**If you are in the Lansing, East Lansing, Williamston, Stockbridge, Charlotte, or St. John's area this is the job for you!!** Come join our awesome team as a Personal Care Provider at the Senior Community Care of Michigan. We are offering great benefits and positive work environments! Senior Community Care of Michigan PACE is part of Volunteers of America National Services which serves as the Housing and Healthcare affiliate of the Volunteers of America parent organization. Personal Care Provider Job Highlights: * 403(b) Retirement Plan; * Career scholarships; * Quality training, continuing career education and leadership programs; * Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance * Paid Time Off (Vacation, Holiday & Sick Days) About the job: The Personal Care Provider is responsible for providing and assisting participants with activities of daily living and restorative/supportive care necessary to ensure the physical and health safety of the home environment. Assists in monitoring and reporting the health status and providing a safe environment for the PACE participants of Senior Community Care of Michigan (SCCM). As assigned, works shifts in the SCCM Day Center and provides care and services to participants and assists with the provision of a safe and effective day program Pay: $15.30-$18.05 (Pay In Lieu Options for increase) Shift: Weekends (3 a month) Required Qualifications: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. * High School diploma or equivalent required. * Must have a valid driver's license, proof of insurance and have means of transportation. * Must have medical clearance for communicable diseases and up-to-date immunizations before having direct participant contact. * Ability to work effectively with culturally, economically, and educationally, diverse populations. * Ability to react calmly and effectively in emergency situations * Basic knowledge of how to support frail or elderly in Activities of Daily Living (ADL). Essentials: * Consults each day with the PCS Coordinator (or designee) to be updated on changes in participant status, changes in plan of care, and to confirm scheduled visits. * Assist participants with ADL's (bathing, dressing, grooming, hair care, mouth care, eating, hand and foot nail care and toileting) as assigned or needed. * Assists participants with Independent Activities of Daily Living (IADL's) (grocery shopping, cleaning, changing bed linens, laundry, meal preparation and other routine household care) as assigned. Assist participants to the bathroom or in using commodes, bedpans, or urinals. * Assists, throughout the day, in maintaining clean and orderly day rooms, kitchen and personal care areas. * Reports changes in participant's condition and needs to PCS Manager/Coordinator or other appropriate staff. * Completes appropriate documentation of services provided following SCCM policy. About Senior Community Care of Michigan: Senior Community Care of Michigan - PACE is part of Volunteers of America National Services which serves as the Housing and Healthcare affiliate of the Volunteers of America parent organization. PACE is a Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly. Our team members include clinical professionals, housekeepers, maintenance associates, and culinary employees among others. Unlike some clinical environments, PACE centers offer employees flexible work schedules, with most positions only requiring occasional weekends. Team members have an opportunity to get to know their patients and build meaningful relationships. Our Senior Community Care of Lansing, MI, values our staff and residents at the highest level. In the capital city of Michigan, staff call a vibrant, diverse, and bustling city their home. Our PACE program allows for more standard working hours than is usual with elder care careers, and we foster a work-life balance by offering employees paid-time off benefits as part of our comprehensive benefits package, as well as creating moments of appreciation in the workplace throughout the year. Come join us at SCCMI, and see why VOANS has been voted by employees as a Great Place To Work the past 4 years running. In our 2022 Great Place to Work survey, employees said their work has a special meaning: this is not "just a job".
