Adult Center Specialist

Job Description

Job Description

SUMMARY :

The Adult Center Specialist is responsible for working as a team member in maximizing a family’s ability to care for a family member experiencing Alzheimer’s or age related dementia and to support a quality home like environment. The Adult Center Specialist will be a qualified individual with essential work experience and personal traits to ensure that activities and services are provided appropriately and in accordance with participant needs.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES :

• Assures program activities meet individual and collective needs of participants and families, provision of services and direct care as required including assisting with medication as appropriate.
• Assists Adult Day Center Manager in planning, scheduling and carrying out development of recreational, daily living and leisure activities.
• Maintains records, prepares reports on monthly activities planned and attended on a daily basis to include case notes on participants as appropriate.
• Demonstrates essential work experience and personal traits to ensure activities and services are provided professionally and appropriately, in accordance with participant needs.
• Attends to participants’ basic personal needs, identifies critical health / physical conditions, determines necessary care actions, supports other staff as appropriate and alerts case managers.
• Requests or performs emergency care as needed or requested.
• Assists staff in the development of participant care plans, reviews and assesses participants condition as needed. Communicates changes in participant’s condition with appropriate case managers on an on-going basis and as requested.
• Assists staff in planning monthly snack menus, preparation of snacks, and clean up after meals and snacks have been completed.
• Assists staff with general cleanliness and orderliness. Assures proper snacks, supplies and equipment are available and that safety precautions are observed,
• Assures security of senior services building with opening and closing procedures.
• Implements all agency policies as appropriate.
• Inputs participant information and case notes into electronic medical record, in accordance with agency procedures, state and federal requirements.
• Implements all agency policies as appropriate.
• Attends training seminars, in-service sessions, and staff meetings.
• Responsible for maintaining training compliance in accordance with FRA policies and procedures, state and federal regulations.
• Provides other support services and duties as necessary.

MINIMUM EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE :

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES REQUIRED :

Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively with participants, families, and co-workers. Demonstrated ability to assess needs and coordinate individual and group activities. Demonstrated proficiency in direct care activities and training. Must have reliable transportation and a good driving record. Must possess the knowledge and ability to utilize a computer and electronic medical record (EMR) system. Ability to learn new software and hardware applications.

LICENSES / CERTIFICATIONS REQUIRED :

Alaska Driver’s License

Certification in Adult CPR

Certification in First Aid

Safety-Care Certification

IMMUNIZATION REQUIRED :

Annual PPD Test

Hepatitis B immunization (or) Waiver

WORKING CONDITIONS :

Medium Work : Exerting up to 50 pounds of force occasionally and / or up to 20 pounds of force frequently, and / or up to 10 pounds of force constantly to move objects.

PHYSICAL ACTIVITIES :

Stooping : Bending body downward and forward by bending spine at the waist.

Crouching : Bending the body downward and forward by bending leg and spine.

Reaching : Extending hand(s) and arm(s) in any direction.

Standing : Particularly for sustained periods of time.

Walking : Moving about on foot to accomplish tasks, particularly for long distances.

Pushing : Using upper extremities to exert force in order to draw, press against something with steady force in order to thrust forwards, downward or outward.

Pulling : Using upper extremities to exert force in order to draw, drag, haul or tug objects in a sustained motion.

Lifting : Raising objects from a lower to a higher position or moving objects horizontally from position-to-position.

Talking : Expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word. Those activities which demand detailed or important instructions spoken to other workers accurately, loudly or quickly.

Hearing : Perceiving the nature of sounds with no less than a 40 db loss. Ability to receive oral communication and make fine discriminations in sound.

Driving : Minimum standards required by State Law (including license).

ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS :

None : The worker is not substantially exposed to adverse environmental conditions (such as typical office or administrative work).