Behavior Aide
Aperion Care · Chicago, IL · 1 wk ago
On-siteHealthcareFull-time
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
- Supporting the facility’s philosophy of care and strive 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 that resident safety.
- Make regular rounds during scheduled shift to ensure the safety of residents and staff.
- Assist residents going to workshop 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
- To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.
- Must possess, at minimum, a high school diploma.