Personal Care Assistant

Job Title: Personal Care Assistant – Rosener HousePosition Summary: The Personal Care Assistant (PCA) provides compassionate support to program participants by assisting with activities of daily living, ensuring their safety, and fostering a welcoming environment. The PCA works closely with the interdisciplinary team to promote participants' health, independence, and dignity.Key ResponsibilitiesAssist participants with activities of daily living, including transfers, ambulation, eating, and toileting.Provide supervision and maintain participant safety throughout the program.Observe and report any changes in participant status promptly.Participate in assessment and care planning as a member of the interdisciplinary team.Assist staff with meal and snack service, including special diets and feeding under direction of Speech Therapist.Support environmental safety and sanitation practices.Help maintain a welcoming, cheerful, and protective atmosphere for all participants.Communicate effectively on a one-to-one basis with participants.Maintain confidentiality of participant information at all times.Assist Rosener House Nurse within scope of practice by monitoring heights, weights, and vital signs.Provide assistance to therapists as needed.Assist with program activities under the guidance of the Program Manager.Be trained and prepared to implement emergency procedures for groups or individuals.Position RequirementsSkills & Qualifications:Training and experience working with impaired elders preferred.Physical ability and education in providing personal care assistance and transfers.Strong communication skills with the ability to follow written and oral instructions.Ability to work collaboratively within an interdisciplinary team.Ability to multi-task, prioritize, and manage time effectively.Certifications & Clearances:CPR and First Aid certification required.Clearance from California Department of Social Services and Department of Justice prior to employment.Good physical health verified by a health screening, including a negative tuberculosis (TB) test.Experience & Philosophy:Commitment to a care philosophy promoting health, independence, and dignity for participants.Experience communicating compassionately with elderly participants.Physical RequirementsAbility to occasionally lift up to 50 pounds to assist participants.Frequent walking, standing, bending, stooping, twisting, kneeling, reaching, and carrying.Regularly pushing wheelchairs.Ability to assist participants with toileting needs and transfers.Must pass TB test and fitness-for-duty exam.

Created: 2025-09-21