PROGRAM ASSISTANT II (TRILINGUAL ENGLISH/SPANISH/MIXTECO REQUIRED) - Part-time

div h4Job Details/h4 divstrongJob Location/strong: nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;Elderday - Watsonville, CA/div divstrongPosition Type/strong: nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;Regular/div divstrongSalary Range/strong: nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;$19.31 - $19.31 Hourly/div divstrongJob Shift/strong: nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;30 hrs/wk/div /div h4Description/h4div p style="margin-left:7px;margin-right:19px;"span style="font-size:11pt;"span style="font-family:'Source Sans Pro', sans-serif;"emspan style="font-size:12pt;"Community Bridges envisions a thriving community where every person has the opportunity to unleash their full potential. Our family of ten programs delivers essential services, provides equitable access to resources, and advocates for health and dignity across every stage of life./span/em/span/span/p p /p p style="margin-left:7px;"span style="font-size:11pt;"span style="font-family:'Source Sans Pro', sans-serif;"stronguspan style="font-size:12pt;"POSITION DESCRIPTION:/span/u/strong/span/span/p p style="margin-left:7px;margin-right:15px;text-align:justify;"span style="font-size:12pt;"span style="font-family:'Source Sans Pro', sans-serif;"Under the general supervision of the Activities Coordinator and/or RN Supervisor, provides assistance in the daily activity program provided at Elderday for the frail elderly and younger functionally impaired adults; other duties as assigned./span/span/p p /p p style="margin-left:7px;"span style="font-size:11pt;"span style="font-family:'Source Sans Pro', sans-serif;"stronguspan style="font-size:12pt;"DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:/span/u/strong/span/span/p h2 style="margin-left:7px;"strongspan style="font-size:12pt;"span style="font-family:'Source Sans Pro', sans-serif;"emBasic Needs Assistance and Assessment:/em/span/span/strong/h2 ul lispan style="font-size:11pt;"span style="font-family:'Source Sans Pro', sans-serif;"span style="font-size:12pt;"Addresses participants by name interacting with them on an individual basis with respect and utilizing appropriate communication techniques./span/span/span/li lispan style="font-size:11pt;"span style="font-family:'Source Sans Pro', sans-serif;"span style="font-size:12pt;"Assists participants with toileting and other personal care, including bathing, ambulation and transferring, and documenting these activities./span/span/span/li lispan style="font-size:11pt;"span style="font-family:'Source Sans Pro', sans-serif;"span style="font-size:12pt;"Assists with serving meals, monitoring and documenting functions and intake levels./span/span/span/li lispan style="font-size:11pt;"span style="font-family:'Source Sans Pro', sans-serif;"span style="font-size:12pt;"Reports each participant’s progress and changes to the PT/OT and or RN./span/span/span/li lispan style="font-size:11pt;"span style="font-family:'Source Sans Pro', sans-serif;"span style="font-size:12pt;"Develops, insofar as possible, an individual rapport with each program participant; notes visible changes in physical or emotional health of the participants and communicates this information to the appropriate staff person./span/span/span/li lispan style="font-size:11pt;"span style="font-family:'Source Sans Pro', sans-serif;"span style="font-size:12pt;"Assists participants with activities of daily living such as eating, walking, and attending to personal needs./span/span/span/li lispan style="font-size:11pt;"span style="font-family:'Source Sans Pro', sans-serif;"span style="font-size:12pt;"Charts daily activities for participants./span/span/span/li lispan style="font-size:11pt;"span style="font-family:'Source Sans Pro', sans-serif;"span style="font-size:12pt;"Participates in the maintenance of a safe, orderly and clean day care center./span/span/span/li /ul /div h2 style="margin-left:7px;"strongspan style="font-size:12pt;"span style="font-family:'Source Sans Pro', sans-serif;"emEnrichment Activities:/em/span/span/strong/h2 ul lispan style="font-size:11pt;"span style="font-family:'Source Sans Pro', sans-serif;"span style="font-size:12pt;"Assists in providing a comprehensive program of activities designed to promote optimum health, independence and self-care, among all participants./span/span/span/li lispan style="font-size:11pt;"span style="font-family:'Source Sans Pro', sans-serif;"span style="font-size:12pt;"Assists in daily activities by setting up and operating equipment; leading groups and conducting exercise and other activities and completing documentation as