Resident Services Assistant

Shifts Available: Part time 12:00pm – 8:00pm, 3:00pm – 11:00pm & Overnight

The Gary Residence is seeking Resident Services Assistants to provide care to our residents. This position entails providing support to residents with activities of daily living including personal hygiene, socialization, cognition and physical health. The ideal candidate for this position will exemplify The Best Friends approach to care by utilizing the essential elements of friendship (respect, empathy, support, trust, and humor) to care for residents and adapt to their remaining strengths and abilities.

Responsibilities:

• Assist residents with activities of daily living, including: toileting, bathing, dressing, grooming, mobility, or transport.
• Taking and documenting vital signs.
• Light housekeeping, including: making resident beds, removing trash from resident apartments, folding resident laundry, keeping common areas clean and tidy, etc.
• Respond to resident emergencies; provide first-aid assistance and arrange for appropriate medical attention under the instruction of the nurse.
• Encourage and participate in resident activities daily as scheduled by the Acitivities Director.
• Observes for and informs RN promptly about any changes in residents’ usual behavior, condition, or functional abilities.
• Practices patience, compassion, and empathy in all interactions with residents.
• Focuses on residents’ abilities and provides social/emotional support and encourages the resident to be as independent as possible.

Qualifications:

• Experience interacting with elderly.
• Willingness to learn and complete on-the-job training and utilize The Best Friends approach to care.
• A desire and commitment to teamwork and effective communication.
• Must pass appropriate background checks and be fully vaccinated against COVID-19.

Pay:$18.00 – $20.00 per hour (depending on experience and shift)

Human Resources
The Gary Residence
149 Main Street
Montpelier, VT 05602