuals in obtaining the best quality of life possible by adhering to the residents’ support plan.
• Where assistance is requested/required to support individuals in makingchoices, advocate for him/her in areas of needs and wants
• Interactingand communicatingin a manner that is respectful toward all individuals
• Creating an environment and conducting activities in a manner that ensures health and safety of individuals
• Developing and usingeffective communication with everyone using a style suited to the individual
• Always communicating in a positive and productive manner with co-workers, families/guardians and the public
• Supportingco-workers and actively participating in team process.
• Providingcomplete, accurate and timely documentation
• Performingtasks that contribute to the day-to-day operation of the home (such as cooking, cleaning, laundry)
• Performingtasks in accordance with Cardinal AFCPolicies and Procedures and that of other regulatory bodies, (CMH, AAA, Reliance, AFC Licensing, Recipient Rights, etc.)
• Maintaining thehome in a safe manner. Fixes or notifies someone, i.e., supervisor of any safety or maintenance issues
• Perform other duties as requested by supervisory staff.

Education & Knowledge Requirements- Specific education, certification, and licensure:

• High school diploma or equivalent highly preferred
• Individuals in this position must have obtained age eighteen (18) prior to first day of employment or transfer into position
• Cu…