Day Center Aide – Personal Care & Participant Support
Job Title: Day Center Aide – Personal Care & Participant Support
- Client: PACE at Hudson Headwaters
- Location: Glens Falls, NY
- Nearby areas: Queensbury, South Glens Falls, Hudson Falls, Fort Edward, Lake George, Saratoga Springs, Ballston Spa, Wilton, Moreau, Gansevoort, Corinth, Warrensburg, Granville, Whitehall, Schuylerville, Greenwich, Argyle, Salem
- Pay: $21.50 per hour
- Schedule: Full-Time • Monday–Friday • 8:00 AM–4:30 PM • No weekends • Non-exempt
- About the role: Provide hands-on participant support and assist older adults throughout the day center with mobility, supervision, activities, meals, and appointment escorts to help maintain independence, dignity, and quality of life. Training is available.
- Key responsibilities:
- Assist participants with daily activities and personal care
- Provide participant supervision and safety monitoring
- Assist with mobility support, ambulation, and transfers
- Support recreational and social activities
- Assist with meal service and feeding support
- Escort participants to appointments as needed
- Encourage participant independence, dignity, comfort, and engagement
- Communicate participant concerns to the interdisciplinary care team
- Assist with documentation and reporting
- Support a safe and welcoming day center environment
- Required qualifications:
- High School Diploma or GED
- Personal Care Certification or ability to meet training requirements
- Home Health Aide (HHA) Certification accepted
- Ability to complete competency training before working independently
- Ability to work on-site Monday–Friday, 8:00 AM–4:30 PM
- Reliable transportation
- Strong communication skills; compassion and patience when working with older adults
- Ability to maintain confidentiality
- Ability to perform physical job duties and assist with supervision, mobility, ambulation, transfers, recreation, meal support, and escorting participants
- Ability to pass medical clearance requirements
- Benefits:
- Full-time employment with Monday–Friday schedule and no weekend requirement
- Six paid holidays included within PTO structure
- Employer-paid BLS certification
- Paid orientation and structured competency-based training
- Career growth opportunities within an interdisciplinary team
- Employer willing to train candidates with limited experience
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