Resident Assistant

Overview

Join our senior living team as a Resident Assistant / Caregiver and help residents with their daily living needs while promoting dignity, safety, and comfort. You will provide hands‑on personal care, offer social and emotional support, and help create a warm, home‑like environment for the residents you serve.

• Assist residents with bathing, dressing, grooming, toileting, mobility, and incontinence care.
• Help with meals: set‑up, cueing, feeding assistance, and escorting to the dining room or appointments.
• Support safe transfers and positioning using proper techniques and equipment.
• Encourage and assist residents to participate in activities and social events; offer one‑to‑one engagement as needed.
• Pass medications and complete medication‑related documentation if trained and delegated according to policy.
• Complete basic housekeeping and laundry tasks for residents as assigned.
• Observe and report changes in condition, behavior, appetite, or mobility to the nurse or supervisor.
• Document care and follow individualized care plans and delegated tasks within your scope.
• Follow infection control, safety, and emergency procedures while protecting residents' privacy and dignity.

• What We re Looking For

• Compassionate, patient, and reliable, with a genuine desire to help older adults.
• Able to provide hands‑on personal care and follow written and verbal instructions.
• Comfortable communicating with residents, families, and team members in a respectful and professional manner.
• Able to read, write, and document in English to follow care plans and complete basic electronic documentation.
• Physically able to meet the demands of the role, including lifting, transferring, pushing, or pulling up to 75 pounds and moving throughout the community.
• Willing to work evenings, weekends, and holidays as scheduled.

• Experience in assisted living, memory care, senior living, or long‑term care.
• Experience working with individuals living with dementia or cognitive impairment.

Ready to make a difference? Apply today to join our care team as a Resident Assistant!