Household Assistant

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 are not an employee. You are a partner in caring because we are all partners working together for a goal.

We believe in person-centered care that honors the residents and the choices they make. That are dedicated to providing the highest level of compassionate, quality care at our Communities or our small house neighborhoods.

Join our team of Partners who are talented, kind, wise, funny, spirited, generous, endearing, and so much more.

Job Types : Full-Time

Available Shifts : 1st

Pay : Starting at $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 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.

Why work for Otterbein SeniorLife :

For more than years, Otterbein has provided senior housing options rooted in respect and community. Were a non-profit (c) health and human service organization, so our values and initiatives are focused on serving our residents.

Otterbein SeniorLife consists of lifestyle communities, revolutionary small house neighborhoods, home health, and hospice care in Ohio and Indiana.

We offer different lifestyle options for seniors through independent living, assisted living, skilled nursing, rehab, memory support, respite care, in-home care, and hospice services.