Job Description
Title: Resident Assistant Assisted Living Part Time - 3-11 & 11-7pm. Description: This Position serves as an assistant to the resident for areas of ADLs and IADLs based on the
resident service plan. (Activities of Daily Living & Independent Activities of Daily Living.) Responsibilities
include but are not limited to one-on-one assistance with resident care/service, daily cleaning and laundry
tasks within the home and apartment.
Qualifications: The ideal candidate should have companionship/private duty caregiver experience and/or
personal care experience. Certified Nurse Aide experience in a group care setting is preferred, but not
required. Candidates should possess the ability to effectively communicate verbally with the administrative
team and co-workers in a productive, professional and positive manner. Flexibility with scheduling of staff to
accommodate emergency plans and procedures and under special circumstances is required.
Duties include, but not limited to:
- ● Work with staff to build relationships and strengthen communication with residents and families.
- ● Report concerns and identify needs to aid in appropriate resident service plan development to the
- Resident Services Director.
- ● Daily encouragement and reassurance provided to residents to maintain service plans.
- ● Encourage resident participation in scheduled activity programs in the house.
- ● Assist residents to programs within the house as needed and time allows.
- ● Assist residents with Activities of Daily Living, including bathing, dressing, eating (food modification,
- choice selection), toileting, hygiene and mobility.
- ● Assist residents with self-administration of medications and proper assistance documentation. This
- includes receiving participation and verbal compliance assistance from residents for all ADLs.
- ● Documenting changes in residents’ functional status, personal care needs, and any other noted
- changes for shift change and supervisory report in the Communication Log books. (Kept in Resident
- Services Director’s office)
- ● Report immediate concerns to Team Lead/Resident Services Director/Executive Director.
- ● Respond to resident emergencies according to procedures; including minimal first aid assistance and
- report to Resident Services Director/Executive Director and/or call 911/family.
- ● Common area and activity room set up for special programs.
- ● Provide well checks as scheduled for all residents within the group, unless otherwise indicated.
- ● Completing shift requirements for cleaning which include, but are not limited to:
- ○ Emptying trash daily/each shift, making beds daily, wiping down kitchen and bathroom
- countertops, spot vacuuming daily, cleaning toilets daily as needed, and mopping bathroom
- floors as needed.
- ○ Bi-Weekly changing of bed linens
- ○ Daily cleaning of break room areas
- ○ Facilitating Laundry duties
- ○ Various kitchen duties as assigned
- ○ Other duties as assigned
- ● Assist in the onboarding of new staff members as requested. This includes but is not limited to hosting
- a potential staff member coming to observe the Resident Assistant position, and training a new hire.
Job Tags
Part time, Immediate start, Shift work,