Program Assistant Iii Participant Transportation

Overview

Position Description
Under supervision by the program director and activities coordinator, the program assistant III performs a variety of program support functions, including assisting with safe participant transport and assisting in the daily activity program provided at Elderday for the frail elderly and younger functionally impaired adults; performs other duties as assigned.

• Participant Transport and Support: Safely drive agency vehicles to transport elderly and/or physically or mentally limited or ill persons between their homes, senior living communities or other residences and the Elderday program
• Assists both ambulatory and non-ambulatory participants on and off the vehicle ensuring proper use of wheelchair lifts, ramps, and tie-downs
• Plans and/or cooperates in establishing schedules; follows established schedules; adjusts schedules to meet unanticipated changes; determines the safest and most efficient pick up and drop off routes
• Conducts pre-trip vehicle inspections and maintains the vehicle in a clean, safe, and orderly condition
• Observes and documents any changes in participants’ health or behavior during transportation and reports concerns to program staff
• Maintains standard transportation records including passenger logs, mileage, and gasoline purchased, and submits all paperwork daily as required
• Operates the vehicle in a safe and courteous manner, following California driving laws and regulations, including seat belt regulations and cell phone regulations

• Basic Needs Assistance And Assessment
  Addresses participants by name interacting with them on an individual basis with respect and utilizing appropriate communication techniques.
• Assists participants with toileting and other personal care, including bathing, ambulation and transferring, and documenting these activities.
• Assists with serving meals, monitoring and documenting functions and intake levels.
• Reports each participant’s progress and changes to the PT/OT and or RN.
• 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.
• Assists participants with activities of daily living such as eating, walking, and attending to personal needs.
• Charts daily activities for participants.
• Participates in the maintenance of a safe, orderly and clean day care center.

• Enrichment Activities
  Assists in providing a comprehensive program of activities designed to promote optimum health, independence and self-care, among all participants.
• Assists in daily activities by setting up and operating equipment; leading groups and conducting exercise and other activities and completing documentation as required.
• Works with volunteers assigned to assist with specific activities.
• 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.

• Professional Conduct
  Develops and maintains effective working relationships with other staff members, representatives of community agencies and the public
• Provides quality customer service to participants and staff with an attitude of leadership, helpfulness, dignity and respect
• Upholds and follows established policies on confidentiality, program integrity, computer security, and conflict of interest
• 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
• Assists and supports program staff in general program work as needed and requested
• Performs all other duties as assigned

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.

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