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Cedar Sinai Park is looking for a full-time, Adult Day Services Dementia Care Activities Specialist. This is a Monday-Friday, 9AM-5PM, benefit eligible position!
We are located at 6125 SW Boundary St. Portland, Oregon 97221, in the Raleigh Hills area of southwest Portland. We are on bus line 54 and 56 from Portland to Beaverton.
This is a dynamic position at a 104-year-old organization and is a perfect job for a friendly and reliable person who loves seniors and doing something positive in the world!
The primary purpose of this position is, together with a team, implementing daily programming and activities, as well as limited personal care for participants of the Adult Day Services (ADS) program. Providing Dementia Care and specialty programming for participants, according to ADS services policies and procedures in an atmosphere of comfort, independence and dignity.
Essential Functions
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
• Provides participant services as assigned while maintaining the highest practical physical, mental, and psychosocial well-being, independence, self-direction, and self-care of each participant.
• Assists in creating and implementing ADS programs specifically for adults living with dementia, encourages participants to engage in activities according to their abilities, and leads group and individual activities as assigned.
• Communicates clearly with ADS Director/Team regarding participant's needs and documents required service data in participant's records.
• Assists fully or partially in restroom as needed for individual participant care.
• Assists with serving noon meal and 2 snacks according to personal preferences and dietary restrictions.
• Recognizes special needs within the room as they arise and maintains a sense of calm to relieve potential participant anxiety.
Here are some reasons you will want to work at Cedar Sinai Park (CSP)!
• CSP is a non-profit, community-based, residential senior living, skilled nursing and long-term care organization with a dedicated workforce.
• Beautiful 27-acre campus with free parking for employees.
• We have a great culture of love-honor-respect, teamwork, and wonderful residents!
• Every employee on campus receives a free meal on each shift worked!
• Great benefits! Health (low/high deductibles), dental, life, LTD, Flexible Spending Accounts, 403(b) Retirement with an employer matching contribution.
o Kaiser health insurance.
o Benefits are effective on the 1st of the month after 30 days of employment.
o At no cost to employee : Long-term disability, life, Employee Assistance Program.
• 10 days of paid vacation accrued during the first year, then 15 days after 2 years.
• 6 paid holidays plus 3 floating holidays.
• Employee Referral Bonus ($1000).
Required Education, Experience, Licenses, and Certifications
• Certification or training in direct care and service to elders with dementia or dementia-related illnesses.
• A minimum of one-year experience serving adults living with dementia in an activity program preferred.
• We will provide Dementia Care training if you have no previous experience serving adults within this population.
• CPR/First Aid and Food Handlers card required upon hire.
Love, Honor. Respect. Cedar Sinai Park is an equal employment opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of gender, gender identification, age, race, color, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, genetic information, mental or physical disability, marital status, uniformed services status, or any other state or federally protected classifications. No application will be rejected as a result of a disability that, with reasonable accommodation, does not prevent performance of the essential job duties.
Love * Honor * Respect
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Salary Description
$19-$24 DOE
