Care Partner / Caregiver

Care Partner / Caregiver

Highgate at Yakima

Yakima, WA

Hiring for dayshift.

LOVE YOUR WORK. JOIN OURTEAM.

A community, not a facility. As thought leaders in the industry, we take a positive,holistic approach to senior care and encourage independence, as people arehappiest when they can make their own choices.

We provide opportunities forphysical activity, social engagement, intellectual stimulation, spiritualinvolvement, and fun.

We treat our residents and our team members like family. This opportunity will allow you to positivelyimpact the quality of life for over seniors and their families.

CAREPARTNER / CAREGIVER

Weare looking for the right person to partner with our residents to help themcontinue to live their lives of purpose and make the most of every day byproviding the best care and support we can give them.

We specialize in assisted living and memorycare. Highgate Senior Living's mission is to devote ourselves to help each residentlive a life of purpose and each of us plays a crucial role in doing so.

Weoperate communities in the western US and are seeking the right Care Partner / Caregiver to join our team. If you are working onestablishing your career in the growing field of seniors housing, have a loveand passion for serving others, a background in customer service, hospitality,or healthcare, this may be a good opportunity for you.

This position can be full-time or part-time and includes beingresponsible for the care of our residents, which can be hands-on and / orstand-by assistance as needed.

AtHighgate, providing care means to provide for the whole person, providingphysical assistance with activities of daily living and emotional, psychological,and soulful support.

The successful candidate will be an organized and detail-orientedindividual with a positive and self-motivated attitude.

You must have strong communicationand critical thinking abilities as interacting with seniors while providingcare requires both abilities.

Becoming a caregiver is a great first step towardbuilding a rewarding career in the healthcare industry. Our industry needs heart driven, passionateprofessionals that enjoy working in service to others while gaining theleadership, clinical, business, and marketing skills necessary for a long term,deeply satisfying profession.

SKILLS NEEDED :

• Good customer service skills, theability to intuit, and problem solve
• Patience, level headedness, andcompassion
• Ability to pivot, change direction andaccomplish tasks with innovative approaches
• Background in working with differenttypes of people with different ability levels
• Team player with ability to developstrong working relationships
• Ability to take feedback andincorporate it into your efforts
• An understanding of what it takes toprovide care to residents that need physical and / or cognitive support
• Comfortable to adapt quickly to thechanging needs of an older adult
• An understanding or the willingness togain an understanding of the various forms of dementia and how residents withdementia can continue live with purpose

RELATABLE EXPERIENCE :

• Prior experience working in an assisted living community or memory care community
• Jobs or volunteer assignments that have given you opportunities to provide care for someone
• Other hospitality or healthcare related experience
• Experience in customer service
• Roles in which you have been amulti-tasker
• Opportunities from your past whereyou have demonstrated kindness, patience, and compassion to varying groups andindividuals
• Volunteer work involving vulnerablegroups

QUALIFICATIONS :

1- At least years of age

2- Ability to obtain CPR & First AidCertification

3- Ability to obtain required caregivinglicense within specified timeframe if necessary

4- Current negative TB test

5- Possess the ability to sit, stand, bend,and move continuously during work hours

6- Ability to carry or transfer up tolbs with assistance

7- Ability to pass criminalrecord / background check

8- Be efficient and exercise good timemanagement skills

9- Must be able to work wellindependently with little oversight

• Must have a track record of top-notchorganizational abilities and communication skills
• Willing to attend and incorporate intoyour work efforts different types of training

As an organization we offer our team members agood benefits package, the ability to be heard, have their opinions count andthe opportunity to innovate.

Ourcompensation package will be flexible for this role based on the credentialing,tenure and skill sets each candidate brings for consideration.

The hourly wage range for this position is$. to $. per hour. Priorexperience working with seniors is a plus. A passion for your work and a commitment to serving others are essentialjob qualifications.

This is anopportunity to work in a booming industry that is constantly evolving and ismaking a positive impact for seniors every day.

We want to help you grow yourcareer. We are a healthcare company andbeing vaccinated against COVID- is preferred. If you want to learn more about this opportunity, please reach out to connectwith us.