Title: Program Aide
Department: Adult Day Services
FLSA Status: Non-exempt
Reports To: Operations Manager and Senior Social Worker
Summary: Responsible for providing personal care services, conducting group activities, preparing and distributing meals to Adult Day Services participants.
Essential Functions:
⦁ Provides personal care services (e.g. toileting, transferring, personal hygiene and dressing) to participants under the supervision of the nursing staff.
⦁ Escorts participants between the group vans and the center.
⦁ Monitors participants’ conditions and behaviors and reports unusual observations to the appropriate staff and/or in the morning huddle.
⦁ Encourages and/or assists participants to engage in activities as necessary; assists in planning and conducting parties or special events for participants.
⦁ Prepares snacks, beverages and other food items (e.g., porridge) for meals; cuts, chops and/or grounds food as necessary to meet the needs of individual participants.
⦁ Distributes meals in appropriate portions based on established standards; discards unused portions according to the Center’s policies and procedures.
⦁ Assists in cleaning up after meals.
⦁ Performs other duties as assigned.
Qualifications:
⦁ Experience in providing personal care to frail or disabled adults and/or experience in working with older adults with Alzheimer’s disease or dementia. Food service experience and previous experience working in a day care program preferred.
⦁ California Home Health Aide certificate or Certified Nursing Assistant certificate highly preferred.
⦁ Must be self-motivated and able to work in a team environment.
⦁ Ability to communicate in Cantonese and simple English.
⦁ Must pass a strength test for physical fitness for the job: able to lift up to 40 lbs from floor to waist level.
⦁ Must have TB clearance within 12 months prior to employment and maintain clearance annually thereafter.
⦁ Must acquire CPR and First Aid certificates within 6 months of employment and maintain current certificates thereafter.
Self-Help for the Elderly is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmation Action Employer and we welcome diversity in the workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, age, national origin, sexual orientation, disability, protected veteran status or any other characteristics protected by law. We participate in E-Verify.
Qualified applicants with criminal history will be considered for employment in accordance with the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance.
We may provide reasonable accommodations to applicants with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application or hiring process, please call (415) 677-7600 for special assistance.
Skills Required
- Experience providing personal care to frail or disabled adults and/or working with older adults with Alzheimer’s disease or dementia
- California Home Health Aide or Certified Nursing Assistant certificate
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team
- Ability to communicate in Cantonese and simple English
- Ability to lift up to 40 pounds from floor to waist level and pass a physical strength test
- TB clearance within 12 months before employment and annually thereafter
- Obtain CPR and First Aid certificates within six months and maintain current certification
What We Do
Self-Help for the Elderly is a private community-based non-profit organization. Our mission is to promote the independence, dignity and self-worth of seniors. We will achieve this by empowering seniors to help themselves and by providing a comprehensive range of multicultural and multilingual services. Founded in 1966, Self-Help offers a vast array of health care and social services to over 40,000 seniors and disabled adults annually in San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Clara and Alameda counties. More than 90% of the agency’s clients are members of ethnic communities; and over 90% of Self-Help’s current staff is bilingual and bicultural in various Chinese dialects, Vietnamese, Tagalog, Spanish or Russian. All direct service staff are bilingual in at least one of the above languages and are culturally and linguistically competent to provide services to the target population. Self-Help for the Elderly has earned a reputation for employing and providing housekeeping jobs in San Francisco in the form of house cleaning services, commercial cleaning services, and job training programs. In addition, current customers have come to rely on their social services such as home health care, assisted living, hospice care, in-home care, home care assistance, senior care, adult day care, and elderly care. Proudly serving Richmond District, Sunset District, Chinatown, Nob Hill, San Mateo, Marina District, Pacific Heights, Mission District, Hayes Valley, Daly City and surrounding areas since 1966.
