Resident Life Partner - Agape Home (Blueberry) in Fruitport, Michigan at DaySpring Services

The Resident Life Partner is an essential member of the Agape Home team. In this role, you will partner with residents to support the activities of daily life, including personal care, medication administration, meal preparation, meaningful activities, housekeeping, and the general care of the cottage.

Resident Life Partners provide individualized, person-centered care through “quality-of-the-moment” programming. This approach focuses on the meaningful elements of everyday life, including socialization with friends, joy in accomplishment, and opportunities to share God’s tender mercy.

Each resident’s care is individualized through the Resident Life Partner’s ongoing awareness of and respect for the resident’s current feelings, abilities, needs, and comfort. The goal is to encourage each resident to maintain as much independence as possible while providing compassionate support where needed.

• Partner with residents to complete dressing, grooming, personal hygiene, bathing, eating, and toileting.

• Recognize each resident’s ability to complete individual steps independently, encourage the resident to do so, and provide assistance to complete the remaining portions of the task.

• Respond promptly and compassionately to residents’ needs.

• Supervise and protect residents while maintaining their dignity, comfort, rights, and independence.

• Observe residents for changes in health status, behavior, abilities, or emotional well-being.

• Promptly report changes or concerns to the Resident Life Coordinator or designated resource person.

• Maintain resident rights, privacy, and confidentiality at all times.

• Provide physical assistance and hands-on support to residents as required.

• Administer and chart medications according to physician orders and established procedures.

• Follow standard precautions and infection-control procedures.

• Follow all requirements for preventing and containing communicable diseases.

• Participate in resident Life Plan meetings and problem-solving sessions.

• Complete all assigned reports, care records, and documentation accurately and promptly.

• Prepare meals according to the established daily menu.

• Serve meals according to the daily menu.

• Assist residents with eating as needed.

• Perform housekeeping duties, including cleaning, dusting, vacuuming, cleaning spills, and returning misplaced items to their appropriate locations.

• Complete residents’ laundry, including personal clothing and linens, according to applicable washing instructions.

• Work cooperatively with other team members to complete shared household responsibilities, such as making coffee and cleaning spills.

• Help maintain the general care, cleanliness, and comfort of the cottage.

• Use supplies and equipment responsibly and economically.

• Provide planned and spontaneous activities within a structured, calm environment.

• Encourage socialization, participation, joy in accomplishment, and meaningful daily experiences.

• Remain aware of and responsive to each resident’s current feelings, comfort, interests, and abilities.

• Promote and contribute new ideas throughout the residence.

• Accept appropriate changes readily and maintain a positive attitude.

• Volunteer for and participate in continuous quality-improvement projects that support Agape Home’s partnering philosophy.

• Respond appropriately and calmly during emergency situations.

• Supervise, protect, and assist residents during emergencies.

• Assist residents with emergency-preparedness activities.

• Participate in emergency drills and accurately document the results.

• Follow all established safety and fire-prevention procedures.

• Work consistently and cooperatively with residents, team members, families, supervisors, consultant personnel, and ancillary service providers under a variety of conditions and circumstances.

• Follow all policies and procedures of the residence and the Employee Handbook.

• Complete all documentation requirements assigned by the Resident Life Coordinator.

• Participate actively in orientation and training sessions.

• Accept accountability for understanding and applying all information provided during orientation and training.

• Ask questions and request clarification whenever instructions, expectations, or procedures are not completely clear or understood.

• Maintain a reliable, flexible, positive, and cooperative approach to resident care and teamwork.

• Perform other duties as assigned by the Resident Life Coordinator.

Applicants must:

• Be at least 18 years of age.

• Possess a high school diploma or equivalent.

• Be in good physical health and able to meet the physical demands of the position.

• Be able to successfully complete a pre-employment physical.

• Be physically capable of providing residents with necessary hands-on assistance and physical support.

• Be capable of completing required reports and documentation.

• Be able to understand and follow written and oral instructions.

• Be able to meet the physical, emotional, intellectual, and social needs of each resident.

• Be capable of responding appropriately during emergency situations.

• Have a genuine desire to work closely with older adults.

• Demonstrate sensitivity, empathy, and a sincere interest in supporting frail and memory-impaired individuals.

• Be reliable, flexible, patient, caring, and able to maintain an appropriate sense of humor.

• Be able to manage the mental and emotional stresses associated with working with memory-impaired individuals.

Previous experience working with older adults, frail individuals, residents experiencing memory impairment, or in a residential-care setting is preferred.

Before independently performing assigned responsibilities, the Resident Life Partner must demonstrate competency in:

• Reporting requirements

• First Aid

• Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR)

• Personal care

• Resident supervision and protection

• Resident rights

• Safety and fire prevention

• Prevention and containment of communicable diseases

• Medication administration and documentation

• Employees must comply with all established dress-code and uniform requirements.

• The position includes physical demands associated with resident care, personal assistance, housekeeping, laundry, meal service, activities, and emergency response.

• Employees must be able to provide physical support and hands-on assistance to residents.

• Employees may be exposed to inappropriate behaviors or combativeness from residents.

• Work is performed in a smoke-free facility and on smoke-free grounds.

• Agape Home provides a supportive environment with leadership that seeks to partner with employees and help them successfully fulfill their position responsibilities.