Behavior Aide
Aperion Care · Wilmington, IL · 1 mo ago
On-siteHealthcareFull-time
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
- Supporting the facility’s philosophy of care and striving to achieve its goals and objectives.
- Greeting new residents to the facility and orienting them to the building and staff.
- Monitor facility entrances and exits to ensure resident safety.
- Make regular rounds during scheduled shifts to ensure the safety of residents and staff.
- Assist residents going to workshops and special community outings with arrival and departure ensuring proper hygiene, medications, and clothing.
- Stay current on facility policies and procedures on behavioral emergencies and be trained in crisis management and diffusing a potentially volatile situation, especially concerning aggressive/agitated behavior.
- Maintain knowledge of current goals/objectives that each resident is working on and encouraging the resident to do so.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
QUALIFICATIONS
- Must possess, at minimum, a high school diploma.