required./span/span/span/li lispan style="font-size:11pt;"span style="font-family:'Source Sans Pro', sans-serif;"span style="font-size:12pt;"Works with volunteers assigned to assist with specific activities./span/span/span/li lispan style="font-size:11pt;"span style="font-family:'Source Sans Pro', sans-serif;"span style="font-size:12pt;"Assists activity staff to develop new or to modify current activities; assist in planning of parties and special celebrations; obtains materials and supplies as directed./span/span/span/li /ul h2 style="margin-left:7px;"strongspan style="font-size:12pt;"span style="font-family:'Source Sans Pro', sans-serif;"emProfessional Conduct:/em/span/span/strong/h2 ul lispan style="font-size:11pt;"span style="font-family:'Source Sans Pro', sans-serif;"span style="font-size:12pt;"Provides quality customer service to participants and staff with an attitude of leadership, helpfulness, dignity and respect./span/span/span/li lispan style="font-size:11pt;"span style="font-family:'Source Sans Pro', sans-serif;"span style="font-size:12pt;"Upholds and follows established policies on confidentiality, program integrity, computer security, and conflict of interest./span/span/span/li lispan style="font-size:11pt;"span style="font-family:'Source Sans Pro', sans-serif;"span style="font-size:12pt;"Develops and maintains effective working relationships with other agency staff members and others in regular contact with the program./span/span/span/li lispan style="font-size:11pt;"span style="font-family:'Source Sans Pro', sans-serif;"span style="font-size:12pt;"Communicates effectively and respectfully with those people with physical and mental disabilities and with people from different backgrounds and lifestyles; demonstrates a knowledge of and sensitivity to their needs./span/span/span/li lispan style="font-size:11pt;"span style="font-family:'Source Sans Pro', sans-serif;"span style="font-size:12pt;"Assists and supports program staff in general program work as needed and requested./span/span/span/li lispan style="font-size:11pt;"span style="font-family:'Source Sans Pro', sans-serif;"span style="font-size:12pt;"Performs all other duties as assigned./span/span/span/li /ul p /p p style="margin-left:13px;margin-right:16px;text-align:justify;"span style="font-size:11pt;"span style="font-family:'Source Sans Pro', sans-serif;"emspan style="font-size:12pt;"Job descriptions are intended to be illustrative only; they are not designed to be restrictive or to define each and every assigned duty and responsibility. In an organization of this nature, each employee is expected to perform such duties as necessary to fulfill the stated goals of the agency./span/em/span/span/p p style="margin-left:13px;margin-right:16px;text-align:justify;" /p h1 style="margin-left:13px;margin-right:39px;"strongspan style="font-size:12pt;"span style="font-family:'Source Sans Pro', sans-serif;"We screen all applicants, require background checks on final candidates consistent with funding regulation requirements and are a Drug-Free Work Place./span/span/strong/h1 p /p p /p p style="margin-left:13px;"span style="font-size:11pt;"span style="font-family:'Source Sans Pro', sans-serif;"stronguspan style="font-size:12pt;"UNION:/span/u/strong/span/span/p p style="margin-left:13px;"span style="font-size:12pt;"span style="font-family:'Source Sans Pro', sans-serif;"The Program Assistant II position is represented by the SEIU bargaining unit./span/span/p p style="margin-left:13px;"span style="font-size:11pt;"span style="font-family:'Source Sans Pro', sans-serif;"stronguspan style="font-size:12pt;"OTHER JOB DETAILS/span/u/strong/span/span/p ul lispan style="font-size:11pt;"span style="font-family:'Source Sans Pro', sans-serif;"span style="font-size:12pt;"This is a FLSA non-exempt position.  /span/span/span/li lispan style="font-size:11pt;"span style="font-family:'Source Sans Pro', sans-serif;"span style="font-size:12pt;"This position is eligible $./spanspan style="font-size:12pt;"40/$.10 per hour bilingual/biliterate differential and a $.40 per hour differential for Mixteco speakers after passing a test administered by the HR department)./span/span/span/li lispan style="font-size:11pt;"span style="font-family:'Source Sans Pro', sans-serif;"span style="font-size:12pt;"On-site attendance during scheduled work hours is required of this position./span/span/span/li /ulh4Qualifications/h4brp style="margin-left:13px;text-align:justify;"span style="font-size:11pt;"span style="font-family:'Source Sans Pro', sans-serif;"stronguspan style="font-size:12pt;"JOB STANDARDS:/span/u/strong/span/span/p h2 style="margin-left:13px;"strongspan style="font-size:12pt;"span