Resident Assistant/ Aide

About the role

Overview: We are looking for caring and compassionate Household Assistants to join our team. This position helps with cooking, laundry and housekeeping in our Small House, Big Difference Neighborhood. The neighborhood provides homey accommodations in a ranch-style, open floor plan house where up to 12 elders live. This family-like environment promotes close friendships, freedom of choice and individuality of each elder who lives there. As part of the team, you would be caring for the elders’ environment and helping to ensure they live each day with dignity. At Otterbein, you’re more than an employee, you’re a Partner in Caring. Together, we work side by side toward a shared goal: delivering person-centered care that respects every resident and the choices they make. Whether in our vibrant communities, our welcoming small house neighborhoods, Home Health, Hospice or Home Office, we provide the highest level of compassionate, quality care. Join our team of Partners who are talented, kind, wise, funny, spirited, generous, endearing, and truly one-of-a-kind. Job Types: Full Time and Part Time.

Pay

Starting from $15.00 (Based on experience).

Responsibilities

• Help plan appropriate meals according to dietary needs/preferences/medical issues.
• Seek input from elders with meal planning and preparation.
• Prep ingredients; prepare and serve meals and snacks.
• Set up table.
• Ensure the safety and freshness of food; measure and record food temperature.
• Inventory and stock shelves with supplies.
• Clean rooms, floors, equipment, and kitchen to maintain a safe, neat and clean environment.
• Ensure that laundry is completed and returned; help elders put laundry in closet/drawers.
• Maintain confidentiality in relation to all elders, co-workers and documentation.
• Answer phone.
• Participate in scheduled team meetings to set house standards, resolve conflicts, and improve the running of the house.
• Record appliance temperature into a log.
• Respond to inquiries from staff and elders and work as a team to ensure all needs are being met.

Qualifications

• Certification: No certification required.
• Education: Current high school student or High School graduate, GED or equivalent experience and someone who has reached legal age to work.
• Experience: Preferred experience working with elders, cooking for a family or group of diners or experience with light housekeeping and laundry. No previous work experience is required.

Benefits

• Health & Wellness Medical Insurance with free virtual doctor visits
• Vision & Dental Insurance
• Pet Insurance
• Life Insurance
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for personal and professional support
• Financial Security 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan with company match
• Paid Time Off (PTO) that accrues immediately from day one
• Paid Holidays for a healthy work-life balance
• Access to DailyPay, enabling you to access up to 100% of your