Day Center Aide – Personal Care & Participant Support
Required skills
- High School Diploma
- GED
- competency training
- medical clearance
Nice to have
- reliable transportation
- confidentiality
Role summary
PACE at Hudson Headwaters is seeking a Full-Time Day Center Aide in Glens Falls, NY, to provide essential support to older adults. Responsibilities include assisting with daily living activities, personal care, mobility, supervision, meals, and escorting participants to appointments. The role emphasizes maintaining participant independence, dignity, and quality of life. The position offers a Monday-Friday schedule with no weekends, paid holidays, employer-paid BLS certification, and structured training. A High School Diploma or GED is required, along with a Personal Care Certification or the ability to obtain one. Strong communication, compassion, and patience are essential.
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 #HireFinder
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