IMMEDIATE OPENINGS
LOCATIONS:
San Mateo or San Francisco (Please specify which location you're applying)
GENERAL JOB SUMMARY:
Guide and assist residents with activities of daily living and building household chores to provide quality care and clean-living environment to seniors.
CLASSIFICATION:
Non-exempt (hourly)
Monday – Sunday/Time: Work shift varies.
Kimochi facilities are 24-hr.
facilities.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS (depending on shift worked):
• Guide and assist residents with personal care (e.
g.
, toileting, bathing, dressing, and grooming)
• Assist with meal preparation, service, and clean-up.
• Assist with household chores including laundry, vacuuming, and room cleaning.
• Assist residents with transfers and escorts within the building and escort outside the building.
• Provide one-on-one supervision for identified residents.
MARGINAL / NON-ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:
• Performs other duties as assigned and requested by the Care Manager and/or the Director of Resident Services.
JOB QUALIFICATIONS
SKILLS:
• Active Listening: Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
• Mathematics: Using mathematics to keep track of supplies, client and their information for continual operation of facility.
• Speaking: Communicating with others to convey information effectively.
• Writing: Maintain written correspondences, documentation, reports and logs.
• Reading Comprehension: Reading and understanding written sentences and paragraphs related to work and safety rules, procedures, instructions and operating equipment.
• Organization: Maintain and plan daily work activities and schedules and complete in an organized manner.
ABILITIES:
• Lift, push, pull, or carry objects.
• Follow instructions and work procedures.
• Work independently to perform and complete job functions.
• Develop cooperative working relationships with others.
• Interact with diverse individuals at all levels within the organization and members of the public, including senior citizens, volunteers and employees.
• Good problem solving skills
• Ability to do body transfers, one-on-one personal care, household chores including cooking, cleaning, and table and chair lifting.
• Organized self-starter who can perform multiple tasks at the same time
KNOWLEDGE, EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:
• High School graduate/GED equivalency required.
• CNA (Certified Nursing Assistant) or Home Health Aide certification preferred.
• Experience in direct care of the elderly.
• Bilingual and literate in Japanese/English preferred but not required.
WORK ENVIRONMENT:
Minimal temperature changes, solvents (cleaning agents), cooking/foods, and minimal noise level.