style="font-family:'Source Sans Pro', sans-serif;"emKnowledge of:/em/span/span/strong/h2 ul lispan style="font-size:11pt;"span style="font-family:'Source Sans Pro', sans-serif;"span style="font-size:12pt;"Activities that will promote health, independence, and self-care of each participant./span/span/span/li /ul h2 style="margin-left:13px;text-align:justify;"strongspan style="font-size:12pt;"span style="font-family:'Source Sans Pro', sans-serif;"emAbility to:/em/span/span/strong/h2 ul lispan style="font-size:11pt;"span style="font-family:'Source Sans Pro', sans-serif;"span style="font-size:12pt;"Identify basic human care needs within the Adult Day Health Center setting, assist participants with personal hygiene needs, communicate with participants, their families and other staff members;/span/span/span/li li style="text-align:justify;"span style="font-size:11pt;"span style="font-family:'Source Sans Pro', sans-serif;"span style="font-size:12pt;"Establish a helping relationship with Elderday participants;/span/span/span/li li style="text-align:justify;"span style="font-size:11pt;"span style="font-family:'Source Sans Pro', sans-serif;"span style="font-size:12pt;"Follow oral and written directions;/span/span/span/li li style="text-align:justify;"span style="font-size:11pt;"span style="font-family:'Source Sans Pro', sans-serif;"span style="font-size:12pt;"Personally lead activities, singing, exercise and crafts;/span/span/span/li li style="text-align:justify;"span style="font-size:11pt;"span style="font-family:'Source Sans Pro', sans-serif;"span style="font-size:12pt;"Develop and maintain effective working relationships with other Agency staff members and volunteers;/span/span/span/li li style="text-align:justify;"span style="font-size:11pt;"span style="font-family:'Source Sans Pro', sans-serif;"span style="font-size:12pt;"Standing, walk, sit, and reach; and/span/span/span/li lispan style="font-size:11pt;"span style="font-family:'Source Sans Pro', sans-serif;"span style="font-size:12pt;"Stand for long periods of time and sufficient strength to lift./span/span/span/li /ul p style="margin-left:13px;"span style="font-size:11pt;"span style="font-family:'Source Sans Pro', sans-serif;"stronguspan style="font-size:12pt;"MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:/span/u/strong/span/span/p p style="margin-left:13px;"span style="font-size:11pt;"span style="font-family:'Source Sans Pro', sans-serif;"strongemspan style="font-size:12pt;"Required:/span/em/strong/span/span/p ul lispan style="font-size:11pt;"span style="font-family:'Source Sans Pro', sans-serif;"span style="font-size:12pt;"Must have a High School diploma/span/span/span/li lispan style="font-size:11pt;"span style="font-family:'Source Sans Pro', sans-serif;"span style="font-size:12pt;"Must complete CPR certification and First Aid certification within 6 months of hire/span/span/span/li lispan style="font-size:11pt;"span style="font-family:'Source Sans Pro', sans-serif;"span style="font-size:12pt;"Some routine lifting and reaching requirements; must be able to lift up to 50 lbs/span/span/span/li lispan style="font-size:11pt;"span style="font-family:'Source Sans Pro', sans-serif;"span style="font-size:12pt;"Must pass criminal background check and maintain a clean record/span/span/span/li lispan style="font-size:11pt;"span style="font-family:'Source Sans Pro', sans-serif;"span style="font-size:12pt;"Must test for TB and clear before first date of employment/span/span/span/li lispan style="font-size:11pt;"span style="font-family:'Source Sans Pro', sans-serif;"span style="font-size:12pt;"Must receive an annual influenza vaccination or be willing to wear a protective facemask during government regulated influenza season/span/span/span/li lispan style="font-size:11pt;"span style="font-family:'Source Sans Pro', sans-serif;"span style="font-size:12pt;" Trilingual English/Spanish/Mixteco required/span/span/span/li /ul p style="margin-left:13px;"span style="font-size:11pt;"span style="font-family:'Source Sans Pro', sans-serif;"strongspan style="font-size:12pt;"Preferred:/span/strong/span/span/p ul lispan style="font-size:11pt;"span style="font-family:'Source Sans Pro', sans-serif;"span style="font-size:12pt;"Demonstrated experience in dealing with and relating to frail elderly and/or mentally and physically handicapped persons/span/span/span/li lispan style="font-size:11pt;"span style="font-family:'Source Sans Pro', sans-serif;"span style="font-size:12pt;"Understanding of the techniques involved in dealing with the physical, mental, and emotional health of frail older adults and people with physical disabilities and dementia/span/span/span/li /ul p /p