Direct Support Professional - Adult Family Home
About the role
NEW Care, Inc.'s Rost-Huebner Adult Family Homes assisted living facility is accepting applications for full-time caregiver positions.
The qualified individual must be energetic and dependable, patient, empathetic, with strong people skills, observant, and committed to making residents feel safe and comfortable.
NEW Care, Inc. has been providing supportive living services to residents of Crivitz and surrounding communities since 1965. For long‑term residents the goal is a home away from home experience; for short‑term rehabilitation patients the aim is to restore and return them to their own home; when an individual cannot be alone, we are the next best thing.
Schedule
Full‑time, 12‑hour shifts, 3 days per week, 6:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m. Additional opportunities for 12‑hour shifts that may lead to overtime are available.
Benefits
- Competitive Pay
- Health Insurance
- Dental Insurance
- Vision Insurance
- Life and AD&D Insurance
- 401(k) with a matching percent
- Employee Assistance Program
- Childcare Assistance
- Aflac
- Paid Time Off (PTO)
Responsibilities
- Assisting with personal care, which may include bathroom functions, bathing, grooming, dressing, and eating.
- Following a prescribed healthcare plan, which may include assisting with exercise and administering medication.
- Ensuring the home is organized according to residents’ needs and that safety measures are in place.
- Keeping home and equipment clean, encouraging resident participation as willing or able.
- Providing emotional support and encouragement to perform necessary tasks.
- Providing mobility assistance may be required, for example helping the client in and out of bed, a chair, or a wheelchair.
- Monitoring and reporting changes in health, behavior, and needs.
- Maintaining regular attendance is an essential part of the job.
Qualifications
- High school diploma or equivalent; further education may be beneficial.
- Job experience and CPR training may be necessary.
- Valid Wisconsin driver’s license.
- Excellent organizational and time management skills.
- High degree of attention to detail and discretion.
- Demonstrated common sense, judgment, communication skills, and ability to maintain confidentiality.