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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